It took Rhamat Alhassan three tries before she made the final point count.
Shouts of frustration and disbelief rang throughout the Turner Soccer Complex. Moments earlier, during the 54th minute, Florida junior midfielder Briana Solis saw her free kick deflected into the net by a Georgia defender, breaking the scoreless deadlock and giving Florida the lead.
The first couple days of tournament play at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, brought a series of ups and downs for the Florida men’s tennis team.
After coach J.C. Deacon didn’t get what he expected out of his starting lineup, he once again decided to make a change.
In last week’s Schooner Fall Classic, Florida found a star in Marta Perez. The sophomore scored a career-low 5 under in the final round on her way to a tie for ninth place.
After failing to win Florida’s starting quarterback job out of fall camp and sitting on the bench through its first two games, Luke Del Rio finally got his shot last Saturday against Kentucky.
The pass was a good one. It arced high, finally falling into Brandon Powell’s hands, who raced toward the sideline for a 13-yard gain.
Forget about Feleipe Franks’ game-winning pass against Tennessee. Leave behind Luke Del Rio’s game-winning drive in Kentucky. Sure, those moments were exciting, but they were also stressful, unnecessary and downright draining.
Carli Snyder — who leads the SEC in service aces — went almost three full sets without one.
It wasn’t flashy. No, it was a simple gesture. The waving of his arms across his body, as if to tell his waiter he had no room for dessert, and a couple nods to about 90,000 screaming fans. That was Marco Wilson’s reaction after smacking the ball away from Tennessee receiver Marquez Callaway two weeks ago on what was probably the most important play of his young career. It wasn’t ornate. It wasn’t over-the-top. But it was something. For Marco Wilson, there’s always something.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, two days before his high school’s annual rivalry game against Belen Jesuit, Chris Merritt thought about the typical Miami football player. The one with all the scholarship offers. The one with the college recruiters he knows on a first-name basis. The one with the attitude. The one with the arrogance.
Luke Del Rio has seen a lot from the sidelines.
What a week it’s been for the Florida Gators.
Go ahead and look away for a second. Pause. Breathe. Relax. You’re going to need a clear head and a clearer conscience for this. Now, I want you to grab your phone, go on Twitter, type “knee” into the search bar and scroll through what pops up.
In its first two games of the 2017 season, Florida showed a slight regress in its offensive abilities following a nearly nine-month hiatus from collegiate play. But now, a solid nine games into the season, the Gators are stepping up and proving why their offense in 2016 wasn’t a fluke.
The Florida soccer team is without a scheduled weekday match for the first time this season, giving it extra time to practice and build chemistry.
This week has been an encouraging one for the Gators men’s golf team.
After taking home multiple titles from their previous tournaments, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will be competing in ITA tournaments this weekend in Oklahoma and California, respectively.
Redshirt junior Luke Del Rio will start Saturday against Vanderbilt, McElwain said, one week after he replaced former starter Feleipe Franks mid game at Kentucky and led the No. 21 Gators to a 28-27 win.
S--- is about to hit the fan in college basketball.
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