Gators fall to ‘Noles on last-second shot
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Dec. 29, 2015Despite KeVaughn Allen’s career-best performance, a Florida State jump shot by Dwayne Bacon in the final seconds spoiled a late comeback by Florida on Tuesday night.
Despite KeVaughn Allen’s career-best performance, a Florida State jump shot by Dwayne Bacon in the final seconds spoiled a late comeback by Florida on Tuesday night.
Florida had struggled shooting the basketball in recent games heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against Jacksonville.
There’s a line from the Pixar film “The Incredibles” that, despite its insulting intention in the movie, accurately sums up this season’s Gator women’s basketball team.
On Monday afternoon, the Gators will find themselves in a fairly familiar position.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Chris Chiozza’s leadership is not one of vocal strength — he does so by example.
What hurt most were the three-pointers.
With a week off following a 20-point win over Richmond, Florida has taken the time to prepare for its upcoming December schedule.
It wasn’t easy, but as it often has this season, the Florida women’s basketball team found a way to win.
Following their matchup with a perennial cellar dweller, the Gators will now face a contest with the cream of the Sun Belt Conference crop.
It began as Brandone Francis-Ramirez drove into the paint, left his feet to spin in mid-air, and dropped a no-look, behind-the-back pass into John Egbunu’s lap.
Florida’s game against South Alabama on Tuesday night was reminiscent of Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities.”
While Vermont and Florida Gulf Coast, whom Florida defeated Wednesday and Friday respectively, put up solid first half fights, they aren’t exactly offensive juggernauts.
It must feel pretty good to be a member of the Florida women’s basketball program right now.
In both 2009 and 2010, current Gator guard Carlie Needles arrived at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado, with high hopes.
Playing its fourth game in six days and one game after Thanksgiving, Florida might’ve been feeling the ill effects of the workload during the first half against Florida Gulf Coast.
Florida may not have gone into Tuesday night’s matchup with Savannah State thinking about vengeance, but that’s exactly what it got.
Despite a lack of name recognition, Savannah State’s women’s basketball team is not to be taken lightly.
In its second game of a weekend back-to-back, Florida faced its first ranked team of the season and was unable to keep up.
Following a statement win over then-No. 6 Florida State, the Gators showed no signs of a hangover against a clearly overmatched Kennesaw State team.
With a little more than a minute remaining, Chris Chiozza dribbled to his right, spun into the paint and passed out to Dorian Finney-Smith.