Gators lose to Alabama despite Smith’s career-high performance
After trailing by as much as 17 points, star guard Kiara Smith made her eighth basket of the night in transition to bring the Gators within six points of the lead.
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After trailing by as much as 17 points, star guard Kiara Smith made her eighth basket of the night in transition to bring the Gators within six points of the lead.
After battling back from a 16-point deficit, Florida corralled an offensive rebound and dished the ball to guard Danielle Rainey, who knocked down her fifth three-pointer of the night and clawed her team back to a one-possession ball game.
Star Florida guards Lavender Briggs and Kiara Smith average 38.8 points combined per conference game, which lands each player inside the top 10 in points per SEC game.
With 0.7 seconds left and a 57-57 tie in the fourth, Florida guard Kiara Smith hit what she and the entire Gators bench considered an off-balance, one-handed game-winning layup.
Florida’s overreliance on the consistent production of star guards Lavender Briggs and Kiara Smith is beginning to haunt the team.
After recording its sixth conference loss Thursday against Missouri, Florida intends to bounce back Sunday in Knoxville, taking on No. 20 Tennessee.
Florida put the ball in Lavender Briggs’ hands out of a timeout with slightly more than eight seconds left in the game.
After securing their first conference win against Auburn, the Gators the Gators hit the road for a Sunday matchup against Ole Miss.
Heading into its final eight games of the season, Florida sits 12th in the SEC standings after an uninspiring 1-5 start.
Florida guard Lavender Briggs was named SEC Player of the Week Tuesday after dropping a career-high 41 points on the road against No. 17 Arkansas last Thursday.
Thursday’s Florida game at Vanderbilt has been canceled after the Commodores chose to end their season Monday.
After a late comeback scare by Auburn, Florida guard Kiara Smith delivered a pair of clutch free throws and an exhilarating, fast-break layup down the stretch of the fourth quarter to tame the Tigers and secure the Gators’ first conference win of the season.
After a dominant, 25-point victory over UNF on Dec. 21, UF has endured a three-week dry patch.