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The Florida Gator women’s basketball team defeated the North Florida Ospreys 82-64 at home in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center for their season opener. Season opener win✔️#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/ds1L1jkIZt — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) November 7, 2023 UF senior forward Faith Dut won the tipoff for Florida, and senior guard Leilani Correa…
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Coming into the 2023-24 season, the Gators are looking to bounce back after a disappointing first year under head coach Todd Golden. Florida finished last season with a 16-17 record and went .500 in conference play. With lots of new faces on the squad this year, Golden and company are hoping to get the Gators…
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The Florida Gators women’s basketball program announced the final member of the team’s coaching staff Monday. Former two-time SEC Player of the Year and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Drart, Rhyne Howard, will serve as an assistant coach and director of player personnel. Welcome to Gainesville, Rhyne! Excited to announce the…
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Tonight, the U.S. national champion, national team, and invitees to Worlds Trials will be decided, with four current or future Gators hoping to be among those lucky few. Night 1 yielded great results for three of those four – Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, and Leanne Wong were 2-3-4 behind the great Simone Biles after four…
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With World Championships on their minds as the first step toward Paris, the Olympic quest in their hearts, senior elite gymnasts will compete tonight for the U.S. national title, places on the national team, and a chance to trial for Worlds. Zoom in the Gators: Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Skye Blakely, and Shilese Jones. These…
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After showing progress and some upgrades at the Core Hydration Classic a few weeks ago, it’s time for Gators Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, and Skye Blakely to take the next step toward World Championships by competing at Xfinity National Championships. They will be joined by Shilese Jones, who sat out at Classic to continue recovering…
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The 2024 NCAA Gymnastics season is still a ways off, but several Gator gymnasts are already training in full swing: Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, and Skye Blakely are all competing elite this season. This means that they are vying for spots on the U.S. national team, the World Championships team, and later next year, the…
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Adding yet another jewel to her crown of many achievements as a Florida Gator, superstar Trinity Thomas has been named the SEC Female Athlete of the Year! Congratulations to the 2022-23 @SEC Roy F. Kramer Athletes of the Year! 🤸♀️ @Gym_Trin // @GatorsGym ⚾️ @__dc4__ // @LSUbaseball 🔗 https://t.co/KHdrlISUFk#ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/6gc4Xdu7TN — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) July…
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Florida head coach Todd Golden is in the process of rebuilding the Gators’ roster and appears to be building from the inside out. The Gators have already reeled in 7’1 center Micah Handlogten and 6’8 forward EJ Jarvis. Sunday night, 6’10 big man, Tyrese Samuel announced his commitment to Florida via social media. https://twitter.com/Tyrese5G/status/1647769065228840960 Samuel…
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It hasn’t been easy, but they knew it wouldn’t be – these Gators have fought tooth and nail to arrive at this moment. Now that it’s finally here, can they seal the deal? The national championship hangs in the balance as the Gators enter this meet perhaps the underdogs, with a true Florida legend looking…