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Final: Kentucky 65, Florida 59 Florida traveled to Lexington to take on Kentucky in one of the loudest atmospheres in college basketball. As the Gators battled hard, Rupp Arena proved to be too much as the Gators couldn’t complete the upset. Florida battled early against the Wildcats, after falling down 8-2 early Florida tied it…
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Tonight in the O-Dome, the Lady Gators fight to lock up the SEC regular season title, fighting against the only SEC team left with just one loss – Alabama. If Florida wins tonight, it’ll be mathematically impossible for any SEC team to have a better win/loss record than UF. Additionally, the Gators will be on…
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Florida freshman guard Lavender Briggs was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Provo, Utah native averaged 20.5 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in a pair of Florida wins (defeated Mississippi on Thursday and Missouri on Sunday). Briggs is the first player to gather SEC weekly honors since…
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Final: Florida 73, Arkansas 59 Photo by Mary Holt / Getty Images The Florida Gators defeated Arkansas 73-59 to push their league record to 9-4. How it happened: Florida came out of the gates like they were still hot from Saturday’s Vanderbilt game. Florida jumped out to an early lead of 16-5, causing Arkansas to…
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Final: Florida 75, Missouri 67 Columbia, MO- The Florida Gators defeated the Missouri Tigers at Mizzou Arena for the first time in program history on Sunday. Freshman Brylee Bartram led the team with a career-high 18 points. Florida’s 36-29 lead at the end of the first half was a team effort; seven of the nine…
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Final: Florida 84, Vanderbilt 66 Florida came back home to take on Vanderbilt after a 17 point rout of Texas A&M on the road earlier this week. After the rollercoaster of the year, Florida looks to have gained some traction late in the season as they make a push towards March Madness. On a night…
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Last night, the Lady Gators took down another SEC opponent in the No. 17 Auburn Tigers in the face of a somewhat hostile away crowd. Vault and floor mainstay Nya Reed was still out sick, but because of their depth, the Gators continued their high scoring streak, turning in an enormous 197.875 in an away…
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Final: Florida 74, Mississippi 72 Gainesville, FL- The Florida Gators raced out to a double-digit advantage, watched it disappear, then proved resilient in the final few moments as they defeated Mississippi on Thursday. The Gators found their stride shooting to open the game as they knocked down seven of their first eight shots and led…
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Final: Florida 78, Texas A&M 61 Florida defeated Texas A&M 78-61 on Saturday to improve to 15-9 overall and 7-5 in SEC play. How it happened: After a tightly contested first half that saw the Gators enter the intermission with a three point advantage, Florida pounced on an inferior team in the second half. The…
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In its first tri-meet since 2012, the Gators triumphed yet again last night against both Denver and Iowa State. Ranked No. 4 in the nation, Denver will likely be Florida’s top-ranked opponent during the regular season – but the Gators took it all in stride, coming out on top in a big way. Their 197.875…