TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore Angie Benson made a career-high 17 saves but it was not enough as No. 3/3 Florida University earned a 13-6 win over the No. 16/17 Towson University women's lacrosse team on Sunday afternoon in Johnny Unitas® Stadium.

THE BASICS
No. 3/3 Florida 13, No. 16/17 Towson 6
Johnny Unitas® Stadium, Towson, Md.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded goals early and found themselves tied at 1-1 with 24:23 to go in the first half.
• Brianna Harris scored for the Gators (3-1) while sophomore attacker Carly Tellekamp had the early goal for the Tigers (3-3).
• A goal from Mollie Stevens at 23:10 jump started an 8-0 run that bridged the first and second halves and gave Florida a 9-1 lead with 21:01 to play in the game.
• Stevens had two goals and an assist during the run while Sammi Burgess struck for three goals and an assist.
• Towson broke up the Florida run with a free position goal from senior attacker Samantha Brookhart with 18:22 to play in the game.
• A pair of goals just 22 seconds apart were part of a 3-0 run that pushed the visitors' advantage with 12-2 with 14:10 to play. Stevens scored her third of the game during that stretch while Burgess picked up a pair of assists.
• Brookhart tallied her second of the day with 5:55 left on the clock off a pass from Tellekamp.
• Freshman midfielder Shelby Stack scored on a free position shot for the Tigers at 4:33, which made it a 12-4 game.
• Following a Florida goal, the Tigers scored the final two goals of the game which made the final score 13-6.
• Tellekamp had a hand in both goals as she scored her team-leading 15^th of the year off a pass from fellow sophomore attacker Natalie Sulmonte.
• She then assisted on junior midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano's goal with 1:01 to play in the game.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Benson became the second Tiger goalie to finish with at least 10 saves in a game this season (Kiley Keating-10 at Georgetown). Her 17 saves against the Gators were the most by a Tiger goalkeeper since Mary Teeters had 20 against UMBC in 2011.
• A large crowd of 1,141 watched the Tigers and Florida on Sunday. It was the biggest home attendance for the Tigers in a non-doubleheader with the men's team since 1,862 people watched the Tigers game against Delaware in 2010.
• Florida held a 47-16 advantage in the shots category and won 13 of the game's 21 draw controls.
• For the fourth straight game, the Tigers recorded double-digit caused turnovers. Senior defender Kelly McQuilkin led the Towson efforts with three caused turnovers.
• McQuilkin also added six groundballs, the most by a Tiger since Nadia Podo had six against Old Dominion last year in the NCAA Tournament.
• Tellekamp led the Tigers with four points on two goals and two assists while Brookhart had two goals. Montalbano finished with a goal, two groundballs and two draw controls.
• Burgess led Florida with three goals and four assists while Stevens had three goals, one assist and six draw controls.

 
Towson is back in action on Sunday, March 12 when it hosts Stetson at noon. That will be the Tigers' Breast Cancer Awareness game and any fan that wears pink to the game can purchase a ticket for $5.