GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Seniors Jen Giles and Caroline Steele and junior Kali Hartshorn each scored four goals as the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team (2-0) took down No. 4 Florida to give head coach Cathy Reese her 250^th win at Maryland.
 
Reese's 250^th win as the leader of the Terrapins comes in her 271^st game as head coach in her 13^th season.
 
Hartshorn led a dominant effort in the draw circle, posting nine draw controls as Maryland won that category 20-11. Junior Lizzie Colson pitched in with six, while Giles grabbed four.
 
Senior Megan Taylor was great in goal, posting 12 saves at a .500 percentage. In the Terps past three wins over Florida, Taylor has 43 saves, good for 14.3 a contest. Taylor also led Maryland in groundballs, tallying a career-high five.
 
Maryland started the game on fire, jumping out to an early 5-0 lead, with the five goals coming from five different scorers. Graduate student Erica Evans ran down the lane for Maryland's first goal, before Steele, sophomore Grace Griffin, Hartshorn and Giles all got their first. Each of the first five goal scorers got at least one more.
 
The Gators responded with four straight of their own, before Maryland finished the half strong, with Steele and Giles scoring two of the last three goals to lead 7-5.
 
The second half started the same way as the first with Maryland blitzing Florida, this time scoring six straight goals in just over seven minutes to go up 13-6. G. Griffin started the surge with a bouncer before Giles and Steele each got two more and Hartshorn got one to make for the seven goal advantage.
 
Junior Hannah Warther recorded her first goal of the season midway through the second half to put Maryland up 15-8. Evans and Hartshorn got Maryland's last two goals as the Terps closed out Reese's 250^th win at Maryland.
 
The Maryland defense was strong, only allowing 24 shots on goal and forcing 10 Gator turnovers, with midfielders Evans and G. Griffin each recording a caused turnover, as well as senior Shelby Mercer.
 
Junior Brindi Griffin posted a career-best four groundballs and notched an assist.
 
Tonight's win moves Maryland to 5-0 all-time against Florida.
 
Next up, the Terps will take part in their second-straight top-five matchup, welcoming No. 3 North Carolina to Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.