A Big East tournament record 17 saves from Julianna Horning wasn’t enough for Marquette to slow down top seeded Florida on Thursday afternoon, and the Golden Eagles ended up bowing out of the semifinals after a 19-8 loss to the Gators.
This go-round with the Gators went much better than the regular season meeting where Florida scored 11 times in the first 15 minutes on their way to an 18-6 victory. Here it was merely 6-2 after 15 minutes, and Megan Menzuber scored less than a minute later to cut the Florida lead in half.