Handball team raises money at Swampland Championships
By KATIE TSCHOPP | Oct. 20, 2008The UF club handball team tested its strength at the 4th-annual Swampland Handball Championships this weekend in Gainesville.
The UF club handball team tested its strength at the 4th-annual Swampland Handball Championships this weekend in Gainesville.
The phrase doesn't exactly sound cliche, but UF coach Amanda Butler might have created some new coach-speak when she said it.
Standing at an imposing 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, Georgetown transfer Vernon Macklin appears to be the perfect replacement for the NBA-departed Marreese Speights.
Players on the UF soccer team will get to enjoy one less practice this week, but they will also be taken out of the comfortable rhythm they are in.
When UF associate head coach Nick Cheronis addressed the media on Monday, he attributed the Gators' recent success largely to timing.
Megan Kerns recorded a hat trick, but it was Angela Napolitano's lone goal that broke the game open for the Gators.
Thanks to the unexpected contributions of their sophomore defensive specialist, the Gators were able to avoid a let down in Auburn on Friday night.
If the Gators softball team is looking to build on last year's success, they will need a lot more games like the ones they played this weekend.
If Saturday's Pre-NCAA Invitational was a preview of the NCAA Championship, the UF women's cross country team looks like it could be competing for a national title in late November.
Sometimes experience isn't everything when it comes to winning.
When 128 people are gunning for the same prize, 127 people go home unsatisfied.
It all has to begin somewhere.
No matter what the board with the Southeastern Conference standings in the UF locker room implies, every game is going to be a challenge.
When the Gators need someone to drive in a crucial run near the end of a big game this season, they won't be looking to the same player they depended on last year.
Adding new components to an existing system can be a dangerous endeavor.
The bar is set pretty high at UF.
It would be something of an understatement to say this Saturday's Pre-NCAA Invitational is important to coach Todd Morgan.
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Mon Williams, a converted running back, will transfer from UF, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.
Wednesday night's dismantling of South Carolina came down to one thing: hitting percentage.
To opposing teams' defenses, it sometimes appears as if the entire UF soccer team is attacking them.