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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Big East Conference announced the week two lacrosse superlatives on Tuesday and, not surprisingly, Florida midfielder Sydney Pirreca captured Midfielder of the Week honors. Pirreca recorded career highs in goals (6), points (8), and draw controls (7) in a hard fought 16-14 loss to #1 Maryland. Pirreca also fueled the late comback attempt as…
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It’s not often that a team can lose a game and rise in the national rankings. However, Florida did just that after a hard fought resilient outing against #1 Maryland on Saturday. Florida found themselves trailing by seven in the waning minutes of a controversially officiated game, but managed a 5-0 run to close the…
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Florida 88, Vanderbilt 71 On Sunday, Florida celebrated the senior class with a ceremony prior to the game. Florida’s three playing seniors (Gabby Seiler did not play due to knee surgery) didn’t disappoint as Dyandria Anderson, Paulina Hersler, and Haley Lorenzen combined for 50 points and 24 rebounds. The Gators routed Vanderbilt by a 88-71…
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MARYLAND 16, FLORIDA 14 With 21:03 remaining in the second half, Florida’s Sydney Pirreca scored to bring Florida within one goal of the #1 ranked Maryland Terrapins. However, upon checking Pirreca’s stick, the officials determined that it was too deep and disallowed the score. Maryland, who took over momentum with the disallowed goal, would score…
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FLORIDA 9, UNF 0 Kelly Barnhill pitched a no-hitter to lead the #2 Gators (6-0) past the North Florida Ospreys (2-4) on Wednesday. Florida’s offense exploded for nine runs, including seven in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Gators took an early lead when catcher Janell Wheaton singled up the middle scoring first baseman…
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Florida gymnasts Kennedy Baker and Alyssa Baumann were awarded with SEC weekly honors for their performances last Friday. Florida defeated #10 Alabama at home behind the efforts of the SEC Specialist of the Week and the SEC Freshman of the Week. Baker was named the SEC Specialist of the Week after she completed a perfect-10…
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Last week, former Florida quarterback Shane Matthews was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in a pharmaceutical conspiracy scheme headed by former Gators linebacker Monty Grow. The Miami Herald’s Jay Weaver detailed the story on Monday, as Grow was unanimously convicted of healthcare fraud by a jury in Miami. Grow was convicted…
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ALABAMA 68, FLORIDA 50 I purposely included Florida’s number 23 ranking in the title of this article because it will likely be the last time this year we see a number associated with this team until postseason play begins. Florida fans were treated to one of the worst halves of basketball by a Gators team…
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Florida softball coach Tim Walton received a commitment to his 2024 recruiting class Thursday night. Yes, you read that right. The 2024 recruiting class. Catcher Alexia Carrasquillo is the latest to commit to Walton’s staff. @_TimWalton @martin_lincoln @jen_schro I am excited to announce that I have committed to play for the Florida Gators! 🐊 Thank…
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On Wednesday, USA Softball announced the “watch list” for the 2018 Collegiate Player of the Year award. Two Gators were among the fifty student-athletes selected as juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz were both named. Barnhill, a righthanded pitcher from Marietta, Georgia, earned the 2017 honor in addition to the Honda Award, and even won…
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