Florida advances to second round of NCAA tournament after NC State sweep
By Shaine Davison | Dec. 6Florida swept NC State Friday night in the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Florida swept NC State Friday night in the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
When tennis players take the court for their first collegiate action, that moment often comes after over a decade of relentless training and, frequently, years of professional play. Those that have survived the rounds of cuts, sacrifice normalcy for that opportunity. Their commitment is unparalleled but at a cost. For Talia Neilson-Gatenby, that was her childhood.
In an arena full of fans chomping and chanting “air ball” after Virginia missed, No. 13 Florida beat UVA Wednesday night at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The victory improved Florida’s undefeated record to 9-0.
After a hectic last month on the recruiting trail, Billy Napier and Florida signs the No. 11 class in the nation.
Florida women’s basketball snapped a four-game losing streak on Monday night with a fiery performance across the board to secure a sizable 27-point win over Hofstra.
Following his daughter's birth, Walter Clayton Jr. made extensive efforts to spend as much time as possible with his family as he could while emerging as a standout for Florida basketball.
The Florida Gators football program has made all kinds of noise on the recruiting trail as of late. UF has flipped six recruits in the last week alone and currently has the No. 15 recruiting class in the country for 2025.
They will head to Lawrence, Kansas, where they will start the NCAA Tournament against NC State (16-12, 11-9 ACC). That first round matchup is set for Friday, Dec. 6th, at 5 p.m.
Jaela Auguste’s impressive freshman volleyball season at UF has been capped off with an SEC Freshman of the Year award, as well as nods for the All-SEC Second and SEC-All Freshman Teams.
The trajectory of the Florida football team has reached its highest level in the Billy Napier era. The Gators are fresh off a rivalry win against Florida State, marking the first time UF has defeated three straight FBS teams in Napier’s tenure.
The Florida Gators (6-5, 4-4 SEC) look to keep building on their momentum as they take on intense rival Florida State Seminoles (2-9, 1-7 ACC), who have won the last two meetings between the teams.
In its final regular season match of the regular season, Florida volleyball fell short in a four-set defeat against Georgia.
Head coach Todd Golden has preached throughout Florida’s young season that the Gators need to construct a full 40-minute performance from start to finish. Despite its undefeated record, there have been spurts in the early minutes and back end of games where UF has seemingly taken its foot off the gas.
The Gators concluded their St. Pete Showcase slate with a 77-72 loss to James Madison on Friday afternoon. The defeat brought UF’s recent losing skid to four consecutive games, marking a stark contrast from the Gators’ start to the season.
Despite its lowest scoring game this season, No. 18 Florida (7-0) held Wake Forest (6-2) to under 60 points in a 75-58 opening-round victory at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida.
Florida women’s basketball opened its weekend in the St. Pete Showcase with a narrow loss to the Tulane Green Wave.
South Carolina beat Florida in Columbia, ending a 10-game winning streak for the Gators.
Florida football head coach Billy Napier has been hot on the recruiting trail as of late, and that continued Monday with three new commits to UF’s 2025 class.
Throughout Saturday afternoon, Florida junior Rachel Gailis and senior Alicia Dudeney traded points against the No. 3 Virginia senior pair of Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard.
Florida volleyball (21-5) honored its six seniors before playing its last home game of the 2024-2025 season where they beat its in-state opponent UCF (9-16) in four sets.