A late surge by the Florida women’s basketball team pushes them pass Vanderbilt in a 53-52 nail-bitter to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, The Gators trailed for nearly the entire game but back-to-back free throws by junior guard Nina Rickards gave the Gators the lead at the …
Read More »Gator Hoops: The Week Ahead (March 2nd)
Florida did exactly what it had to do in its last two games, but it also found out about how fickle the NET Rankings can be. Even though the SEC Network announcers were talking about Florida getting a Quad 1 win Tuesday night and probably punching their ticket, by the …
Read More »Fabian, Milchin Shine As Gator Baseball Routs FAMU
The lights of Florida Ball Park flickered as Jud Fabian ran home, celebrating his second home run of the season. Three pitches and one at-bat later, second baseman Sterlin Thompson homered to right field. From left to right field, respectively, the Florida baseball squad (8-2) took a 2-0 lead over …
Read More »Florida Softball Handed First Loss of the Season by Southern Miss
The fourth-ranked Florida Gator softball team (16-1) lost its first game of the season to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-5) Wednesday night, losing 5-4. Costly Mistakes Hurts Florida Pitching The Gators started freshman Lexi Delbrey in the circle against Southern Miss on Wednesday. Delbrey would go six innings and …
Read More »Gators Baseball Dominates UNF and Wins 11-2
In Florida’s sixth win in a row, the Gators baseball team put on an offensive showcase as it beat UNF by a score of 11-2. Once it got going, the offense never took its foot off the gas and the defense never allowed the Ospreys to stay in the game. …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Escapes Nashville with a 82-78 win over Vanderbilt
The Florida men’s basketball team keeps its hopes for an NCAA Tournament berth alive with a come from behind 82-78 win over Vanderbilt in Nashville. Gators Men’s Basketball (19-11, SEC 9-8) This was the second meeting of the year between the two teams as back in January in Gainesville the …
Read More »Gators Face Must Win Against Vandy
The final week of the college basketball regular season is upon us and the Gators have a critical week ahead. They enter the week among the “Next Four Out” in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology, needing two wins to have any chance of making the tournament. It starts tonight as they face …
Read More »A Five-Year Commitment for Finley and the Gators
A sight of laughs, hugs and applauds ended with a group photo marking Monday, February 28, a day to remember for the Florida Gators Women’s basketball program. The locker room, a sacred place, was the platform for athletic director Scott Strickland landing a bombshell decision. A top-five finish in the …
Read More »Florida Baseball at UNF Preview
Coming off a strong weekend and a series sweep of Georgia State where they outscored the Panthers 29-6, the Gator baseball team is looking stronger each game. The number 14 ranked Gators improved to a 6-2 record and have a five-game winning streak. The Gators will travel to the Harmon …
Read More »Florida promotes Kelly Rae Finely
After a historic regular season, Kelly Rae Finley has earned her flowers. Florida announced Monday it has promoted the interim coach full-time. The Associated Press reports Finely has agreed to a five-year deal with the school. Notably, she has served as interim coach in the wake of former coach Cameron …
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