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Month: February 2025
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The Florida Gators continued their torrid start to the 2025 season with another run-rule victory, this time over the Stetson Hatters. Florida is now 8-0 on the season heading into this weekend’s Bubly Invitational in Gainesville. The Gators slugged their way to a 11-0 rout of Stetson in front of 1,180 at Katie Seashole Pressly…
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Despite losing talented big man Alex Condon in the first minute of Tuesday night’s game, the No. 3 Florida Gators defeated No. 22 Mississippi State, 81-68 in Starkville before 9,401 fans. Junior guard Denzel Aberdeen led Florida with twenty points while Walter Clayton added 19. The front court duo of Thomas Haugh (16) and Rueben…
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The Florida Gators wasted little time in claiming their seventh win of the season. The Gators plated eight runs in the first inning before cruising to a 10-1 win over Jacksonville in front of 1,298 fans Tuesday night in Gainesville. The Dolphins had two runners reaching base in the top of the first thanks to…
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The Gators commanded the Owls 18-5 Sunday in Gainesville. Florida had ten different players score, led by Clark Hamilton and Gianna Monaco who combined for nine goals. The Gators entered this game with momentum from a comeback win against No.11 Johns Hopkins, while Kennesaw State was looking to bounce back after a loss to South…
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Florida becomes just the fifth team in NCAA history to beat two different No. 1 teams in a season The Florida Gators entered Saturday’s matchup with Auburn having never defeated the nation’s No. 1 team on the road. They exited Saturday’s contest as one of just five programs to beat two different No. 1 ranked…
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With just twenty-one seconds remaining in a tie game, Florida junior attacker Gianna Monaco stepped up for a free-position attempts. Upon hearing the whistle resuming play she moved in, deked her stick to the left before coming back to the right and sneaking the ball behind the Johns Hopkins goaltender for the win. The Gators…
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Following a surprise run to the Final Four a year ago, Florida opens the 2025 season with a massive target on their back. The Gators are ranked No. 5 in the preseason IL Women media poll and were picked to finish first in the Big XII The journey begins Friday in Baltimore against Johns Hopkins,…
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It took the Florida Gators just four and one-half innings to claim their first win of the 2025 softball season. The Gators defeated the North Florida Ospreys 8-0 in a run-rule victory to open the 2025 season in front of 1,538 fans at Pressly Stadium. Florida’s offense was limited to just four hits on the…
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Florida lost to No.23 Alabama Thursday night in the O’Dome. After a physical battle, the Crimson Tide prevailed thanks to Aaliyah Nye’s 3-point expertise. Alabama wasted no time before enforcing a full-court press. The pressure led to a few turnovers for Florida, as the Crimson Tide went on a 6-0 run. However, the Gators responded…
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The Florida Gators softball team opens its season Thursday at home in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium against the North Florida Ospreys. UF earned top-three rankings in all four major preseason polls. This past season, the Gators finished 54-15 and won 17 conference games, including the SEC title. The then No. 4-seeded Gators also appeared in…