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Florida beats Kentucky on the road, gets first top-25 win in four years
By Graham Marsh | Feb. 2, 2020One half was not like the other.
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Florida succumbs to LSU, loses 5th-straight game
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 30, 2020Florida’s women’s basketball team had not played on its home court for 14 days before Thursday night’s conference showdown with LSU.
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Gators to rely on youth against LSU
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 28, 2020Florida’s women’s basketball team has struggled this season against top opponents. Through six matchups against ranked teams this year, the Gators have lost them all, and that includes their last four contests. Fortunately for coach Cam Newbauer’s squad, its next game comes against unranked LSU on Thursday at the O’Connell Center. For this game, UF will continue to rely on its young players.
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Florida handled by Arkansas, drop fourth straight
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 26, 2020Eighteen points in five minutes.
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Smith looks to rebound from offensive struggles against Arkansas
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 23, 2020Guard Kiara Smith has not been herself as of late, and it’s hurting Florida’s women’s basketball team.
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Gators suffer third-straight loss to a ranked opponent
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 19, 2020Different day, same story for Florida’s women’s basketball team against No. 12 Texas A&M.
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Florida upended by 24th-ranked Tennessee
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 16, 2020Ranked opponents have been kryptonite for Florida’s women’s basketball team this season, with the Gators losing each of its four games against top-25 foes by an average margin of 25.3 points.
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Florida continues stiff schedule with 3 ranked opponents coming up
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 14, 2020Four games. Four ranked opponents.
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Gators fall 65-45 to Kentucky
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 12, 2020Two points.
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Gators trounce Tigers for back-to-back conference victories
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 9, 2020Freshman guard Nina Rickards has struggled to find the bottom of the net since coach Cam Newbauer inserted her into the starting lineup in mid-December.
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UF in search of back-to-back wins
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 7, 2020The performance of Florida’s women’s basketball team midway through the season has gradually turned some heads.
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Gators upset Vanderbilt, improve to 1-1 in conference play
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 5, 2020Despite trailing by seven two times in the first half, Florida’s women’s basketball team found itself up 40-34 at halftime against Vanderbilt on Sunday.
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Mississippi State routs Florida in SEC opener
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 2, 2020Florida guard Lavender Briggs had the look.
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Florida squeaks past Davidson for ninth win of the season
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 29, 2019The charity stripe has not been kind to the Florida women’s basketball team throughout the first half of the regular season.
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Gators fall to Wake Forest in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Graham Marsh | Dec. 21, 2019When Florida’s women’s basketball team faced Wake Forest in the second round of the West Palm Beach Invitational, its top-four scorers: guards Lavender Briggs, Kiara Smith and Kristina Moore as well as forward Zada Williams got plenty of buckets. And they scored at an efficient pace -- all four combined to shoot 57 percent from the field.
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Florida holds on to beat Xavier in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 20, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team secured just eight wins in the 2018-19 campaign, with its final one coming in the 30th game of the season.
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Florida gets back to its winning ways, defeat Mercer at home
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 17, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team had a much-needed rest after splitting a two-game road trip.
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Gators stymie Panthers in fourth quarter for sixth win of the season
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 5, 2019Things were looking grim for Florida’s women’s basketball team heading into the fourth quarter on Thursday night.
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UF routs Florida A&M, improves to 5-2 on year
By Graham Marsh | Dec. 1, 2019Florida guard Ariel Johnson was in transition. Florida A&M’s defense wasn’t all the way back down the court yet. But Florida forward Zada Williams was.
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Florida falls short, loses to Florida State
By Graham Marsh | Nov. 26, 2019Down 12-4, Florida point guard Kiara Smith flew past traffic down the right side of the court. Just to the right of the paint, she pulled up over a Florida State defender with her left hand.
