Clemson Falls to No. 8 Florida, 10-16

CLEMSON, S.C. – Kayla MacLeod’s five goals were not enough as the No. 15 Clemson Tigers (6-4, 2-2 ACC) fell to the No. 8 Florida Gators (7-2), 16-10, on Thursday, March 20th at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex. 

KEY PERFORMANCES 

• Kayla MacLeod – five goals, two free position goals 
• Natalie Shurtleff – one goal, three assists, four points 
• Summer Agostino – three ground balls, three caused turnovers 
• Emily Lamparter – 10 saves, 42% save rate 

NOTABLES 

• MacLeod recorded her fifth hat trick of the year, the seventh of her career and her second time scoring at least five goals this season. 
• Six different Tigers scored a goal with the Tigers as a whole shooting 50%. 
• Lamparter notched her third double digit save effort of the season  
• Agostino has recorded at least three ground balls in seven games this year, caused at least three turnovers in six games and at least three of both in a single game in four games this season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• MacLeod opened up the scoring for the Tigers by cashing in from the eight-meter a minute and a half into the game.
• Assisted by Lexi Edmonds, Bridget Babcock scored the second goal of the game for the Tigers for her fifth of the season.  
• Katie Castiello became the sixth Tiger to score double digit goals this season off an assist by Brooke Goldstein 
• MacLeod recorded her second goal of the game off a Shurtleff assist to push the Clemson lead, 4-1. 
• MacLeod recorded a hat trick of the year to put the Tigers up, 5-2. 
• Another MacLeod goal, this time assisted by Lindsey Marshall, put Clemson up, 6-4. 
• Shurtleff placed one in the back of the cage for her first of the day. 
• After the first half, Clemson was behind, 7-11. 
• MacLeod cashed in another free position shot midway into the third quarter for her 29th of the season. 
• Marshall notched her only goal of the day after a Shurtleff assist.  
• Blair Byrne recorded the final goal of the day for Clemson, 10-16.