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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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Good evening, Gator fans! It’s been two weeks since we last saw each other, and a lot has happened – Florida saw an unexpected loss in Arkansas last week… oof. Here’s what we learn from that: Just kidding… But I’m here tonight when I probably shouldn’t be just to make sure. LSU also lost to…
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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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It’s a rare occurrence when we get a Sunday matinee tri-meet as Gator fans, but we should take every chance we can get vs. teams outside the SEC this year, especially now with a ninth team in the conference. Florida did Florida things last week and cruised to a win against Georgia, who do look…
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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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Is it bad that this doesn’t really feel like THE rivalry for Florida anymore? Georgia hasn’t been anywhere as competitive as they used to be in so long, it’s hard to think of the Gymdogs as true rivals to the Gators nowadays. But that may be about to change – Georgia has once again overhauled…
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The No. 5 Florida Gators completed an unbelievable 14-point second-half comeback to take down the South Carolina Gamecocks 70-69 on Wednesday night in Columbia. South Carolina led by 14 with 12:48 remaining in the game, but Florida came all the way back to tie it with 52 seconds left. After Zachary Davis made 1-of-2 from…
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