Gators struggle in first round of familiar in-state tournament
By LAYNE WEITZEL< | Feb. 3, 2014Describing head coach Buddy Alexander as unhappy with Florida’s performance in the first day of its season-opening tournament would be an understatement.
Describing head coach Buddy Alexander as unhappy with Florida’s performance in the first day of its season-opening tournament would be an understatement.
During the Gators’ record 27-game winning streak in the O’Connell Center, Florida has hosted and defeated non-conference opponents such as Kansas, Florida State and Wisconsin.
Successful rebounding was ubiquitous in Florida’s 81-60 win at Ole Miss on Sunday.
It is rare to find a pitcher who can hit the ball out of the park when she steps up to the plate.
Records are meant to be broken. And that is what Ciarra Brewer did on the final day of the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.
After Saturday’s 179-121 win on the road over No. 18 Tennessee, the No. 2 Florida’s men’s swimming and diving team (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) extended its dual meet win streak to 23 — a stretch that spans the past three regular seasons.
A change in venue could not disrupt the Gators’ hot streak.
Spencer Newman fought hard to help keep his team alive in doubles, but he couldn’t escape a match-changing ankle roll in singles that led to the Gators losing for the first time this season.
On the afternoon of his 22nd birthday Saturday, Patric Young blew out Texas A&M’s candles.
Back in action with a record-breaking debut, Marquis Dendy jumped to success.
The Gators were battered bloodied Thursday night in Starkville, Miss., but coach Billy Donovan and company escaped with their 12th straight win despite an ugly first half, defeating Mississippi State 62-51.
The Gators stopped the Crimson Tide from extending its winning streak to three while making threes of their own.
The sun stayed home on Thursday. A brisk sub-40 temperature combined with the occasional raindrop made for a dreary day of baseball at McKethan Stadium.
With the longest season of her career behind her, Hannah Rogers is ready to return to the pitching circle.
The last time Florida (3-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) competed against Oklahoma (3-0, 1-0 Big 12), UF won its first NCAA title at 197.575, and OU was a close runner-up at 197.375.
The last time Florida visited the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., was during the 2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships.
No. 2 Florida and No. 19 Baylor will meet on Saturday in similar situations.
With one dual meet remaining on the schedule for Florida’s swimming and diving teams, UF will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on Tennessee on Saturday at 10 a.m.
After a tough outing on the No. 1 court against Harvard on Sunday, Olivia Janowicz proved she is worthy of the top spot on Wednesday.
The surging Crimson Tide is rolling into the O’Connell Center tonight.