ChompTalk.com
Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Category: Winter Sports
-
Florida big man Colin Castleton was unavailable for Wednesday’s game after suffering an injury in practice the previous day, but that didn’t stop the Gators from winning their second straight SEC contest. Anthony Duruji feasted in Castleton’s absence as the Gators defeated Mississippi State, 80-72. Much of the first half was played with neither team…
-
Final: Florida 85, Alabama 77 With their thirteenth win of the season, the Gators women’s basketball team has exceeded all of last year’s total. Florida defeated Alabama 85-77 in Tuscaloosa on Sunday and moved to 3-2 in conference play (13-5 overall). The first quarter saw the two teams play back and forth with neither team…
-
Get ready for an epic, historic afternoon, Gator fans – this is the first ever regular season NCAA gymnastics meet to be broadcast on network television! It’s sure to be an exciting tonight as the two SEC champions from last season face off – the Gators holding the regular season title and the Tide with…
-
Another night, another new starting lineup for the Florida Gators (their sixth of the year), except this time, it seemed to work. Instead of the usual shooting woes to open the game, lineup newcomers Kowacie Reeves and Phlandrous Fleming promptly made the first two attempts of the game. The Gators would go on to defeat…
-
Following Florida’s 68-63 win over Auburn on Thursday, Gators head coach Kelly Rae Finley announced that star guard Lavender Briggs has entered the transfer portal and is no longer with the team. “[Briggs] has chosen to transfer and we support her and respect her decision. She’s obviously had a tremendous impact on our team and…
-
Just a week ago, it seemed as if the sky was falling on top of the Florida Gators women’s basketball program. The team was forced to play against Ole Miss short-handed (missing five key players) then learned star guard Lavender Briggs would miss the remainder of the season with an injury. With all the animosity…
-
For the first time since 1981, the Florida Gators are 0-3 to open its conference slate One thing is for certain about Florida’s 64-58 loss at home to LSU: it wasn’t the referees’ fault. Instead, this game followed a similar formula as many of the Gators’ losses this year: pitiful shooting early (and often), a…
-
Whirlwind 48 hours culminates with come from behind road upset Final: Florida 97, TAMU 89 Behind a massive second half rally, the Florida Gators shocked No. 25 Texas A&M in College Station on Sunday. Led by Zippy Broughton and Kiki Smith, the Gators proved resilient despite trailing by as many as 19 in the third…
-
Florida unable to overcome slow start; now sit at 9-5 on the season The Florida Gators now sit tied for last place in the Southeastern Conference standings after dropping back to back contests to open league play. The latest loss being Saturday’s 85-73 loss at Auburn. Despite a second half surge, Mike White’s squad dropped…
-
Gymnastics season has arrived! The Gators kick off 2022 with a meet to remember, as they gather several opponents for their first opener quad meet since the mid-2000s. Tonight’s challengers are quite the variety – Northern Illinois, Rutgers, and Texas Woman’s – and while they all come from different conferences with varying degrees of competition,…
ChompTalk.com 