Struggling offense proves good enough
By EDEN OTERO | Mar. 23, 2014The struggle is real for Florida’s offense.
The struggle is real for Florida’s offense.
ORLANDO — After Scottie Wilbekin failed to impress throughout his team’s lackluster win against No. 16 seed Albany on Thursday, the senior point guard took it as a personal challenge to elevate his game.
ORLANDO — In a game where he scored just seven points, missed eight of his 11 shots and went to the free-throw line only twice, Patric Young still found a way to be a dominant force for the Gators.
Florida (15-7, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) opened its first SEC road series with an extra-inning, 5-3 win against Texas A&M (15-8, 1-3 SEC) on Friday night at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas.
After a dismal doubles performance against Georgia, Florida resolved to improve in that area heading into a long week of practice.
Florida finished off Auburn with a clean 4-0 sweep Friday evening at the Ring Tennis Complex to push its Southeastern Conference record to 3-2.
ORLANDO — With the game tied at 39 with just more than 14 minutes to play, Florida was faced with the daunting possibility of becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in NCAA Tournament history.
ORLANDO — Sitting at their lockers a foot apart from one another, Scottie Wilbekin and Michael Frazier II had the same look of dejection on their face.
A.J. Puk watched his cousin play against his adopted school Thursday afternoon.
Following a midweek win against Central Connecticut State, No. 1 Florida (29-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) returns to SEC action when it starts a three-game home series against No. 9 Alabama (25-4, 6-0 SEC) tonight at 6 p.m.
Almost a week after dropping its first Southeastern Conference contest and third dual match on the road, Florida could use a win today when it travels to Auburn.
Ten swimmers and two relays from the No. 8 Gators women’s swimming and diving team competed in Day 1 of the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday. Despite setting three school records, the only finals appearance Florida made was in the 400-yard medley relay.
The final 10 minutes of a game can contain more pressure than the first 50 minutes combined for a goalkeeper.
Coach Bryan Shelton enjoys playing in front of the home crowd. He enjoys the energy and the school’s tennis fans.
Today, No. 1 seed Florida will begin what Joakim Noah once called the “purest form of sports:” the NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 seed Florida (32-2, 18-0 SEC)
It may be a little more than five months until college football season begins, but with March comes a chance for fans to get a glimpse of what their team will look like in the fall.
A momentary sense of relief washed over the Gators on Monday night.
Enjoy this, Gators fans.
A season of record-setting performances, close wins, near losses and hundreds of hours spent swimming tens of thousands of yards culminates in Milwaukee, Minn., at the three-day NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships that gets started today for the No. 8 Gators (5-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference).