Game Photos Courtesy of Dave Adams

Coach Winters Game Recap

The University of Florida men’s lacrosse team cruised past Auburn as participants in the Face Off For a Cause, benefiting Veterans world wide with injuries obtained while on active duty. Senior Captains David Rule and Ryan Akin led the way on offense with Akin tallying 3 goals and 2 assists, and Rule with 2 goals and 2 assists. Rule also dominated the face off X winning 89 % of the draws. Besides those two multi goal games, the remaining goals were scored by 9 different players, needless to say it was a complete team effort. Freshman Midfielders D’amore and Wilkins both scored their first career goals as Florida Gators.

The defense responded from last weeks embarrassing game with their best outing of the year as individuals and as a unit. Senior goalie Grant Swartz was almost perfect allowing one goal on 26 shots, ironically it was Auburn’s first shot of the game. The defense played by Mooney, Andrews, Kimmel, M’callister, Richmond, and LSM Swartz, was hard hitting and consistent. All of them had a great game clearing, team D, man down, GBs, you name it and they were doing it right. The play that stands out is the goal by Brad Swartz, his first of the year, going through the Auburn defense and placing it off hip.

I want to thank Bill Harkins for all his efforts, and the whole Wounded Warrior Staff on a great weekend. Also to Kevin Grafeld and Paul Smith my Captains, I had a great time meeting you both, you inspired everyone on the team to play the way they should, with reckless abandonment.