As the regular season comes to an end, there are still three games that are important for the Southeastern Conference on Sunday. Here is what you should know: No. 6 South Carolina v. No. 15 Kentucky (2 p.m. EST ESPN) The South Carolina Gamecocks (26-3, 14-1 SEC) are set to …
Read More »Legendary coach Tara Vanderveer announces her retirement
Longtime Sanford women’s basketball coach Tara Vanderveer announced her retirement Tuesday. Accomplishments With such an accomplished person where do you even start? Why not begin with the fact Vanderveer was inducted into the Naismith’s Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Beside the pro’s Vanderveer has been a successful coach …
Read More »St. Petersburg Breaks 7-Game Losing Streak By Beating Santa Fe College
By Kennedy Lerner and Heather McKenzie The St. Petersburg College Titans broke their seven-game losing streak Wednesday by beating the Santa Fe College Saints 76-67 in women’s basketball. Rapid-Fire Start The Saints (13-14) came out strong by putting the first points on the board. However, the visiting Titans (5-23) got …
Read More »Florida To Honor Seniors Correa, Dut, Broughton On Sunday Vs. Auburn
Senior Day for the Florida Gators women’s basketball team is Sunday at the O’Connell Center against the Auburn Tigers. Florida, at 14-12, 5-9 SEC before its 7 p.m. game Thursday at Alabama, will honor starting forward Faith Dut and guards Leilani Correa and Zippy Broughton. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1762905489476554881 Leilani Correa’s Dominance Despite …
Read More »Fourth-Quarter Surge Pushes Hawthorne Girls Basketball Past P.K. Yonge
The Hawthorne girls basketball team improved to 15-3 after beating P.K. Yonge 46-33 Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive win. The Hornets outscored the Blue Wave 19-5 in the fourth quarter to secure the win at the P.K. Yonge gym. A Defensive Start The game started out as a defensive …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Take on Bethune-Cookman
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team will host their second game of the regular season Thursday night against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1722611394489770330 The Gators are 1-0, while Bethune is 0-1. In Gators’ history, the team has never lost to the Wildcats in their eight matchups since 1992. They last played …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Releases Non-Conference Schedule
Coach Kelly Rae Finley and her women’s basketball team have released their official non-conference schedule. Coach Finley entered her freshman year at the head coach position during Florida’s 2021-2022 women’s basketball season. They had a 19-15 overall record, which included two impressive wins during the 2023 St. Pete Showcase. While …
Read More »Nina Rickards Set to Transfer
Guard Nina Rickards announced her plans to transfer from the University of Florida on Tuesday. Rickards posted her farewell on Twitter Tuesday morning and she joins fellow senior KK Deans as the second Gator to enter the portal this offseason. https://twitter.com/NinaRickards_15/status/1643249142032998400?s=20 Background Rickards was born in Queens, New York, where …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Hosts Texas A&M
It’s a special night as the Gator women’s basketball team hosts the Texas A&M Aggies on National Girls and Women in Sports Night. The SEC matchup starts at 6 p.m. in the O’Connell Center. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1620847283775340545?s=20&t=Zi_b0v560GRpm-fTp2QEBQ Florida Looks to Defeat the Aggies Again Florida has a 13-8 overall record and are …
Read More »Santa Fe Survives Thriller vs Miami Dade to Kick off the Best Western Gateway Grand Classic
The Santa Fe Women’s basketball team picked up right where they left off against TCC, with a win against Miami Dade College Sharks Friday night. This game came down to the wire, with Santa Fe winning 85-77 to move to 4-2 on the season, and 1-0 to start the tournament. …
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