To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. What makes someone a good leader in basketball? Their ability to rally their teammates? Having a high basketball IQ? Leading by example on and off the court? All of these traits seem important in such a role, …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Dominates Saint Leo In Exhibition Game
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated the Saint Leo University Lions 110-46 in an exhibition matchup last night. Florida controlled every aspect of this game from the opening tipoff until the final buzzer. After taking a massive 33-7 lead in the first quarter, the Gators kept their foot on …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Picked To Finish Seventh In SEC By Coaches
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team has been projected to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference this upcoming season. A poll of coaches across the SEC has the Gators picked to finish in the middle of the pack. This comes after a strong 2021-22 campaign that saw Florida finish with …
Read More »Gators Drops Back-to-Back on the Road
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team failed to capture the win in their final road game of the season. The Orange and Blue were no match for Vanderbilt, losing Thursday, 63-59, at Memorial Gymnasium. As they did in their last outing against LSU, the Gators late-game rally came up just …
Read More »Three SEC Players Drafted In Top Ten To WNBA
This week the WNBA held its second virtual draft in preparation for its 25th season. Three of the overall nine SEC players made it into the top ten of the draft including Chelsea Dungee, Jasmine Walker, and Rennia Davis. The WNBA announced that their 2021 season will begin May 14 …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball without Lavender Briggs for remainder of season
Florida women’s basketball will be without their leading scorer, Lavender Briggs, for the remainder of the season. Head coach Cameron Newbauer announced the sophomore guard will miss the rest of the season due to a foot injury on Monday. Briggs has been battling with a foot injury over the course …
Read More »Intensity Ramping Up for Newbauer, Gators Women’s Hoops
After beginning practice in October, the Gators Women’s Basketball team is gearing up for the regular season. With their first game on Nov. 25 against Grambling State, Head Coach Cam Newbauer is increasing the intensity at practice. Newbauer spoke to the media Monday to discuss the upcoming season and an …
Read More »Coach Newbauer talks Gator women’s hoops new players and season
The Gators women’s basketball team finished there season dead even with a record of 15-15. In conference play, however, they over 6-10. In this third season with Florida, Cam Newbauer and his team have improved every season. Now during the stay-at-home orders, coach and the team reflect on the season …
Read More »SEC Match-up: Gator Women’s Basketball Comes up Short To South Carolina 96-77
The Florida women’s basketball team falls at home to 11th ranked South Carolina 96-77 on Sunday. The Gators In Sunday’s match-up, the Gators played for a cause and wore their pink jersey for the first time all season. They dedicated this game to supporting, Play4kay cancer survivors. The Gators got …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet Sixteen, all No. 1’s are in
In the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, all the No. 1 seeds are alive. Meanwhile, two lower seeds got their spot in the Sweet Sixteen. The No. 1 seeds In the Albany region, No. 1 UConn defeated No. 9 Quinnipiac, 71-46 on Monday. UConn will face No. 5 Duke on Saturday. …
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