For the first time in almost two months, Elif Portakal laced up her sneakers, pulled on her uniform and stepped onto a court to play in a women’s college basketball game.
The Gators dropped two conference games back-to-back last week. And sluggish, flaccid second-half starts were the problem.
As the final buzzer sounded and the Florida women’s basketball team began to jog off the court, Haley Lorenzen and Dyandria Anderson couldn’t contain their excitement any longer.
When Gators coach Mike White sat down to take questions following Saturday’s game between Florida and Vanderbilt, he remained in an uncomfortable, sullen silence.
UF center John Egbunu missed the last shot of the first half.
With Vanderbilt guard Matthew Fisher-Davis guarding him at the hip, KeVaughn Allen tossed up a prayer from the right corner as the final seconds melted off the clock in Florida’s battle with the Commodores.
He doesn’t say much.
Delicia Washington’s teammates and coaches have recently begun referring to her as "WIP," a nickname she originally received from head coach Amanda Butler.
Kasey Hill knifed through a forest of players like a speeding predator toward its prey. He ripped the ball out of the hands of South Carolina forward Sedee Keita and sprinted down the court. Florida’s 6-foot-1 guard was all alone when he leapt into the air and kissed the ball off the glass and into the basket.
Florida coach Mike White despises one-handed rebounding.
No. 19 Florida needed a freshman to close out its conference rival.
Ronni Williams still believes the Florida women’s basketball team can bounce back from its rough start to SEC play.
As the final two minutes of the first quarter began to tick down, Ronni Williams stood at the top of the key, ball in her hands, and stared down defender Jasmine Lumpkin.
When they had a chance to tie the game, the Gators dribbled the ball out of bounds.
As Mike White took to the lectern after Florida’s win over Ole Miss on Jan. 3, there was a sense of relief spread across his face.
The Florida women’s basketball team has faced a brutal start to SEC play, and its conference record continues to deteriorate.
Concerned friends and family members have been contacting Haley Lorenzen all week.
It was all too close in Coleman Coliseum.
KeVaughn Allen didn’t even know he won SEC Player of the Week.
With two minutes left in the second quarter, A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates smacked Dyandria Anderson’s layup attempt out of bounds like they were spiking a volleyball.
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