Gators hold off Georgia, advance to SEC Tournament Quarterfinals
Winning games in March is about being able to survive and advance. That’s the exact opportunity presented to Florida on Thursday.
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Winning games in March is about being able to survive and advance. That’s the exact opportunity presented to Florida on Thursday.
Coming into the game against Alabama, Monday night, Florida looked to clinch the weekend series with a sweep. Despite back-to-back victories, the Crimson Tide defense kept the Gators off the scoreboard.
The Florida Gators men’s tennis team (6-6, 2-2 SEC) fell short to the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers (15-3, 4-0 SEC), Sunday afternoon. The Volunteers dominated the Gators from the first serve, winning the match 6-1.
Freshman Qavia Lopez faced a rocky start in her doubles matchup. But as the singles began, she knew this was her opportunity to turn the tide. In her opening set against senior Esther Adeshina, Lopez dominated offensively to cruise to an unanswered 6-0 win.
Florida was looking to cap off its 2024 regular season on a high-note while cruising to a victory over the 13th-placed team in the Southeastern Conference. However, 12 ties and 12 lead changes later, the Gators were in a battle.
No. 13 Gators softball (20-3, 1-0 SEC) took down the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (19-2, 0-1 SEC) in the first game of SEC opening weekend.
Gaels right-handed reliever Connor Linchey entered in the bottom of the third inning.
As the sun began to set on the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex, the No. 18 Florida Gators (5-7, 1-2 SEC) had a tall task to overcome in a 3-0 match deficit. With four third-set tiebreakers taking place, the Gators had to win all four matches against the No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs (8-3, 3-0 SEC) to win the overall match.
On Friday morning, about 45 people gathered outside Emerson Alumni Hall chanting “Get DeSantis out of our campus” and “The B-O-T has got to go” to protest UF’s recent firing of diversity, equity and inclusion positions.
In Greenville, South Carolina, the 2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament transformed into the Aliyah Matharu Show late on Thursday night. Matharu dropped a whopping 35 points on the Vanderbilt Commodores to power the Florida Gators women’s basketball team to an upset victory.
The No. 11 Gators lacrosse team (4-2) took down the University of California Davis (5-2) 21-7 in San Diego, California, Wednesday.
The Gators women’s basketball team was less than two minutes away from an opening-round victory in the 2024 SEC Tournament. Holding on to a 62-57 lead, Florida just needed to put one final nail in the coffin to bury the Missouri Tigers for good.
A Gainesville man surrendered to officers early Friday morning after allegedly killing a former UF student driving a scooter and fleeing the scene.
Florida men’s basketball is no stranger to desperately hanging on to second half leads. It’s been a common issue throughout SEC play, and the Gators’ matchup against Alabama was no different.
Faculty and students at UF have wondered what will happen to the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs since Gov. Ron DeSantis banned state DEI funding to Florida universities in May 2023. Nine months later, they have their answer.
Florida senior Sara Dahlstrom scored her biggest win of the season with a win against Texas A&M’s No. 29 sophomore Mia Kupres.
The No. 19 Florida Gators women’s tennis team (5-5, 1-0 SEC) were in desperate need of a win heading into its SEC opener, Friday night against the Louisiana State Tigers (7-3, 0-1 SEC).
The Florida softball pitching staff has been dominant all season. Led by a trio of freshmen, Keagan Rothrock, one of the freshmen, started in the circle in Game 1 of the team’s doubleheader Thursday.
On Feb. 7, around 50 students received an email whose first line read, “We appreciate how hard our faculty and students work, but it’s Malachowsky Hall, not Malachowsky Hotel.”
The Missouri Tigers came into the Stephen C. O’Connell Center without a win in conference play this season. But they had the Gators on their heals late in the game trailing by just four points with four minutes left.