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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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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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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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Led by their stellar backcourt and their forwards’ prowess on the glass, Florida torched No. 1 Tennessee, 73-43, Tuesday night in Gainesville. The Gators opened the game with a 12-0 lead and limited Tennessee’s open opportunities throughout the first half. The Volunteers finally got on the scoreboard nearly seven minutes after the opening tip, from…
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The Bulldogs opened the game with a 4-3 lead just over a minute into the ballgame before Ra Shaya Kyle sank a jump shot to put Florida ahead. The Gators would never trail again en route a 73-57 win. Florida improved to 1-1 in conference play and 10-6 overall with the win. Kyle led the…
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Despite thirty-three points from guard Walter Clayton, the Gators suffered their first loss of the year in a 106-100 contest at Kentucky to open SEC play. Kentucky’s senior sharpshooter Koby Brea finished with 23 points and made seven of his first eight three-point attempts. Florida utilized a 18-9 run late in the second half to…
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Florida was unable to overcome a slow start in their SEC opener as Alabama defeated the Gators 79-69 Thursday. Florida fell to 9-6 overall on the season. The Gators were led by freshman Liv McGill for the eighth time this season with 18 points while senior Ra Shaya Kyle recorded her ninth double-double of the…
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Despite a pair of first half interceptions, freshman QB DJ Lagway led the Florida Gators to a decisive 33-8 win over Tulane in Friday’s Gasparilla Bowl. The Gators accumulated over 500 yards of offense while the Green Wave was held to less than 200 by the Florida offense. The Gators took a 6-0 lead into…