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Score: Kennesaw State 7, No. 6 Florida 20
Records: Kennesaw State (0-2, 0-0), No. 6 Florida (2-1, 0-0)
Key Players: Siena Gore (3 goals, 4 dcs, 2 gbs), Marissa Gore (1 goals, 1 dc, 1 ct), Julia Dell'Angelo (1 goal, 2 cts, 1 gb), Mia MacKenzie (3 gbs) and Jaxsyn Schonewille (4 dcs).
 
THE STORYLINE 
The Kennesaw State women's lacrosse team fell to No. 6 Florida in its home-opener Wednesday afternoon as the top-ranked Gators downed KSU 20-7 despite Siena Gore's second straight hat trick.

MANESS QUOTES
On the game...
"Florida is a really good program, they're ranked sixth in the country so this was a good home-opener to get our feet wet playing a really good team. Offensively, I thought we moved the ball well, we played with more confidence than we did last week and girls stepped up. We had Chesslyn Lamar, Siena and Marissa Gore, Julia Dell'Angelo and Natalie Welch all scoring so more productivity overall from Coastal Carolina to today. We were moving the ball better on offense which was great and running the sets cleaner. It just gelled and flowed better. Defensively, we had a lot of caused turnovers so I think our defense was really fighting for each possession they got and creating opportunities for our offense. But again, while we saw some great things Florida is just a really solid program and they were able to pull away from us, but I'm really proud of how the girls worked today and I think that it was a good step to roll into Winthrop with because we know what we need to fix and I think we got better as a team today."

HOW IT HAPPENED
The powerhouse Gators jumped out to a 2-0 lead to open the day before Siena Gore netted her first goal of the game to cut it to 2-1 at the 25:38 mark. Florida went on to score the next five goals until sophomore Natalie Welch ended the drought with her first career goal.
 
Florida continued to push the tempo recording seven of the final eight goals in the half to lead 14-3 at the end of the period. Chesslyn Lamar netted the Owls sole goal in the final 15 minutes, her second straight game with a goal.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Julia Weiss faced 28 shots in the first period, recording eight saves in her 30 minutes of work.
 
KSU buckled down in the second half as freshman Julia Dell'Angelo set the tone with her first career goal just a minute into the half. The Owls outscored Florida 3-1 in the opening minutes of the second period to make it 15-6 as sisters Siena and Marissa Gore each netted a goal.
 
The Gators responded with a 4-0 run as the Owl defense clamped down to hold Florida to only nine shots in the period. The two teams traded goals in the final moments of the game with Siena Gore earning her hat trick with 7:20 still to play.
 
Errin Crowe stepped into the crease for the second half, recording two saves.

NOTES
- Siena Gore recorded her sixth straight game with three or more goals dating back to the 2020 season.
- Freshman Julia Dell'Angelo had a stellar game with her first career goal and a career-high two caused turnovers.
- Julia Weiss recorded eight saves for the second straight game.
- Florida outshot KSU 37-19, recording 20 draw controls to the Owls' nine.

UP NEXT
The Owls head back to South Carolina to square off with Winthrop Saturday (Mar. 6) at 1 p.m.