The Florida women’s basketball team fell 63 to 56 in a hard fought battle against the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday in Tallahassee. Redshirt senior Funda Nakkasoglu led the Gators, scoring 21 points, including six from beyond the arc. Delicia Washington added 11 points shooting 5-for-6 in the final quarter. …
Read More »Preview: Gators Look to Bounce Back against Charleston Southern in Home Opener
After an 81-60 blowout loss to Florida State, the Gators will try and get their first win of the season on Friday night against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. Florida Looking for Improvement on Offense Not much went well for the Gators offensively on Tuesday in Tallahassee. Coach Mike White told …
Read More »Seminoles Dominate Gators in Season Opener
The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team defeated the Florida Gators 81-60, the fifth straight time the Seminoles have beaten the Gators. PJ Savoy led the Seminoles with 20 points, while Trent Forrest added 13 points and five assists. Deaundrae Ballard paced the Gators with 13 points on 5 of …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Faces Tough Road Test Against No. 17 Florida State
The Florida Men’s Basketball team will take on the 17th-ranked Florida State Seminoles in a highly-anticipated season opener. The Gators haven’t defeated their in-state rivals since 2013-14, when Billy Donovan, Scottie Wilbekin, Patric Young and Casey Prather led the team to a Final Four berth. After leading the team to …
Read More »Miami Hosts Florida State in ACC Battle
The Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles could not have had worse starts to the season. The Hurricanes endured an absolute beat-down by the LSU Tigers, while the Seminoles got dominated by the Virginia Tech Hokies. Miami has bounced back with four straight victories, but Florida State has struggled mightily …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Prepares for New Season under Newbauer
The University of Florida women’s basketball team is just over one month away from their first game of the season. The Gators will kick things off at home against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 6. Five days later, the Gators will travel to Tallahassee to face in-state rivals Florida State. Last Season …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Travels to FSU For Annual In-State Rivalry Game
The No. 11 Florida Gators are coming into the Sunshine Showdown after taking two out of three matches in the Lumberjack Invitational. In 2017, Florida defeated the Seminoles 3-0 at home. Rachael Kramer was the star of the night as she had 10 kills with five blocks. Paige Hammons also contributed …
Read More »Kramer, Carlton and Gators Volleyball Learning from Experiences
Behind Rachael Kramer and Holly Carlton, the Florida Gators volleyball team are working through their growing pains to meet their potential. Roster Turnover On a team with six true freshmen, two sophomores and three redshirt sophomores, learning experiences are to be expected. The team has nine returning players from the 2017 team …
Read More »NCAA Women’s College World Series: Florida Takes on UCLA in Game 2
The second-seeded Florida softball team will face three-seed UCLA in the winners’ bracket of the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Friday evening. The Gators 11-3 run-rule win against the Georgia Bulldogs came after going down 2-0 in the first inning. However, starting pitcher Aleshia Ocasio (23-7) gave Florida the …
Read More »No. 5 Florida Defeats No. 8 Florida State in Midweek Pitching Battle
The fifth-ranked Gators softball team defeated the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles 5-1 at home Wednesday. In a pitching battle, Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill (22-1) edged FSU pitcher Meghan King (14-6) with 10 strikeouts in 98 pitches. Amanda Lorenz is celebrating her 21st birthday with a win after scoring off …
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