{"id":222485,"date":"2026-04-07T20:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:49:07","slug":"no-6-gators-hosts-south-florida-for-non-conference-midweek-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222485\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 6 Gators Hosts South Florida for Non-Conference Midweek Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla \u2013 The No. 6\/7 Florida Lacrosse team (9-2, 2-0 Big 12) welcomes South Florida (8-3, 3-0 American) to Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Wednesday for a non-conference midweek matchup at 3 p.m.
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\nThe Gators enter this game off a 9-7 win against No. 16 Colorado that extended their win streak to six games and moved them to 2-0 in the Big 12 in 2026. Florida was led by Gabbi Koury<\/a>, who tallied four points (2 G\/2 A), and Clark Hamilton<\/a> (2 G) and Caroline Hoskins<\/a> (1 G\/1 A). who each registered two points. Sophomore goalkeeper Susan Radebaugh<\/a> registered a career high 12 saves while posting a save percentage of .632
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\nScouting the Bulls
\nUSF comes into this game off a double overtime win over Liberty on April 2. The Bulls were led by Sofia Chepenik with four points (2 G\/2 A), and Maggie Newton who has three goals.
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\nOn offensive, USF is led by Sofia Chepenik and Maggie Newton. Chepenik leads the Bulls in points (40), goals (30), and shots (68), as Newton leads USF in assists (25). On defense, the Bulls are led by Maddie Morris and Ansley Knor. Morris leads the teams in caused turnovers with 12, and Knor is second with 9.
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\nThe Bulls have won four of their last five games, and they have averaged 12.5 games in those four wins. In USF’s eight wins on the season, they haven’t given up more than 10 goals in any of them, they have given up 10 goals three times.
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\nUSF is led by Mandy McCord, who is in her 2nd year at South Florida, and her 23rd coaching overall. Last season, she helped guide USF to a 13-5 record in their first year as a program
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\nDrawing Up Success
\nDuring Florida’s six game win streak, the Gators have seen increased success on the draw, having winning the draw control in five of the six games. This is a turnaround from the first five games of the season, where Florida only outdrew their opponent twice.
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\nThat Gators Defense
\nDuring this six game wins streak, the Gators have held three of the six opponents, Mercer, Dartmouth, and Colorado, to season low goal outputs. The Gators defense currently is 40th in the NCAA in scoring defense at 10.00 goals per game. The Gators defense has also held all but one of their 11 opponents to five goals or less in the second half.
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\nLow Scoring Win
\nThe nine goals the Gators scored in their win against Colorado is the lowest number of goals they have scored in a win since 2023, when they beat James Madison 9-8. The last two times the Gators scored nine of fewer goals, they have scored 13 goals in the following games and grabbed a win both times.
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\nKey Notes<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Gators hold an all-time record of 50-5 against teams currently in the American Conference. This includes going 1-1 in 2025 with a win over USF and a loss to JMU, as well as going 31-1 in their six years as a member of the American Conference from 2019-2024.
\n\tClark Hamilton<\/a> is five goals way from becoming the 20th 100 goal scorer in program history. Should she accomplish this feat against USF, she will become tied with Emma LoPinto for the fastest in program history to reach the 100 career goals mark, doing so in 25 games
\n\tGabbi Koury<\/a> is four points from setting a new career high in points, having set a new career high for goals in a season with her two against Colorado. Boo DeWitt<\/a> is nine points from setting a new career high for points in a season.
\n\tThis is the second matchup between Florida and USF, with the first one coming last season, in USF first season as a program. The Gators grabbed an 18-11 win at USF. <\/p>\n

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