The Back Nine comes at you after a weird weekend that featured a little bit of everything, including much needed rain drops. 10. Let us start with baseball — although there are about four things I could have started with — but baseball got a much-needed series win at the …
Read More »Davies Delivers In Double OT To Advance UF Lacrosse To NCAA Quarterfinals
Kaitlyn Davies had the fate of her team’s NCAA run in her hands in double overtime against Stanford on Sunday afternoon. UF redshirt freshman attacker Frannie Hahn scooped up the ball and found Davies in front of the net. The junior midfielder then shot the ball past Stanford junior goalkeeper …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse Takes On Stanford In NCAA Second-Round Match
Florida’s No. 4 lacrosse team continues its quest to return to the national semifinals today at 11 a.m. against No. 10 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The Gators (18-2), on a 15-game winning streak and seeking their fourth quarterfinals appearance in …
Read More »No.4-Seeded Florida Lacrosse Rides 14-Game Winning Streak Into NCAA tourney
The No.4-seeded Florida lacrosse team hosts Mercer in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Both teams are coming off strong victories last weekend. The Gators (17-2, 5-0 Big 12) are on a 14-game winning streak after securing the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Softball’s Falby Flashes Leather
The Back Nine comes at you with this really sad feeling that we are closing in on the end of college sports for another academic season. Of course, we do have three of the four Majors left. 10. Let’s start off today talking about what softball was able to do …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Yes, Florida Men’s Basketball Did Win National Championship
The Back Nine comes at you after another perfect weekend in Gainesville. Remember this when it’s July and you can cook bacon on the roof of your car. 10. In the last few days I have had multiple people say this to me, “I wake up every morning and wonder …
Read More »No. 4 Florida Lacrosse Clinches At least Share Of Big 12 Regular-Season Title
After holding Stetson to a season-best just four goals Tuesday night, the No. 4 Florida lacrosse team reached a record against Cincinnati a few days later by only allowing two goals in clinching at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title. The Gators (14-2, 4-0 Big 12) defeated …
Read More »Ready, Set, Chomp: UF Weekend Sports Preview
UF is preparing to chomp the athletic competition as some reptiles get ready to rumble. The Gators will continue to compete in several sports this week and throughout the weekend. Baseball The Gators baseball team (25-14, 4-11 SEC) will play in a series at Mississippi State (23-14, 5-10) from Friday …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse’s Captains Bragg, Davies Named Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominees
No. 4 Florida lacrosse’s Theresa Bragg and Kaitlyn Davies were both named Tewaaraton Top-25 nominees Thursday. Their nomination marked the 14th consecutive season the Gators have had a player on the top-25 list (besides 2020). The captains were selected from a watch list of 73 athletes. UF is one of …
Read More »Florida’s Defensive Wall: Bragg, Finnelle Earn Big 12 Weekly Awards
As the No. 4 Florida lacrosse team earned a 2-0 record last week, two Gators received Big 12 weekly honors on Tuesday afternoon. Junior defender Theresa Bragg is the Big 12 Defender of the Week and redshirt junior goalkeeper Elyse Finnelle is the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week. The two …
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