The No. 10 Gators (18-2, 6-0 AAC) avenged their most recent loss resoundingly Friday evening, cruising to a 17-8 win over North Carolina (10-7, 6-3 ACC) in the First Round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Tournament.
Due to poor weather conditions, the Gators softball quarterfinals matchup against the No. 7-seed Georgia was postponed to Friday morning. After an hour and a half delay, both teams endured a seven inning battle.
No. 15 Florida placed 13th in the SEC tournament and failed to claim the top-8 mark to qualify for match play in the quarterfinals.
The Florida Gators women’s golf team’s regular season was defined by tournament wins and top-five finishes. UF carried itself with one-on-one victories over top-ranked teams in the country. However, Florida finished seventh in the 12-team NCAA Regional and failed to advance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The Alachua County Public Schools district office was packed with student athletes, coaches and speech language pathologists ahead of the May 7 school board meeting.
Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at UF Wednesday morning about ongoing campus protests in solidarity with Gaza across the state and country.
The Florida baseball team put together an strong pitching performance to come away with a midweek win against USF.
The dean of UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be stepping down from his position effective June 30, according to a UF news release.
On a runway clad with whimsical florals and woodland imagery, decorated stars took to the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to attend yesterday’s 2024 Met Gala. Renowned as “fashion’s biggest night,” A-listers arrived at the coveted event donning unique haute couture inspired by “The Garden of Time” dress code.
Newberry Elementary School will apply to become a public charter school under the Yes Newberry initiative. Of the three Newberry schools considered for conversion, Newberry Elementary was the only school to pass the parent vote.
The No. 14 Florida Gators fell to No. 22 Miami Hurricanes Sunday, ending their duel season in the Round of 32.
Erickson’s double led the Gators (43-12, 18-7 SEC) to record back-to-back walk-off wins and sweep Texas A&M (39-12, 15-9 SEC) 11-3 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday.
Gators relievers Ryan Slater and Cade Fisher surrendered a combined 11 runs in the sixth inning. Tennessee added three more runs in the seventh inning and run-ruled the Florida Gators 16-3 Saturday at Condron Family Ballpark.
Florida junior Alicia Dudeney was on her game, besting Morris in straight-sets, and ultimately, earning the winning point in the No. 14 Gators (17-8, 11-2 SEC) 4-0 first round win against Stetson (15-7, 10-0 ASUN) Saturday.
The No. 9 Florida lacrosse team (17-2) experienced deja vu Saturday after defeating 18th-ranked James Madison (13-5) 21-11 in the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second year in a row.
Despite the Gators leading 8-3 after the fourth inning, the Aggies offense responded and brought the game to an 8-8 tie. Leavitt kept the Gators scoreless and allowed just three hits until Florida bounced back in extra innings to deliver a thrilling finish.
Florida and No. 3 Tennessee played a doubleheader Friday. The Gators (24-22, 10-13 SEC) split the two-game slate against the Volunteers (38-9, 16-7 SEC).
The Gators (41-12, 16-7 SEC) two-run frame defeated Texas A&M (39-10, 15-7 SEC) 2-1 to clinch Game 1 of the series.
The No. 23-ranked Florida Gators men’s tennis team (13-12, 6-6 SEC) faced off against the UCF Knights (19-5, 4-3 Big 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In a dramatic finish, the Knights knocked off the Gators 4-3 to advance to the next round of the tournament.
The Gators lacrosse team advanced to the AAC Tournament Final after defeating Vanderbilt 17-8, Thursday. The AAC Final is at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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