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SPORTS | COLUMNS

Chance changed UF's season

By Kyle Wood | Sep. 18, 2019

I feel that the reality of what happened Saturday night is lost on a lot of people.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators earn first win of the season

By Jack Braverman | Sep. 18, 2019

It wasn’t the trailblazing, birdie-filled golf that was good enough for third place in last week’s season-opener, but the Gators women’s golf team still managed to capture its first win of the season at the Glass City Invitational.

Marlie Monserez tallied 40 assists on Tuesday night.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators sweep Seminoles at home

By Mari Faiello | Sep. 18, 2019

Holly Carlton must have felt like she had the weight of the O’Dome on her shoulders after helping her team fight point after point in the second set, a frame the Gators trailed more than they led.

Florida safety Shawn Davis had two interceptions against Kentucky.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

3 things to watch for in Tennessee game

By Dylan Rudolph | Sep. 18, 2019

No. 9 Florida begins its three-game homestand and second conference game against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup with a lot of questions still left to be answered, so here are three things Florida fans should look out for during the game:

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators take on Glass City Invitational

By Jack Braverman | Sep. 15, 2019

A third-place finish in the season opener for the Gators women’s golf team does not give last week’s performance sufficient justice.

Redshirt junior middle blocker Darrielle King played an integral role in Florida’s sweep weekend at home against South Florida, James Madison and Long Beach State. The 6-foot-3 attacker notched a career-high 15 kills against the Beach and tallied 25 on the weekend. She will be one of Florida’s key players when the team takes on the Seminoles at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Takeaways from UF’s 3-0 weekend

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 15, 2019

The Gators volleyball team (5-2) wrapped up a perfect 3-0 weekend on Saturday following a wild 3-2 win against Long Beach State. Here are two takeaways:

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF finishes weekend of action

By Noah Ram | Sep. 15, 2019

Florida’s men’s tennis team started the fall season the same way it ended the spring season: with domination.

Redshirt junior quarterback Kyle Trask came in when starter Feleipe Franks was injured during the third quarter Saturday night against Kentucky, leading the team to a 19-0 run for the win.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Is Trask ready to go?

By Tyler Nettuno | Sep. 15, 2019

There’s no way around it.

Mullen: “They feel pretty certain there was a break and some dislocations, so he’ll be out for the year. Obviously a huge loss for us.”

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

3 takeaways from UF’s win at UK

By Sam Campisano | Sep. 15, 2019

Florida’s 29-21 comeback win over Kentucky on Saturday came at a cost.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Gators defeat Miami, back at .500

By Graham Marsh | Sep. 15, 2019

Cassidy Lindley, Deanne Rose and Lauren Evans picked up the cooler full of ice and water while coach Becky Burleigh was speaking to the SEC Network for a post game interview. The three players lifted the cooler, took Burleigh’s headset off and gave her a celebratory shower.

UF running back Lamical Perine managed just 27 yards on 14 carries Saturday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF’s lack of running game is a problem

By Dylan Rudolph | Sep. 14, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida beat Kentucky despite itself.

Florida starting quarterback Feleipe Franks left the game in the third quarter with what coach Dan Mullen described as a "season-ending" right leg injury.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Trask assumes role of starting QB after injury to Franks

By Tyler Nettuno | Sep. 14, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida coach Dan Mullen’s worst fears were realized against Kentucky on Saturday.

Redshirt junior Kyle Trask scored the eventual game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter of Florida's victory over Kentucky.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Trask leads UF to comeback win at Kentucky

By Sam Campisano | Sep. 14, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It all came down to one kick.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators outlast Long Beach State to complete 3-0 weekend

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 14, 2019

Heads were hung and breaths were heavy as the Gators trailed Long Beach State 11-7 late in a pivotal fifth set.

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams took first place at their lone home meet of the season for the first time since 2016.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Florida sweeps Mountain Dew Invitational

By Joseph Salvador | Sep. 14, 2019

After senior Jessica Pascoe crossed the finish line for the Gators and celebrated with fans, she began to wait for her teammates and the rest of the competitors at the finish line. She waited. She waited. And then she waited.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators sweep doubleheader Friday

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 14, 2019

The Gators approached the Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational hoping to right the ship after getting swept in their two previous. They did so convincingly in Friday’s doubleheader, where they only dropped one set of seven against USF and James Madison. UF (4-2) will finish the invitational on Saturday with a match against Long Beach State (3-5) at 5 p.m.

Seven runners finished in the women's top 10 during the North Florida Invitational, including Imogen Barrett, who won the event.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Florida competes in sole home meet on Saturday

By Joseph Salvador | Sep. 13, 2019

This weekend will mark the first and last home meet of the season for UF’s cross country team. The Gators will host the Mountain Dew Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course on Saturday morning, where they hope to impress a home crowd. More than 30 programs will compete against Florida.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Picks Column: Week 3

Sep. 13, 2019

Can you believe it’s already Week 3?

Senior Johannes Ingildsen is expected to lead the men's team this year coming off a strong spring showing, going 6-3 in conference singles.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF opens at Seahawk Fall Invite

By Noah Ram | Sep. 13, 2019

Less than four months after its Final Four defeat, Florida's men’s tennis team is back in action.

Coach Mary Wise is not worried about her team's 2-2 record this early in the season.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Florida hosts trio of teams this weekend

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 13, 2019

Matches against No. 1 Stanford and No. 8 Minnesota were supposed to be good tests for a Florida team trying to prove that it belonged in the national-title conversation.