When Sam Farrell arrived at Florida, she wanted to be one of the best lacrosse players in the nation. Winning the Tewaaraton Award, considered the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy in college lacrosse, was her dream. Four years later, the senior has nearly reached her goal.
The spotlight is shining brightly on the Gators. Not only does Florida hold the highest scores in each event in the NCAA, but its roster continues to improve as it reaches the end of the regular season.
Josh: There’s no shame in what happened to the Gators on Tuesday night. Florida lost to an undefeated rival in No. 5 Florida State. However, what is cause for alarm is the Gators’ performance against much lesser competition. UF lost to North Florida and was swept by Florida Gulf Coast. How are the Gators supposed to turn things around playing teams from one of the nation’s best conferences every weekend if they can’t take care of business against the Atlantic Sun Conference?
D.J. Durkin calls it good fortune.
Lauren Haeger stepped to the plate with two outs and center fielder Kirsti Merritt on second base on Saturday.
Florida snagged several of the Southeastern Conference’s top individual honors on Tuesday.
Coach Amanda O’Leary could not have asked her team for more during Tuesday night’s performance against Lehigh.
Briana Little struggled in limited playing time in 2012, hitting just .188 in 35 games. She hit only one home run in 32 at-bats.
Through the first 16 games of the season, Danny Young had thrown fewer innings than any Florida pitcher aside from Bobby Poyner, who didn’t make his first appearance of the season until Sunday.
The Gators and the Seminoles have reversed roles.
Nobody is second-guessing Sharrif Floyd’s decision to leave UF early these days.
Sophomore midfielder Nora Barry may not put up gaudy numbers, but she is what coach Amanda O’Leary wants each of her players to be — consistent.
The Southeastern Conference women’s basketball coaches decided one Gator was worthy of representing Florida on this year’s All-SEC team.
Although missing shots has hurt the Gators in late-game situations this season, coach Billy Donovan said turnovers played a bigger role in the Gators’ meltdowns against Kentucky on Saturday, Missouri on Feb. 19 and Arizona on Dec. 15.
The flashes have been there. UF has proven capable of catching fire offensively this season.
Following an 82-73 loss to top-seeded and ninth-ranked Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday, Florida awaits its postseason fate, hoping for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
In the heat of Saturday afternoon’s game against Kentucky, Florida went cold.
A day after playing what coach Kevin O’Sullivan called one of their best games of the season, the Gators had one of their worst outings to date.
Florida only managed one hit against Auburn on Sunday, but it was a big one.
Coach Mike Holloway and Florida’s bid to win a fourth straight NCAA Indoor Championship fell short on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.
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