The No. 8 Florida Gators began their march towards the top on Tuesday night by dominating the Colgate Raiders with a 18-5 win. The Gators (5-2) struck first, with sophomore attacker Emma LoPinto intercepting a Raiders’ pass and finding junior attacker Danielle Pavinelli for the first goal, tying the game at one. From there, the Raiders’ struggles only continued.

Junior midfielder Madison Waters scored Florida's eighth goal in the second half to put the Gators out to a 14-3 lead before Colgate was able to find the back of the net again. Florida redshirt senior goalkeeper Sarah Reznick made two key saves, while freshman midfielder Kaitlyn Davies received a yellow card and gave Colgate a man-up opportunity. The Gators capitalized on their opponent’s foreseen struggles, and continued to score four more unanswered goals to close out the match.