In a meet 330 days in the making, Florida walked away from the Carolina Challenge T-third place with four victories.
The No.8 women and No.5 men won 215-84 and 158-142, respectively.
In total, 24 of UF’s contests will be played outside the SEC.
Payne’s dominance belied the key to Florida’s success against the Bulldogs, scoring 52 points in the paint en route to a 92-84 victory Saturday night.
Expectations are high for the Gators as last season was cut short, leaving them with a 6-2 record.
Skaggs snatched the all-around meet title, carrying Florida to another top-10 victory.
A win on Saturday is important in escaping mid-table congestion in the SEC and avoiding any blemishes before a looming Selection Sunday.
This meet will be the Gators’ first competition since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 season.
The No. 8 women’s team and No. 5 men’s team are facing No. 23 Auburn.
Florida will compete in 17 regular season games, but the first eight will be on the road.
Eleven graduating Gators were called up to the pool walkway Wednesday.
The Gators depth shined through Tuesday and was the driving force behind one of Florida's biggest upsets.
Florida will only play two games against the Seminoles this season after the Jacksonville contest set for March 30 was canceled Thursday.
With eight conference games remaining, Florida women’s basketball looks to continue its winning streak heading into the SEC Tournament.
The Gators will take on the Razorbacks at 8 p.m. Friday.
No. 9 Florida (2-0) will play Arizona (2-0) in their fourth meeting after No. 14 Oklahoma State withdraws due to COVID-19 concerns.
UF walked away with a 176-74 victory over the Ospreys to push its all-time record to 2-0.
Briggs becomes the first UF women’s basketball player to win SEC Player of the Week since 2018.
Without Scottie Lewis and Colin Castleton, Florida got back into the win column Tuesday night behind a furious awakening from Omar Payne.
After a month long break, the women’s swim and dive team will face off against UNF Ospreys.
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