A short bench makes for some long games — just ask the Florida Gators women’s basketball team.
As time expired at Dizney Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the Gators saw their hopes of an NCAA title evaporate at the hands of Auburn, which defeated Florida 3-1.
Even with his Hall of Fame father in attendance, Canyon Barry didn’t start the game.
Austin Appleby knew there were no guarantees when he came to Florida.
No. 5 Florida travelled to Columbia, Missouri, aiming to tighten its grip on the Southeastern Conference title with a victory over the No. 25 Missouri Tigers.
With less than two minutes left against St. Bonaventure, the Gators had seen their 15-point lead evaporate as the Bonnies tied the game with a three-point play.
Savannah Jordan collapsed to her knees and stared at the ground as the final seconds of the match ticked down on the game clock.
It would be difficult to overstate the magnitude of the moment.
BATON ROUGE, La. — One after the other, they ran off the sideline.
BATON ROUGE, La. — “Theirs but to do & die, into the valley of death rode the six hundred.”
The golden goal came with less than four minutes in double overtime.
The UF Cross Country team’s season came to an end on Nov. 11 in Tallahassee at the NCAA South Regional Championship. Both the men and women’s teams finished outside of the top two, which would have directly qualified them to nationals.
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team has been through this before.
Today, for the first time in program history, Florida will play against Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
With 15 seconds remaining in Florida’s battle with St. Bonaventure, UF guard Chris Chiozza stole the ball from Bonnies guard Matt Mobley.
Antonio Callaway turned and propelled himself through the air like a rocket, extending his arms as high as they’d go to grab the football. The pair of LSU defenders on either side of him didn’t have time to react.
Florida kicker Eddy Pineiro could face two misdemeanor charges after police said he caused roughly $800 worth of damages to two scooters, according to a sworn complaint filed Nov. 7.
When redshirt junior Gabby Seiler transferred from Georgia to Florida in 2014, she was an attacking midfielder who put pressure on opposing defenses.
After eight consecutive sweeps against conference opponents, it’s hard to fault the No. 5 Florida volleyball team.
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