Florida exacts revenge for first loss of season
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 8, 2014After being shutout by Ole Miss to open up Southeastern Conference play on Friday, Florida evened the series Saturday.
After being shutout by Ole Miss to open up Southeastern Conference play on Friday, Florida evened the series Saturday.
Florida made it onto the scoreboard at the Dizney Stadium on Saturday within the blink of an eye. Just 20 seconds after Florida controlled the opening draw of the game, junior midfielder Shannon Gilroy scored the first goal of the game. Gilroy followed up that performance with a second goal just two minutes later, extending Florida’s lead to 2-0.
Florida’s dominant win over South Carolina on Saturday served as a preview of sorts, as UF prepares for a slate of ten Southeastern Conference opponents before beginning the SEC tournament in April.
After No. 1 Florida sealed an 84-65 win against No. 25 Kentucky in the O’Connell Center on Saturday, senior forward Will Yeguete hoisted a sign that read “18-0 and more to go.”
On Friday, the third time was the charm for Kentucky.
Casey Turgeon handed Florida (8-6) a 1-0 walk-off victory in its series opener against Connecticut (4-6) on Friday night at McKethan Stadium.
After starting the season with 22 straight wins, No. 1 Florida had trouble at the plate when it started its Southeastern Conference schedule against Ole Miss on Friday.
Alaina Johnson outdid herself in her final meet in the O’Connell Center on Friday.
A well-rounded effort on Thursday afternoon propelled Florida to a 71-67 win over Mississippi State in its first game of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Michael Frazier II had a career day as he carried the Gators on offense Tuesday night.
Florida (7-6) won its first home-away-from-home game 4-2 against Southern Mississippi (6-7) at Bayfront Stadium in Pensacola on Tuesday night.
Stephanie Tofft shifted the momentum for No. 1 Florida in the fourth inning against Boston College on Tuesday.
It was an ice-cold and windy kind of day in Baltimore at Loyola University Maryland on Tuesday.
J.D. Tomlinson and Florida men’s golf finally have something to smile about.
For the first time in a long time, Florida positively responded to adversity.
The suspect in this morning's Leigh Hall stabbing has died after police shot him as he ran at them with a hatchet.
Florida’s offense continued to struggle bringing in runs in the final game of its home tournament on Sunday.
Despite a valiant effort against a physically superior team, Florida came up short on Senior Day in Gainesville against No. 17 Texas A&M, 83-72.
Brianna Morgan has made a steady climb in her sophomore campaign.
The Gators left the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic on Sunday the same way they entered it — undefeated.