Gators volleyball wins SEC title
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Nov. 18, 2012Seniors Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston stepped onto the O’Connell Center floor for possibly the last time in their careers on Sunday.
Seniors Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston stepped onto the O’Connell Center floor for possibly the last time in their careers on Sunday.
Florida entered Sunday’s Sweet 16 match against Notre Dame with five come-from-behind wins. When the Fighting Irish jumped ahead 1-0 in the 20th minute, the stage was set for another Gators comeback.
While the Gator football team played its final home game on Saturday, the cross country team was busy running their final meet at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
It took 23 games for Taylor Travis to score her first goal of the 2012 season, but it came at the best possible time.
Coming into the weekend, LSU (12-15, 8-10 Southeastern Conference) had more digs than any other Southeastern Conference team. But No. 16 Florida (22-4, 16-1) fought fire with fire to defeat the Tigers in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Friday night to move one step closer to a conference title.
Scottie Wilbekin finally rejoined the team during Friday’s practice after serving a three-game suspension for undisclosed reasons.
Florida swimming and diving team left Tallahassee with a win on Thursday.
Kayla Lewis made a layup with 8:15 remaining in the first half to extend Florida’s lead to six on Thursday night.
After a shaky debut season with the Gators, Mike Rosario has finally given coach Billy Donovan a reason to cheer.
For Gators forward McKenzie Barney, today’s NCAA Tournament second-round match against UCF is a family affair.
When South Carolina rolls into the O’Connell Center on Sunday, Florida could potentially wrap up its 20th Southeastern Conference championship on the same day Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston are honored for Senior Day.
Florida fans may be bored with Louisiana and Jacksonville State coming to town, but don’t expect athletics director Jeremy Foley to apologize for the Gators’ mid-November lull. Consecutive games against the Ragin’ Cajuns and the Gamecocks are welcomed. Playing the little guys keeps the lights on.
Earl Okine’s career as a Gator hasn’t always been enjoyable.
After qualifying individually for the NCAA Championship meet during his freshman year, Jimmy Clark had hoped this would be the year the team put all of the pieces together to become one of 30 qualifiers. It didn't happen.
When it comes to eliminating yellow flags, coach Will Muschamp might as well wave a white one. The Gators have a penalty problem, and it’s not going away any time soon.
A rush of emotions will hit senior left tackle Xavier Nixon when he and UF’s 18 other seniors run out of the tunnel in The Swamp for the last time on Saturday, but they may not be the only ones.
After missing Monday’s practice with a migraine that caused bouts of vomiting, Erik Murphy did it all against Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
After opening the season with a pair of home victories by double-digit margins, Florida goes on the road to face a familiar rival for its first true test of the season.
Gators midfielder Holly King goes by a couple of different names.
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease confirmed on Tuesday that Jeff Driskel is using crutches rather than a walking boot to move around on his sprained right ankle.