The Florida women’s basketball team (13-5, 3-2 SEC) will face another road test Thursday when it heads into Knoxville to take on the 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (14-4, 3-2 SEC) for the 50th matchup in the teams’ history. The Gators will be looking to turn it around on this one-game trip. The team …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Team Falls to the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, 68-62
The Florida women’s basketball team in trending in a different direction. After rattling off nine consecutive wins and three straight in the SEC, Florida has now dropped two straight games, the latest coming in a 68-62 defeat against the Lady Bulldogs of Georgia on Sunday in Gainesville. The Gators jumped …
Read More »Florida Gators Women’s Basketball Player Christin Mercer Suspended Indefinitely Following Arrest
The already shorthanded Florida women’s basketball team will be even thinner going forward due to a recent arrest. Sophomore forward Christin Mercer has been suspended indefinitely, as she was arrested over the weekend and is facing robbery charges. Mercer, who has come off the bench in 12 games for the Gators …
Read More »Florida women’s basketball notches ninth consecutive win
It came down to the last two minutes for Florida’s women’s basketball team (13-3, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) in Thursday night’s 59-52 win over No. 25 Arkansas (14-2, 1-2 SEC), extending its winning streak to nine games – including No.6 Kentucky on Sunday. The Razorbacks pulled within one point after being …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball looks to remain undefeated in the SEC tonight versus Arkansas
The Florida Gator women’s basketball team is undefeated in the SEC at 2-0 and puts that undefeated conference record on the line when they host the Razorbacks of Arkansas tonight at 7:00. The Gators are coming off what might be their biggest win in program history versus Kentucky on the …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Continues Road Trip, Will Face Troy Wednesday
After staying in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving break for some sun and some tournament competition, Florida women’s basketball (5-3) will remain on the road for its third consecutive game, traveling to Alabama to face Troy (3-3) at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. This is the Gators’ third matchup with the Trojans, with the series tied …
Read More »Gators women’s basketball falls to FSU 76-68
The Gator women’s basketball team dropped its second game of the season Thursday night at home against rival Florida State, 76-68. The Seminoles move to 4-0 on the season and Florida to 3-2. Despite holding a 50-5 home record against nonconference teams under head coach Amanda Butler, FSU has won seven …
Read More »VIDEO: Your Friday Sports in Two Minutes
From the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, WRUF’s Chelsea Gates has your WRUF sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/CHELSEAGATESONLINE.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/CHELSEAGATESONLINE.mp4]
Read More »Catching up with Azania Stewart
Azania Stewart Credit: Gatorzone Former University of Florida basketball player Azania Stewart has been busy since she graduated and played her last game as a Gator in the 2011-12 season. The 6’4” center from Great Britain spent the summer representing her country at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Although her …
Read More »Florida women’s basketball season recap
The Florida women’s basketball team finished its season losing to Drexel 67-57 in the semifinals of the WNIT. The Gators ended the season 22-15 overall. Gator coach Amanda Butler said that she’s looking forward to the 2013-2014 season. She was disappointed in not getting a spot in the NCAA tournament, but she …
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