UF LAX | UConn’s Georgia Hoey Joins Gators as Transfer

The goalkeeper will play her senior season at Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida women’s lacrosse team officially announced the addition of Georgia Hoey to the program as a transfer on Wednesday.

Hoey – a rising senior goalkeeper – spent the first three seasons of her career at the University of Connecticut, where she competed in 11 games in the cage.

All of Hoey’s accomplishments prior to Florida can be found below:

* Saw action in five games during the 2023 season, totaling 82:36 in the cage
* Finished the season with a .464 save percentage
* Tallied 13 saves on the year while having a 10.84 goals against average
* Recorded a career-high four saves twice during the year – once against Columbia on April 1 and then against Butler on April 22
* Also registered four groundballs and two caused turnovers during the season
Sophomore Season (2022)

* Played in six games during the 2022 campaign
* Made two saves at New Hampshire (Feb. 27)
* Stopped four shots vs. Butler (April 23)
* Made two saves at Georgetown (April 29)
Freshman Season (2021)

* Did not see game action
Prior to UConn

* Four-year letterwinner at Fairfield Ludlowe High School under head coach Kimberly Sheehan
* Served as captain senior year
* FCIAC Honorable Mention Award
* Reached 100 career saves junior year
* Played three years of club lacrosse with the Connecticut Grizzlies under head coach Lisa Lindley
* Named to Under Armour 150 in 2017
* U.S. Lacrosse Nationals – CT in 2018
* Nike 120 in 2018
* CONNY All-Star in 2015-2016
* Four-year letterwinner for soccer
* All-FCIAC Honorable Mention Award
* Served as captain for the team senior year
* Two time MVP for Girls Soccer Fairfield United Cup
* Played ice hockey for one year
* Named to Honor Roll
Hoey – along with a group of 10 newcomers who signed their NILs in the fall<https://floridagators.com/news/2022/11/9/florida-lacrosse-welcomes-10-newcomers-to-the-2023-24-class.aspx> – will comprise Florida’s incoming class of 2023.