Class 2A

2023 FHSAA Girls Lacrosse State Championship Tournament Class 2A Tournament

Tonight’s Area Region Quarterfinal Matchups

Class 2A, Region 3

No. 8 Sickles (12-8) at No. 1 Plant (15-3), 7

This is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Panthers have won the previous two by a combined 34-7, including a victory in the semifinals of last week’s 2A-10 district tournament.

Plant, which is ranked No. 4 in the class by MaxPreps, has won four straight games. Two of the Panthers’ three losses were to out-of-state teams.  

Stat leaders

Category	Sickles	Plant
Goals	Alexa Desart, 77	McKenzey Craig, 40
Assists	Elena Hangen, 34	McKenzey Craig, 43
Ground balls	Camila Montealagre, 34	Olivia Gray, 32
Goals against average	Emma Zimmerman, 6.0	Hartley Heuchan, 5.8
Saves	Emma Zimmerman, 132	Hartley Heuchan, 41

No. 7 Lakewood Ranch (11-6) at No. 2 Steinbrenner (12-2), 7

The Warriors, ranked No. 5 in the class, are expected to make another deep playoff run. 

They have been dominant this season, winning 10 of their 12 games by double digits. Their only two losses are to out-of-state teams. 

The Mustangs, meanwhile, are trying to rebound after losing their past two games. 

Stat leaders

Category	Lakewood Ranch	Steinbrenner
Goals	Morgan McCabe, 46	Taylor Lapointe, 41
Assists	Joslyn Chapman, 19	Kaitlin Price, 23
Ground balls	Morgan Barton, 29	Katherine Prentice, 23
Goals against average	Kathleen Cravens, 6.8	Estelle Gray, 3.8
Saves	N/A	Abigale Eash, 74

No. 6 Newsome (15-4-1) at No. 3 Bradenton Manatee (11-4), 7

The Wolves had their five-game win streak snapped with a loss to Plant in last week’s 2A-10 district final. 

After starting the season 3-3, the Hurricanes have won eight of their last nine games.  

Stat leaders

Category	Newsome	Bradenton Manatee
Goals	Gracie Ochoa, 58	Grace Knowles, 71
Assists	Gracie Ochoa, 25	Isabella French, 18
Ground balls	Molly Dabney, 21	Grace Knowles, 26
Goals against average	Cassidy Bauman, 3.8	Sally Lehto, 0
Saves	Macey Clay, 95	Cameron Murphy 30