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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Florida’s offense proved to be too much in the series opener against Stony Brook. Although the Seawolves scored more runs than any Florida opponent thus far, a career day by sophomore Wil Dalton propelled the Gators to victory. Dalton went 4-5 with three home runs and drove in six RBI as Florida won by a…
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Florida freshman gymnast Megan Skaggs landed career bests in both events she competed in last Friday and earned recognition from the SEC as the Freshman of the Week for her performances. Skaggs competed in the uneven bars and the balance beam for the Gators in Friday’s win against Arkansas. Skaggs scored season highs of 9.9…
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Mississippi 48, Florida 43 Florida fell to the Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to end the season for the Gators. I could give a standard recap on this game, but I don’t think now is the right time. Instead, I’d like to reflect and think about the…
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On Tuesday the Big East Conference announced the receipients of the weekly lacrosse honors. For the third consecutive week, Florida had a player who earned an honor as Sabrina Cristodero was named Big East Freshman of the Week. Cristodero tied a Florida freshman record with 8 draw controls in Florida’s thrilling victory over #23 Loyola…
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Florida softball just endured an eight game in five days stretch and came out unscathed. After some remarkable performances, Florida’s Amanda Lorenz and Kelly Barnhill earned SEC weekly honors. Lorenz was named the SEC Player of the Week thanks to a .455 batting average and a 1.045 slugging percentage during the week. Lorenz recorded ten…
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The Florida women’s basketball team will open the 2018 SEC Tournament on Wednesday as the #11 seed. The Gators will face #14 seed Ole Miss at approximately 2:25 PM from Bridgestone Arena. Florida finished the regular season with an 11-18 overall record and a 3-13 record in SEC play. However, the Gators have fought hard…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 17, LOYOLA 16 (OT) 1st 2nd OT FINAL LOYOLA 8 9 0 16 GATORS 7 9 1 17 Gainesville, FL – The #3 Florida Gators defeated the #23 Loyola Greyhounds on Sunday in one of the most exciting contests to have taken place at Dizney Stadium. Florida trailed by as many four goals…
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Florida 72, Auburn 66 KeVaughn Allen has been a magician at times this year. He has found himself the ability to appear and disappear almost at will. Fortunately, for Florida fans and for the Gators NCAA tournament hopes, Allen reappeared after a disappointing effort against Tennessee on Wednesday. Allen, who didn’t start because he was…
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The Florida Gators will be going with a different starting lineup than we’ve seen in their showdown with #10 Auburn. Florida has chosen to start freshmen Mike Okauru and Dontay Bassett for tonight’s game against the Tigers. According to FloridaGators.com writer Chris Harry, KeVaughn Allen, Kevarrius Hayes, and Keith Stone all showed up late for…
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Backed by strong pitching outings and a potent offense, Florida swept Oakland in a midweek double-header on Wednesday. Game one: Florida 6, Oakland 2 The first game was domianted by the pitching of Florida starter Kelly Barnhill. Barnhill struck out 15 of the 18 batters she faced. Barnhill’s final stat line reads like this: 5.2…
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