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A double rainbow following a 45 minute storm delay did not provide the Gators with any good fortune as they were unable to find their groove against the Tar Heels Thursday night. UNC remains undefeated after a 7-1 victory over Florida. The Gators fall to 1-5-1. The Tar Heels got on the board quickly. Freshman…
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Redshirt senior DL lands honor after explosive performance against Florida Atlantic After a defensive rampage on Saturday night, Florida Gators defensive lineman Zachary Carter was named SEC co-Defensive Lineman of the Week. Florida downed Florida Atlantic in the home opener, 35-14, and Carter’s performance on field was a key factor in shutting down Willie Taggert…
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Down 23-22 in the fourth set, Florida freshman Merritt Beason landed back-to-back kills before an attack error on Minnesota gave the Gators match point at the O’Connell Center Sunday. Florida dominated the first two sets — outhitting Minnesota by 12 kills combined while committing fewer errors — but the Golden Gophers’ resilience shined in the…
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Madison Alexander pushed the ball forward to find junior Alivia Gonzalez, who would redirect it to Nicole Vernis. Vernis sent the ball right back to Gonzalez at the top right of the box. A shot off the junior’s right foot rolled past the reach of FGCU goalkeeper Mia Krusinki, giving the Gators the lead and…
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It’s good to be back. After last year, things in the college football world are at full bore again. The fans are fully back. The energy is back in the building and you could clearly see that from how the Swamp was on Saturday. And with the return of football, comes another season of Grading…
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The Florida Gators coasted past Florida Atlantic to open the 2021 season on Saturday. While the victor was never in doubt, there was much to be improved on by the team wearing white at home for the first time in twenty years. The Gators finished off the 35-14 victory, but appeared to play into a…
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It is finally game week! It feels like it’s been a long time since the Gators hosted a game in the Swamp. That changes Saturday, as 90,000 screaming Florida fans are expected to remind these Gators of just what they were missing a year ago. Florida introduces the Florida Atlantic Owls to The Swamp for…
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An early goal to open the scoring on Thursday night would not nearly be enough for the Gators as they dropped their third straight match. Top-ranked rival Florida State triumphed over Florida 5-2, remaining perfect and dwindling the Gators to 0-4-1. Graduate Kit Loferski became the second Gator ever to open the season with Florida’s…
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The Florida Gators enter the 2021 season riding the high of beating Georgia, winning the SEC East, and giving Alabama a stiff fight in the SEC Championship Game. However, the Gators finished the year 8-4 including a disturbingly lopsided Cotton Bowl loss to Oklahoma. For every high in 2020, the lows were even more excruciating…
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Up 24-23 in the fourth set, Stanford setter Kami Miner lofted a backset to middle blocker Holly Campbell who delivered her eighth kill of the night to secure a four-set victory over the Gators. After climbing inside the top-five in the national rankings, Florida wrapped up its west coast road trip Tuesday with its first…