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Florida Gators lacrosse opens the 2022 season with a win

Special report on the Florida Gators lacrosse team:

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The seventh-ranked Florida lacrosse team kicked off the 2022 season on a high note on Saturday, defeating the Kennesaw State Owls 22-7 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

This is the fifth-straight season opening win for Florida and they move to 9-4 overall in season openers.

Florida was led offensively by freshman Emma LoPinto, who notched eight points on six goals and two assists in her collegiate debut. That marks the most goals scored by a Florida player in a season opener in program history and ties the program record for most goals scored by a freshman.