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Category: Basketball
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In a full forty-minute contest, Florida sent Alabama packing with a second-round win in the SEC Women’s Basketball tournament. Once again, the Gators avenged a loss from earlier in the year and remain undefeated when holding opponents to 69 points or less this season. Florida started the game with its foot on the gas. The…
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Florida fought for a 60-50 win against Auburn in the first round of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Wednesday night. The Gators avenged a 20-point loss to the Tigers earlier this season with increased physicality and clutch playmaking in the final minutes. The energy began in pregame warmups for Florida and effortlessly continued into the…
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Florida women’s basketball guard Liv McGill is no stranger to success. The Minneapolis native was the seventh-ranked recruit in the nation for the class of 2024, becoming Florida’s highest-ranked recruit ever. McGill attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where she helped lead the Royals to consecutive state championship finals. The accomplishments continue, now as…
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Thanks to a big first half and a balanced effort offensively, the Florida Gators defeated Oklahoma 85-63 in front of 10,513 fans at Exactech Arena Tuesday. Florida improved to 23-3 on the season and 10-3 in SEC play. The Gators dominated the first half of play and did so on the heels of shooting 9-20…
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On a night celebrating 50 years of Florida women’s basketball, the Gators didn’t disappoint. A sea of alumni in the O’Dome fired up Kelly Rae Finley’s squad, leading to a 69-66 win thanks to a Jeriah Warren buzzer-beater. “Only thing I was thinking [on the final shot] was get in, get in, get in,” said…
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Despite losing talented big man Alex Condon in the first minute of Tuesday night’s game, the No. 3 Florida Gators defeated No. 22 Mississippi State, 81-68 in Starkville before 9,401 fans. Junior guard Denzel Aberdeen led Florida with twenty points while Walter Clayton added 19. The front court duo of Thomas Haugh (16) and Rueben…
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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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Florida lost to No.23 Alabama Thursday night in the O’Dome. After a physical battle, the Crimson Tide prevailed thanks to Aaliyah Nye’s 3-point expertise. Alabama wasted no time before enforcing a full-court press. The pressure led to a few turnovers for Florida, as the Crimson Tide went on a 6-0 run. However, the Gators responded…
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Florida is back in the win column with a well-rounded victory against Arkansas. The Gators had five players score double-digits, with Liv McGill and Me’Arah O’Neal leading the way. Heading into this game, both squads were 2-and-6 in conference play. Florida broke its 4-game losing streak, improving to 12-11 on the season. “We were really…
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Florida fell to No.23 Vanderbilt 99-86 Thursday night in Gainesville. This is the Gator’s fourth-straight loss in SEC play and the Commodore’s first win in the O’Dome since 2015. Vanderbilt’s freshman guard Mikayla Blakes scored 53, breaking the all-time Division I freshman scoring record previously set by USC’s JuJu Watkins. Both programs had very different…
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