Gators golf squander seven-stroke advantage in final round
By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 16, 2012Florida entered the final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a seven-stroke lead but could not secure the win in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Florida entered the final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a seven-stroke lead but could not secure the win in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
McKenzie Barney has scored many goals in her career at Florida, but after suffering season-ending facial fractures in 2011, one goal overshadowed the rest: staying healthy.
Carlie Needles expected to contribute heavily last season.
Last season, Kenny Boynton had an opportunity to advance the Gators to the Final Four.
On March 10, Casey Prather leapt into the national spotlight.
Dropped passes are the only thing keeping Jeff Driskel from making West Virginia’s Geno Smith green with envy.
Competing in his first tournament since last year’s Gator Invitational, senior Tommy Mou has powered Florida into first place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Jon Bostic just keeps doing the same thing over and over again.
Omar Hunter doesn’t care about the national attention that comes with the No. 2 ranking in the BCS standings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators have been quick to coin new mantras this season.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida won again, and as usual it wasn’t pretty.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators’ skill position players did less on Saturday than they had in any game all season, but Jeff Driskel made sure it didn’t matter.
Even as Chloe Mann tied her career high with 20 kills in just three sets, the Gators’ defense stole the show.
The Gators have been a strong second-half team this season. For 10 minutes on Sunday, Mississippi State looked like it may put an end to that trend.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida blocked a field goal, picked up 54 yards on a fake punt and got a 60-yard kick return out of a previously slumping Andre Debose during Saturday’s 31-17 win against Vanderbilt. The Gators special teams have come a long way in 2012.
Senior Isabelle Lendl earned her second consecutive outright victory at the Tar Heel Invite. She carded a 3-under 69, which was good enough to best Baylor’s Hayley Davis by three strokes.
The 2012 Pre-Nationals Meet was a success for both sides of the Gator cross country team on Saturday. The men and women each garnered top-ten finishes in a field heavy with talent while getting a preview of the course the NCAA Championships will be run on this fall.
After a tumultuous first round, senior Isabelle Lendl and sophomore Camilla Hedberg powered a resurgence that aided Florida to leapfrog five spots at the Tar Heel Invitational on Saturday.
Jo Dragotta was not happy about being tackled to the ground, and about 10 minutes later, she got her revenge.
When Florida’s top-two attackers hit their stride in the same match, opposing defenses have their hands full, coach Mary Wise said.