2025 Lacrosse Roster

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KatiePark
Carly Mackler

20 Celeste Forte

  • Position D
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • High School Eastport South Manor
  • Hometown Manorville, N.Y.

Biography

HONORS
2025 One-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2022 AAC Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2025)
  • Had one goal, 27 ground balls, 19 caused turnovers, and three draw controls across 23 starts
  • Her 27 ground balls rank fourth on the team, as she scooped a ground ball in 17 different games with eight games of two or more
  • Scooped a career high three ground balls twice on 2/15 vs. UNC and 5/11 vs. Stanford
  • Caused a career high four caused turnovers on 5/11 vs. Stanford, tying a single game UF NCAA Tournament record
  • Recorded two ground balls in four consecutive games from 4/5 - 4/15
  • Has caused a turnover in 12 different games
  • Scored her second career goal on 5/9 vs. Mercer
JUNIOR SEASON (2024)
  • Played in 18 games, making one start
  • Posted career highs in ground balls (9) and caused turnovers (6)
  • Recorded her first assist of the season on 3/19 against Furman
  • Forced a season high two caused turnovers against Furman on 3/19 and a season high two ground balls on 4/27 against Temple
  • Made her second career start on 4/20 at Cincinnati 
  • Tallied a ground ball in four consecutive games played from 3/6 - 3/19
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023)
  • Saw action in seven games during her sophomore season
  • Posted a career-high two groundballs against Cincinnati on March 25
  • Finished the season with two groundballs, one caused turnover and one draw control
 
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022)
  • Saw action in 12 games during her rookie season until an injury caused her to miss the rest of the year
  • Registered a career-high one goal and one assist against Kennesaw State on Feb. 12. Also recorded a career-best two caused turnovers in the season opening game
  • Finished the 2022 campaign with five draw controls, four groundballs, three caused turnovers, two assists and one goal
 
BEFORE FLORIDA
  • Three-time County Champion
  • One-time Long Island Champion
  • One-time State Champion
  • All-Division Award
  • Newsday Top-100 selection
  • LILJ G.O.A.T Team
  • Three-time Under Armour All-American
  • One-time Under Armour Champion
  • 2018 US Lacrosse Schoolgirls Champion
  • USA U17 Development Team
  • Two-time National Champion with Yellow Jackets Club
  • Played club for the Yellow Jacket
 
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot % SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2022 12-1 1 2 3 1 1.000 1 1.000 4 5 1 3
2023 7-0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1 0 1
2024   18-1 0 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 0 0 6
2025 23-23 1 0 1 4 .250 1 .250 27 3 10 19
TOTAL 60-25 2 3 5 5 .400 2 .400 42 9 11 29
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals........................................................................................ 1, 2x, last vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Assists..................................................................................... 1, 3x, last vs. Furman (3/19/24)
Points……………………………………………………………………........ 2 vs. Kennesaw State (2/12/22)
Shots........................................................................................ 1, 5x, last vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Ground Balls……………………………………………………........................ .3, 2x, last vs. Stanford (5/11/25)
Draw Controls……………………………………………………………………...... .2 vs. Stetson (3/23/22)
Caused Turnovers……………………………………………………. 4, vs. Stanford (5/11/25)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022Freshman

    D
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2023Sophomore

    D
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2024Junior

    D
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2025Senior

    D
    5'3"
    20