The Florida Women’s basketball team is 6-2 as the first half of the season is winding down. The Gators played in the Arizona State Classic this past weekend against the Long Beach State 49ers and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Long Beach State took an …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Preps For Season-Opener In Jacksonville
With Friday quickly approaching, that means the countdown for the return of basketball season has reached single digits. Gator women’s basketball returns to the hardwood on Friday at 5 p.m. to take on the South Alabama. Florida’s hardwood is still under construction, so these Gators will play in Jacksonville, at …
Read More »A Full-Court Press On Gator Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amanda Butler
GAINESVILLE, Fla—The half-time buzzer sounds off. She looks up at the scoreboard one more time, walks towards the tunnel as she high-fives Gator fans of all ages who are eagerly leaning over the rails screaming, “Go Gators” and then she’s headed to coach up her team for second-half play. This …
Read More »NCAAW TOURNAMENT: Gators’ Season-Long Chomp Allows Them To Go Dancing
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) …
Read More »UF Women’s Hoops Slides Past Auburn in Regular Season Finale
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 …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Defeats LSU, Gets Regular-Season Sweep
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 …
Read More »PREVIEW: Gator Women’s Basketball Eyes Are On The LSU Tigers
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. …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Sends Commodores Sailing Away
GAINESVILLE, Fla—The 22nd ranked Florida women’s basketball team beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 79-67 in Gainesville Thursday night. The Commodores marched into town holding a decade of dominance over Florida; the Gators had not beaten the Commodores at home since 2006. But all that would change on this night. Both teams traded baskets and the …
Read More »PREVIEW: No.22 UF Women’s Basketball Looks To Rebound In Hosting Vanderbilt
This past Sunday, the Florida women’s basketball team had its worst statistical game of the season and Auburn took complete advantage of the situation. The Tigers defeated the Gators 80-58 in a fashion that left Auburn fans saying, see you later, alligators. Florida’s head coach, Amanda Butler says the Gators are looking at …
Read More »No. 16 UF Women’s Hoops Not Able To Overcome The Auburn Tigers’ Roar
AUBURN, Al— On Sunday afternoon, the Gators took a road trip to the Auburn Arena for a Valentine’s Day match-up, but no love for Florida as they were left defeated. The unranked Auburn Tigers roared past the 16th ranked Florida Gators, 80-58. Florida got off to a hot start after …
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