Category: Fall Sports

Articles for the Fall Sports at the University of Florida

  • VB: Gators Swept by Auburn at Home for Third Loss of Season

    The Florida Gators resumed SEC regular season play Friday night. The team hosted the Auburn Tigers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Gators were outperformed on their home court and took their third loss of the season as they were swept by SEC foe Auburn. In the opening set of the…

  • Gators Drop Third Straight vs Kentucky; Now 1-1 in SEC Play

    “They were ready to play, and they flat out beat us.” -Florida Head Coach Billy Napier For the second straight week, a Florida Gators opponent focused on stopping the run. And for the second straight week, the Gators offense struggled to get in a rhythm as a result. Kentucky jumped out to a 23-0 first…

  • SOC: Gators Dominate Tigers For First SEC Win

    BATON ROUGE, La. – The Gators women’s soccer team defeated the LSU Tigers 4-0 on Friday night for their first SEC win of the year. Their record improved to 5-3-3 overall and 1-2-1 in conference play.  The Gators controlled the attack for most of the game, outshooting LSU 16-6. None of the Tigers’ shots were…

  • Staff Picks: Gators at Kentucky

    Florida travels to Lexington to take on Kentucky in the team’s first road conference game. The Gators enter the contest 3-1 overall and 1-0 in SEC play. Florida is coming off a lackluster offensive performance against Charlotte while the Wildcats enter Saturday 4-0 and dropped Vanderbilt 45-28 their last time out. The following are our…

  • VB: Gators Come Up Short in Five-Setter With Texas A&M

    The No. 4 ranked Florida Gators were pushed to a fifth set Wednesday night. Although the team had the home court advantage behind them, it wasn’t enough to shield off the performance that the Texas A&M Aggies had in store. The Gators put on an impressive performance early in set one. They took the first…

  • SOC: Gators Draw Even With Kentucky

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators women’s soccer team drew with the Kentucky Wildcats, 1-1, in a tight home match Sunday afternoon. Emily Yaple opened the scoring for the Gators with a long-shot outside of the 18 in the 37th minute. Yaple got the ball around midfield and dribbled just outside the box where she…

  • VB: Florida Edges Georgia Out in Rivalry Matchup

    The Florida Gators Volleyball team resumed their SEC schedule Sunday night. After a road victory against Auburn, the Gators returned home to battle conference rival Georgia. In the opening set of the match, Georgia had the momentum early. Three early kills and block for the Bulldogs helped them gain a 5-1 edge. The early run…

  • FB: Smack Lifts Gators Past Charlotte, 22-7

    Just prior to the Tennessee game, the Florida Gators’ depth chart listed redshirt sophomore Adam Mihalek as the starting kicker with sophomore Trey Smack receiving kickoff duties. After a dismal start against the Vols, head coach Billy Napier made the switch to Smack. The move paid off against Charlotte Saturday as the Severna Park, MD…

  • VB: Gators Rally, Improve to 9-1 After Five Set Battle With No. 24 Auburn

    The Auburn Tigers pushed the Florida Gators to match point in the fifth set Friday night. The fifth set was tied 15-15 in a win-by-two scenario, UF rallied to get two straight points and with the match. The Gators went into the match remaining the No. 3 ranked team in the nation. Florida captured their…

  • Staff Picks: Gators vs Charlotte

    Following an upset win of Tennessee, the Gators are set for an out of conference battle against the Charlotte 49ers of the American Athletic Conference. The 49ers are 1-2 on the season with their lone win coming against South Carolina State on opening weekend. The following are our staff’s predictions for Florida vs Charlotte: Carson…