Gators struggle on Day 2 of SEC Outdoors
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | May 16, 2014Following a solid start at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the top-ranked Gators failed to show their potential.
Following a solid start at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the top-ranked Gators failed to show their potential.
Although Florida did not qualify as a team for the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship for the first time in 13 years, J.D. Tomlinson has continued on in the postseason as an individual.
Commencing with a constructive performance at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships at Lexington, Ky., Jayla Bostic threw her way to a top-five mark on Thursday.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Gators will be heading to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
The last time Florida faced Vanderbilt, the Commodores had won 14 of its previous 15 matches and had a comfortable lead atop the Southeastern Conference standings.
The Gators enter the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Ky., today with the men’s and women’s teams both ranked No. 1 in the nation and each with a chance to become outdoor champions for the first time since 2010 and 2009, respectively.
After falling in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season to Denver, Florida has entered this year’s postseason with a reformed attitude and a strong will to win the national title.
Teams aren’t ranked in the top five if they have a subpar defense.
No. 8 Florida continued its success in the NCAA tournament second round on Saturday, topping No. 22 Oklahoma State to remain undefeated against its Big 12 opponent.
For the third time in four years, Florida knocked South Carolina State out of the NCAA tournament’s opening round.
Florida held its annual tennis banquet on Tuesday, and it came as no surprise that senior Olivia Janowicz was named as the team’s most valuable player.
One point was all the Gators needed.
It was the 10 saves that kept them in the game.
Florida turned things around in its conference title run on Saturday.
After a shortened first round of play Friday night, coach Emily Glaser concluded a release by saying, “You never know what can happen.”
Florida set a new record on Friday, but it was probably one it is not too proud of.
In a season where only two seniors were left and 11 freshmen dominated the roster, Florida players had something to prove to lacrosse fans and division I college lacrosse teams across the nation.
After a hard fought win against Vanderbilt on Saturday in a three hour match, the Florida Gators stay alive in the Southeastern Conference tournament and head to the finals to take on the Texas A&M Aggies for the first time since 2011.
In their first day of the SEC tournament, the Florida Gators defeated the LSU Tigers in a clean 4-0 sweep to place them in the conference tournament semifinals.
After a shaky season, the Gators begin postseason play today during the 2014 Southeastern Conference Women’s Golf Championship.