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Heading into the season, the Gators had high expectations, however they didn’t live up to the hype. Now, going into SEC tournament play, the Gators are 17-14 and according to ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi, Florida is projected as an 11-seed in the NCAA tournament. Leading up into Wednesday’s match up with Arkansas, we will walk…
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Delicia Washington was supposed to be the senior leader on a young Florida women’s basketball team next year. Washington, who was instrumental in the team’s first round SEC victory over Ole Miss just five days ago announced via Twitter that she intends to transfer from the Florida program on Monday. Thank you Gator Nation for…
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Final: Kentucky 66, Florida 57 What looked so promising just two weeks ago, has completely fallen apart. The Gators men’s basketball team completed the regular season on Saturday with a 66-57 loss at Kentucky. Florida hung tough and even possessed a 40-39 lead with less than 14 minutes left in regulation. However, as we’ve seen…
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++In perhaps their best meet of the season, the Gators went lights out to defeat Penn State and honor their graduating seniors last night, earning a 198.025. Reaching the 198 mark is a coveted achievement by the top teams in the nation: it has only been reached 110 times in the history of NCAA gymnastics,…
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Ladies and gents, we have some exciting stuff in the works! Stay tuned for more news about what I did pre-meet today, but I had to make sure we got our liveblog all set up for tonight too. The Gators take on Big 10 hotshots Penn State tonight as they try to solidify the picture…
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Final: Missouri 87, Florida 56 Greenville, SC- The Gators women’s basketball season is over after a loss to Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Florida stayed with the Tigers through most of the first half, even ending the first quarter tied at 20. The Gators tied the game at 30 on Delicia…
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Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game this time of year. And that’s exactly what the Florida women did on Wednesday. The 13-seeded Gators defeated 12-seeded Ole Miss 64-57 to open the SEC Tournament on Wednesday behind a strong defensive performance. Florida received major contributions from junior G Delicia Washington and senior G…
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Final: Florida 78, Vanderbilt 66 The Florida Gators earned their first road win of the season in the regular season finale. Florida defeated Vanderbilt by a 78-66 final score largely thanks to a strong second half effort. Funda Nakkasoglu fueled the effort by going off in the third quarter. Nakkasoglu went into the halftime break…
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Despite a lack of TV coverage and being a “small potatoes” meet compared to some of the other high-profile matchups this weekend (see: Georgia/LSU, Oklahoma/UCLA), Florida’s meet against Arkansas on Friday night was a banner meet for a different reason. The Gators secured the regular season SEC Championship, with a record of 6-1, with their…
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Freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard paced Florida with 19 points as the Gators defeated Vanderbilt 71-55 on Wednesday. While the win does little to affect the Gators tournament chances, a loss would have put a major damper on their resume. Florida (17-11, 9-6 SEC) has now won five straight for the first time since the…
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