The Florida women’s basketball team will travel to Coral Gables for its matchup against the Miami hurricanes on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. Gators Winning Streak The Gators are sitting at 9-1 overall and have won their past seven games. Their only loss was against rival Florida State …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Defeat Dayton for Sixth-Straight Win
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team traveled up north to take on a winless Dayton squad on Sunday. The Gators came out on top 69-65, picking up their sixth-straight victory thanks to a career-best performance from Florida guard Nina Rickards. Florida is now 8-1, following its first true-road win of …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Set to Take on Dayton
On Sunday, the Gators women’s basketball team (7-1) hits the road to take on the Dayton Flyers (0-7). Tip off is set for 1 p.m. The Gators and Flyers have faced each other three times in program history, and Florida has won all three matchups. The teams faced off last …
Read More »Florida Gators Prepare for the Furman Paladins
On Monday night, Gators women’s basketball (3-1) hosts the Furman Paladins (2-2) in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center at 6 p.m. Head coach Kelly Rae Finley and her team look to tack on another win and create a winning streak after beating Bethune-Cookman on Friday, Nov. 18. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1594714754345422848 Gators push …
Read More »FEATURE: Alberte Rimdal’s Move from Denmark to the Gators
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. When Alberte Rimdal committed to the University of Florida, the first Danish player to play for the program, she was already an accomplished scorer. But few could have predicted how large a role she would play on …
Read More »Kelly Rae Finley Talks Gator Women’s Hoops Team
Gator women’s basketball head coach Kelly Rae Finley is coming off one of the most impressive runs seasons in recent school history. Finley was promoted to head coach after assuming the role of interim head coach, last season. Last year, the team went 21-11 overall in the season going 10-6 …
Read More »Taliyah Wyche Talks Gator Women’s Basketball
Forward for the Florida Gators women’s basketball team and incoming sophomore, Taliyah Wyche, spoke with Steve Russell this morning on Gainesville’s Sports Scene about her team, her latest season with the Gators, and her sister. With many topics being touched in a short amount of time, Wyche had much to …
Read More »The Mike Peterson Foundation Helps Students in Alachua County
The Mike Peterson Foundation continues to positively impact Alachua County through the efforts of Gator Nation. Gator great Mike Peterson is back home at Gainesville under a new title; assistant coach of the outside linebackers. Since returning, he has been making moves off the football field through the Mike Peterson …
Read More »Gator Sports Update
Gators Basketball Headed to Charlotte The Florida Gators men’s and women’s basketball teams head to Charlotte in December to participate in the inaugural Jumpman invitational event. This event features teams from the original Jordan Brand schools: Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan. The matchups are set as both Gator teams …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Season Ends With First Round Exit
The 2021-22 season for the Florida Gators women’s basketball program comes to an end after being bounced out of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday. In their first trip to March Madness since 2016, the Gators lose to UFC 69-52. With the win, the Knights move on to the next round to …
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