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Wait, postseason is here?? Where did the time go?! Unlike in years past, we are only covering the second session of SEC Championships, so let’s do a quick recap of Session 1 and then talk about what to expect tonight in Session 2. With 9 teams in the SEC now, the coaches put the format…
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Seeking the program’s first final four appearance since 2013, the Florida Gators opened NCAA tournament play with a 95-69 win over MEAC champion, Norfolk State Friday night. The Gators (31-4) won their seventh straight game at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. The Gators started hot as they raced out to a 19-5 lead and…
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How is it already senior night?? Time is so fake. Anyway, tonight we’ll celebrate seniors Sloane Blakely, Bri Edwards, Ellie Lazzari, Riley McCusker, Victoria Nguyen, and Leanne Wong. Unfortunately, we’ve just gotten word that Lazzari is now injured after vault warmups this evening, so tonight may not be the celebration she had hoped for –…
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The Gators strung together a solid run to reach the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals. However, it ended on Friday night with a 101-87 loss to LSU. The Gators were defeated earlier this season by the Tigers, with LSU’s big three, Mikaylah Williams, Annessah Morrow and Flaujae Johnson dropping 22, 21 and 19, respectively. Once…
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I am coming in HOT from my week at work away from home, but I am here! Here’s the TLDR of this matchup: Florida’s season to date has been hot and cold, Alabama’s has been uncharacteristically messy. I’d say Florida is favored, but crazier things have happened. Florida needs a 197.8 (and some help elsewhere)…
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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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Hoo boy. It’s the Gators’ first time facing Oklahoma since the Sooners joined the SEC, and let’s just say it’s a good preview of postseason. It’s not exactly a 1:1 comparison – the Sooners have been in their usual rare form, while the Gators have had some hiccups. They haven’t been their usual improve-every-week selves;…
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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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