UF continues to win despite lack of height
Feb. 10, 2009For UF, winning isn't a matter of physical ability, talent or size.
For UF, winning isn't a matter of physical ability, talent or size.
The stage was set. The script was written. All UF needed was a hero.
It looked for a while like UF might get caught looking ahead on Thursday night at Southeastern Conference doormat Alabama.
They're doing it again.
While the UF women's basketball team was busy breaking the school record for 3-pointers on Sunday against Arkansas, none of the players had any idea how the final numbers would crunch.
With seven regular-season games, postseason tournaments and more than a month of basketball remaining, UF decided to go ahead and exceed its win total from last season on Sunday at Arkansas.
UF has not been giving teams a chance to breathe early in games lately, and it wasn't about to let Kentucky take a gasp of air on Thursday night.
Home-court advantage can never be underestimated in college basketball.
The Gators' Pink Zone promotion for breast cancer awareness had supposedly already taken place last week against Georgia.
It's hard to relax for even just a couple minutes in the Southeastern Conference.
Call them the Twin Towers, or name them what you will.
Coming off its win against Georgia last Sunday, No. 15 UF has some time to rest before its next game.
UF had a lot to prove Sunday against Georgia, and the team sure played like it.
UF had a lot to prove Sunday against Georgia, and the team sure played like it.
It might be used as added motivation, or it might just be a painful memory from last season.
After winning 15 games in a row, losing becomes an afterthought.
Forget about their record. Forget about what they've done over the past two months.
For close to two hours, UF made the third-largest crowd in women's basketball history forget they had come to view the BCS National Championship in the O'Connell Center following the basketball game.
Not many saw this kind of start to the season coming, maybe not even the UF women's basketball team.
Sometimes the sign of a good team is winning easily against lesser opponents.