In three years, the Florida lacrosse team has gone from upstart first-year program to a No. 1 ranking and a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Gators will open NCAA Tournament play at home on Saturday, at 1 p.m., against Albany.

Today, several Gator players met with the media to talk about the team's ranking, their metoric rise to the top and expectations in their quest for a national title.

Hear what freshman Shannon Gilroy and juniors Emily Dohony and Sam Farrell had to say here: