The No.7-seed Florida Gators lacrosse team defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
The Florida Gators women's track and field team took home the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship Saturday as they achieved 10 podium finishes this weekend. Head coach Mike Holloway earned his 16th conference championship at UF, 13th in track and field.
Florida (31-18, 12-14) lost to Missouri (26-21, 8-18) 3-5 Saturday. The Gators led early before running out of gas in the fifth inning.
No. 1 Arkansas (42-9, 19-5) wreaked havoc for the No. 5 Gators (43-16, 13-11) in the bottom of the fourth inning, changing the trajectory of the game.
The No. 2-seeded Gators (26-2, 12-0) defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels (18-9, 9-3) at The Ring Friday to capture an Elite Eight berth, 4-0. Florida entered the match off dominating performances in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, eliminating Miami and New Orleans last weekend.
In a game that wasn’t close early on, Florida (31-18, 12-13) wiped the floor with the Mizzou Tigers (25-21, 7-18), 13-1.
North Carolina proved to be too much for Florida to handle, as the Gators were eliminated from postseason contention following a 4-0 defeat.
Graduate guard Kyle Lofton committed and signed with UF Friday. The former guard for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will provide the Gators with elite ball-handling and facilitating after their recent losses of players at the position, including former Gators Tyree Appleby and Brandon McKissic.
Led by sophomore midfielder Ashley Gonzalez, the orange and blue managed to send the Bears packing as they await the winner of Jacksonville and Stanford.
The No. 5 Gators (42-15, 13-11 SEC) dominated No. 4 Kentucky (35-17, 13-11 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday, posting nine runs on 11 hits.
For the second time in program history, the women’s track and field team took home the crown as the 2022 SEC Indoor National Champions.
In her return, the fifth-seeded Gators (42-15, 13-11 SEC) prevailed over No. 12 Texas A&M (28-25, 6-18 SEC) with a 4-1 win.
The following two days following their round one performance only consisted in frustrating finishes to a close fiery end to their season as the Gators were one stroke away from a championship berth, placing fifth.
Starting pitcher redshirt freshman Tyler Nesbitt did just that, working four scoreless innings before passing the torch to his relief to finish the night. The Gators (30-18, 11-13) blanked the ‘Cats (21-27, 15-9), 7-0.
The No. 16-seed Gators (21-6, 10-3 SEC) claimed state bragging rights following a statement-making, 4-1 victory over the Seminoles (15-11, 6-7 ACC) Sunday.
Florida (29-18, 11-13) defeated the Bulldogs (25-23, 9-15) 6-2 Sunday in a game that came down to the final two innings and some late-stage heroics from sophomore second baseman Sterlin Thompson.
With the help of a six-run ninth inning, the Gators (28-18, 10-13 SEC) topped the Mississippi State Bulldogs (25-21, 9-14 SEC) in a 9-3 thriller.
Putting up the second-best Heptathlon performance in collegiate history, Hall will now join two other Gator greats, Grant Holloway and Christian Taylor, on Team USA this summer to compete in the 2022 World Champions.
Shelton had his team prepared to play as No-2 seeded Florida (25-2, 12-0 SEC) knocked the Canes (17-10, 5-7 ACC) out of the tournament Saturday, 4-0, and secured its sixth-straight Round of 16 berth.
The Florida Gators lacrosse team (15-4, 5-0 AAC) took home the American Athletic Conference Tournament crown after beating the Vanderbilt Commodores (11-7, 3-2 AAC)18-7 at Johnson Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.
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