The WNBA draft was in person in New York City for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through three rounds, 12 teams selected a total of 36 eligible athletes. The First WNBA Draft Pick While the Washington Mystics won the 2022 WNBA draft lottery, they traded …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Heads to SEC Quarterfinals
The Florida Gators Women’s Basketball team makes their way to the SEC Quarterfinals after defeating Vanderbilt by one-point, 53-52, in the second round of the tournament. The emotional win will allow the Gators to play Ole Miss in hopes of earning a semifinal spot. Looking Back at the Second Round …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball host Missouri for Senior Day
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team (20-8) is hosting the Missouri Tigers (17-11) this Sunday at noon. The Gators are coming into the game ranked 15th in the nation but have lost back-to-back SEC road games. The Tigers are in the middle of the pack in the SEC and need …
Read More »Finley on Fire: UF/UGA Preview
Interim head coach Kelly Rae Finley looks to take Gator women’s basketball to the next level. #Rankthem Kelly Rae Finley was not handed much when she received the interim head coach position. Under the shadow of a massive coaching scandal and inheriting a team who’s last winning record was 2016, …
Read More »Florida Gators Women’s Basketball Prepares for No. 11 LSU
After defeating No. 23 Kentucky, 77-52, on Thursday, the Florida Gators are entering their home game against the No. 11 LSU Tigers, looking to gain another ranked win. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1484366167040921606 Mulkey and Her Squad This LSU team has made quite a statement with Coach Kim Mulkey. Mulkey decided to leave Baylor …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Takes On Dayton
Florida women’s basketball will start a three-game homestand on Wednesday when they host the the Atlantic 10 preseason favorites, Dayton. This will mark the third meeting between the Gators and Flyers, with UF holding a 2-0 series lead. The last time Florida played Dayton was in the first found of …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Set to Play USC Upstate
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team has had a pretty successful start to the season. While having a record of 3-2, the Gators statistically have been shutting down opponents for the most part. Tonight, the Gators will be facing a USC Upstate Spartans team that has had solid start to …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Shoot for 2-2 Record
The 1-2 Gator women’s basketball team is set to play the 0-3 Wofford Terriers Monday at 4:30 p.m. Shaky start for Wofford Wofford started off the season fairly weak with a 80-48 loss against College of Charleston. Junior forward Lilly Hatton led the team in points with only 12 and …
Read More »ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look: Na’Haviya Paxton
Lexi Carson and Chance Thyhsen contributed to this story Welcome to ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look. In this episode, we are telling the story of rising star, Na’Haviya Paxton. Paxton is a 5’7 junior point guard hailing from Columbia High School girls basketball in Lake City, Florida, and she currently has …
Read More »UConn Survives Against Baylor
Uconn Women’s Basketball is headed back to the Final Four for the 13th time in a row. But this one was a bit closer than normal. No. 2 Baylor closed the gap to one with seconds left, but it was too late to forge the comeback against the No. 1 …
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