Gators Women’s Basketball

Today when the clock strikes noon Florida will tip-off the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Albany. The Gator women’s basketball team is making a comeback to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. Since there’s a first time for everything, these two teams will meet on the hardwood for the …

Contributing Writer, Alex Maminakis Carlie Needles sizes up Daniel Mumford, preparing to defend him. Needles, a fifth-year Florida Gators guard, turns to an assistant coach, “Is he playing 11 or 15 right now?” she asks, referring to Daniel’s jersey number. The coach replies, “15.” “Lefty,” Needles says to herself, remembering the …

The Gator women’s basketball team earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament on Monday after having not been invited to the big dance since 2014. The Gators currently have five seniors on their roster, (guard Carlie Needles, guard January Miller, guard Cassie Peoples, guard Carla Batchelor, center Viktorija Dimaite) many …

March 14th was the date and 7 p.m. was the time for the NCAA Selection Show to showcase the teams in the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Gator women’s basketball team earned the fifth seed in the Sioux Falls Region and will battle it out against 12th-seed Albany (NY) …

Selection Monday is upon us  and tonight at 7 PM, the committee will announce the 68 teams that have made the cut. SEC fans everywhere will look to see where their teams land in the tournament after over a week off since the SEC Tournament.  Currently ESPNs own Charlie Crème has nine SEC teams …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla— On Friday afternoon, the fourth seeded Florida women’s basketball team was knocked out of the SEC Tournament by fifth-seed Kentucky 92-62 in Jacksonville. This is the first time the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament has been hosted in Florida, and in a year of many firsts for the Gator …

The Gator women’s basketball team (22-7, 10-6 SEC) won its final game of the regular season at the O’Connell Center on Sunday afternoon after it defeated the Auburn Tigers (18-11, 8-8 SEC), 56-49. The Tigers did their best to spoil Senior Day for the UF veterans after they rebounded from …

In a sea of purple and gold, the Gators topped the LSU Tigers, 82-56. Florida won the opening tip which was followed by a swift inside dish to Ronni Williams for an early two points for the Gators. Florida showed early signs of accurate execution, but LSU was not phased or …

The Florida Gators’ (20-7, 8-6) eyes are focused in on the LSU Tigers (9-18, 3-11) as they go face-to-face with the opportunity to force a regular-season sweep of the Tigers. Tonight, the Gators leave their swamp behind, in Gainesville to hit the road to endure a swampy atmosphere in Baton Rouge. …

The Gator women’s basketball team (20-7, 8-6 SEC) suffered its third loss in the last four games after being defeated by Georgia on Sunday afternoon, 74-63, in Athens. Although Florida went into halftime with a five point lead after a decent first-half performance, the Bulldogs came roaring back in the …