Senior goalkeeper Mary-Sean Wilcox was solid as a rock for the Gators in the goal cage last week with a .556 save percentage.
Graziano, Ronbeck and Wilcox Pick Up POW Honors
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | Lacrosse
UF's three weekly honors come after the Gators improved to 7-0 last week.
NEW YORK -- Redshirt senior midfielder Nicole Graziano repeated as the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week, senior goalkeeper Mary-Sean Wilcox picked up Defensive Player of the Week honors and Lindsey Ronbeck was tabbed the league's Freshman of the Week after the Gators picked up four wins over Spring Break, including two on the road against ranked opponents in No. 2 Syracuse and No. 10 Stony Brook.
The Orange and Blue moved to 7-0 on the season, a perfect 3-0 on the road all against top-10 opponents, and moved to No. 2 in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll for the first time since 2013.
For Graziano and Wilcox, the conference honor marks the second of their respective careers as Gators, while Ronbeck was honored for the first time at Florida.
Graziano played her most complete game of the season at Stony Brook with four goals in the form of four unanswered scores to give the Gators a 5-2 halftime lead at LaValle Stadium. Graziano picked up five draw controls and caused two turnovers, all season highs, against the Seawolves.
In the cage, Wilcox moved to 7-0 on the season - three of those wins last week - with 20 saves (.556 save pctg.). Wilcox had nine saves at Syracuse in a career high 61:06 minutes, and another eight against Stony Brook in 60 minutes for the Orange and Blue.
Ronbeck also shined against the Orange last week with a hat trick and team-high four points in the 11-10 OT victory. Florida's dynamic freshman duo of Ronbeck and Sydney Pirreca combined for Florida's first three goals against Cuse as UF went up 3-0 early.
Defensive Player of the Week
MARY-SEAN WILCOX| 5-3 | SR | Lutherville, Md.
LAST WEEK: 3 wins, 20 saves, .556 save percentage (44 shots faced), 132:09 minutes
NICOLE GRAZIANO | 5-7 |R-SR | Mendham, N.J.
LAST WEEK: 6G, 3A, 9PTS, 5GB, 5DC, 3CT
LINDSEY RONBECK | 5-4 | A | Manhasset, N.Y.
LAST WEEK: 4G, 3A, 7PTS, 3DC
2016 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Next up, the Orange and Blue will enjoy a nice five-game home stand in the Sunshine State. The Gators will host No. 14 Boston College (3/11), No. 18 Towson (3/14), No. 1 Maryland (3/19), Vanderbilt (3/26) to open BIG EAST play, and Temple (4/2) before their next road swing to Georgetown April 9.
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The Orange and Blue moved to 7-0 on the season, a perfect 3-0 on the road all against top-10 opponents, and moved to No. 2 in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll for the first time since 2013.
For Graziano and Wilcox, the conference honor marks the second of their respective careers as Gators, while Ronbeck was honored for the first time at Florida.
Graziano played her most complete game of the season at Stony Brook with four goals in the form of four unanswered scores to give the Gators a 5-2 halftime lead at LaValle Stadium. Graziano picked up five draw controls and caused two turnovers, all season highs, against the Seawolves.
In the cage, Wilcox moved to 7-0 on the season - three of those wins last week - with 20 saves (.556 save pctg.). Wilcox had nine saves at Syracuse in a career high 61:06 minutes, and another eight against Stony Brook in 60 minutes for the Orange and Blue.
Ronbeck also shined against the Orange last week with a hat trick and team-high four points in the 11-10 OT victory. Florida's dynamic freshman duo of Ronbeck and Sydney Pirreca combined for Florida's first three goals against Cuse as UF went up 3-0 early.
Defensive Player of the Week
MARY-SEAN WILCOX| 5-3 | SR | Lutherville, Md.
LAST WEEK: 3 wins, 20 saves, .556 save percentage (44 shots faced), 132:09 minutes
- Moved to an undefeated 7-0 on the season with three wins last week, including career-high minutes at No. 2 Syracuse (61:06), followed by a complete game at No. 10 Stony Brook (60:00)
- Has at least eight saves in all three of Florida's top-10 road wins including nine at Syracuse, one shy of her career high 10, and eight at Stony Brook
- Had a clutch save with 1:08 on the clock at Stony Brook that prevented a tie game and helped Florida preserve the 7-6 win against the Seawolves
- Showed up big at Syracuse with her 9 saves, compared to two for Syracuse's goalkeeper
NICOLE GRAZIANO | 5-7 |R-SR | Mendham, N.J.
LAST WEEK: 6G, 3A, 9PTS, 5GB, 5DC, 3CT
- Was dominating the last week of play for the Gators, scoring season highs in goals (4), points (5), draw controls (5) and caused turnovers (2) at No. 10 Stony Brook
- Her goal against Syracuse knotted the game at 9-9 in the back-and-forth battle that eventually went to overtime, as she dodged right and hit the top left corner of the cage
- Then assisted Mollie Stevens as Florida went up 10-9 with 4:11 to go in the Syracuse match up
- Ranks second for Florida this season with 19 points (half from this past week), 12 ground balls (half from this past week) and 12 draw controls (half from this last week)
LINDSEY RONBECK | 5-4 | A | Manhasset, N.Y.
LAST WEEK: 4G, 3A, 7PTS, 3DC
- Led Florida's offensive efforts with four points in the win at No. 2 Syracuse last Tuesday
- Scored a career-high three goals for the hat trick against Syracuse, dished out one assist and fought for two draw controls in the win against the Orange
- Collaborated with classmate Sydney Pirreca as the Gators went up 3-0 against Syracuse early on all freshmen goals
- Scored a goal in her third straight game when she got on the board against Niagara Friday and started her seventh game and picked up a draw control at No. 10 Stony Brook
- Her seven points and four goals through UF's three games in the last week of play rank second for Florida on the week
2016 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
- March 8 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week | MARY-SEAN WILCOX
- March 8 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week | NICOLE GRAZIANO
- March 8 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week | LINDSEY RONBECK
- March 1 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week | NICOLE GRAZIANO
- Feb. 23 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week | SYDNEY PIRRECA
- Feb. 23 Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Week | SYDNEY PIRRECA
- Feb. 23 Lacrosse Magazine/Epoch Player of the Week | SYDNEY PIRRECA
- Feb. 23 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week | MOLLIE STEVENS
- Feb. 16 BIG EAST Attacker of the Week | SHAYNA PIRRECA
- Feb. 16 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week | TAYLOR BRESNAHAN
- Feb. 16 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week | MOLLIE STEVENS
Next up, the Orange and Blue will enjoy a nice five-game home stand in the Sunshine State. The Gators will host No. 14 Boston College (3/11), No. 18 Towson (3/14), No. 1 Maryland (3/19), Vanderbilt (3/26) to open BIG EAST play, and Temple (4/2) before their next road swing to Georgetown April 9.
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