Through the first two days of the NCAA Gainesville Regional, the Gator softball team has made it look easy. A day after shutting out Alabama State, the Florida Gator softball team (55-5) shut out the UCF Knights (37-21) 5-0. The Gators were the visiting team in Saturday’s contest. Outfielder Amanda Lorenz scored …
Read More »Gator Women’s Tennis Blasts Through the First Round of The NCAA Tournament
After not playing a match since late April, The Gator women’s tennis team showed no signs of rust and came out strong in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a dominant win against South Carolina State at home on Friday. The Gators set the tone right away with a …
Read More »Kris Jenkins’ Buzzer-Beater Lifted Villanova Over North Carolina In National Championship Game
On Monday night, Villanova stunned North Carolina and the Wildcats earned themselves its first national title since 1985. With 4.7 seconds left in the National Championship game, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats were all knotted up at 74 points apiece. But in a blink of an eye, confetti showered …
Read More »National Championship Preview: North Carolina to Face Villanova
The National Championship game is set. No. 1 seed North Carolina will take on No. 2 seed Villanova. The Tar Heels will be playing in their 10th national championship and first since winning it in 2009 while the Wildcats will be playing in their third national championship and first since winning it in …
Read More »North Carolina Earns 19th Final Four Appearance
The Eastern Regional finals wrapped up Sunday night with No. 1 North Carolina defeating No. 6 Notre Dame with the Tar Heels defeating the Fighting Irish 88-74. Notre Dame made Carolina work for this historic win. The Irish led the Tar Heels for the beginning of the first half, but it wasn’t until there was …
Read More »Sooners Advance to Final Four
For the fifth time in school history and the first time since 2002, the Oklahoma Sooners are in the Final Four. The Sooners defeated the Oregon Ducks 80-68 to win the West Region. Buddy Hield was sensational as he scored 37 points on 65 percent shooting while making eight three-pointers. He has …
Read More »Villanova Final Four-bound After Cutting Down South Region Nets
No 2-seeded Villanova came into the Elite Eight match-up against top seeded Kansas as the underdog, but that mattered little as the Wildcats were the ones cutting down the nets once the final whistle had been blown. Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, and Ryan Arcidiacono all scored 13 points in a well-balanced …
Read More »NCAA Sweet 16 Preview: Orange Look to Stay Sweet Against Zags
Two programs ripe with tradition and NCAA tournament experience, Syracuse and Gonzaga, were both very close to not even making the big dance this season. The Bulldogs needed a WCC tournament championship against rival Saint Mary’s to clinch an automatic bid, while the Orange somehow squeezed into the field despite dropping …
Read More »NCAA Sweet Sixteen Preview: Miami vs. Villanova
Today marks the start of the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen and the South Region semifinal kicks off in Louisville between Villanova (31-5) and Miami (27-7). The Wildcats entered the tournament seeded No. 1 last year, this year they sit at No. 2 while Miami is right behind as the No. 3 seed. On top …
Read More »PREVIEW: Florida Prepares For George Washington, 3rd Round of NIT
The Florida Gators are just one win away from reaching the illustrious final four. While it might not be in the NCAA Tournament, a win over George Washington on Wednesday night will propel the Gators to Madison Square Garden in New York City to play in the semi-finals of the …
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