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It was a relatively quiet Sunday in Division I women’s lacrosse, but there were four ranked teams in action and 14 games overall to recap.

Let’s hop right in.

FLORIDA WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT

Danielle Pavinelli had seven goals and Paisley Eagan had seven points (three goals, four assists), as No. 7 Florida cruised to a 21-10 victory over Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona.

This was all Florida from the jump, as the Gators (6-4) led 14-4 at halftime, giving themselves a nice cushion in the second half of what became their fourth straight victory.

It seems as if Florida has truly turned a corner, a turnaround that began with its win over then-No. 3 Syracuse on March 16.

Arizona State, meanwhile, has lost two straight and three of four after a statement win over Colorado on March 13. Now 4-5, the Sun Devils’ schedule doesn’t get any easier over the next two weeks. They play three straight ranked opponents — Stony Broo, Rutgers and Stanford — beginning April 1.

RICHMOND DOMINATES SECOND HALF

No. 17 Richmond and George Washington were knotted at 6 at halftime, but the Spiders scored six of the seven goals in the second half to win 12-7.

Lindsey Frank’s five goals led the offense, but Arden Tierney’s was arguably the MVP of the game. She had three goals, one assist and 11 draw controls, as Richmond (8-2) held an 18-5 advantage in the circle.

George Washington (2-8) hung around as long as it did largely because of goalie Megan Patrick, who made an astounding 23 saves.

NOTABLE

  • Bea Behrins had five goals and one assists, Julia Gilbert had four goals and one assist and Lauren Black had four goals as No. 11 Denver (10-1) topped San Diego State 19-11. The 11 goals scored by the Aztecs (3-6) are the most Denver has allowed this season.

  • No. 18 Stanford improved to 6-5 (4-1, Pac-12) with a 20-10 win over Oregon in which Ashley Humphrey had four goals and three assists and Ali Baiocco had three goals and three assists. Kara Rahaim made 10 saves.

HOW THE NIKE/USAL TOP 20 FARED

No. 7 Florida defeated Arizona State 21-10
No. 11 Denver defeated San Diego State 19-11
No. 17 Richmond defeated George Washington 12-7
No. 18 Stanford defeated Oregon 20-10

FULL SCOREBOARD

Brown 12, Dartmouth 7
Butler 12, Youngstown State 9
Cincinnati 12, Robert Morris 8
Colorado 16, Cal 10
No. 11 Denver 19, San Diego State 11
No. 7 Florida 21, Arizona State 10
La Salle 12, VCU 11
Marquette 19, Central Michigan 13
Mercer 22, Stetson 12
No. 17 Richmond 12, George Washington 7
Saint Joseph’s 16, Saint Bonaventure 7
No. 18 Stanford 20, Oregon 10
UMass 21, Duquesne 9
Vanderbilt 13, Coastal Carolina 11