Headed into Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, No. 8 Florida expected a battle. The No. 25 Missouri Tigers were fresh off a loss to Mississippi State and wanted revenge. The Gators, meanwhile, had just thrashed then-No. 4 Ole Miss in a statement win for the program. But on Saturday, it seemed only one team was ready to play.
With an animated home crowd pumping noise into the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Florida finished victorious in its second conference matchup of the season behind junior opposite hitter Logan King’s season-high 15 kills.
After 90 minutes, the box score read 18-5 in shots and 10-3 in corners, both in favor of Florida. Yet it was LSU (3-8-1) who came away with a 2-1 victory over Florida (5-4-3). The Gators suffered their first home loss in conference play and fell to 1-2-2 in the SEC stretch.
Arguably no team across the country proved as much as Jon Sumrall’s Florida Gators in Week 4. Now, the No. 8 Gators (4-0, 2-0 SEC) head to Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri, to take on Eli Drinkwitz and the No. 25 Tigers (3-1, 0-1 SEC).
Riding the momentum of a dominant 5-2 win over Texas A&M on Sunday, the Gators (5-3-3, 1-1-2 SEC) return home looking to earn another three points in conference play. Heading to Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Friday, the Louisiana State Tigers (2-8-2, 0-3-1 SEC) look to get back on track after a string of recent struggles.
On Thursday, Aberdeen spoke to the media for the first time since the ruling, reflecting on his journey from announcing his transfer on April 10 to Tuesday’s decision.
The Alligator’s Florida football beat reporters, Ava DiCecca, Max Bernstein, Curan Ahern and Riley Orovitz, are back to make picks for this week’s seven-game slate.
Condon is a four-star power forward who sported offers from programs across the country ahead of his announcement to Florida. He is set to graduate from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. later this year and will make the trip south to Gainesville.
With 15 kills and a service ace, senior outside hitter Kamryn Chaney stood behind a .542 hitting percentage and notched 16 points against Oklahoma — the most of any player in the match.
On Tuesday, Judge George M. Wright of Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit ruled in favor of Aberdeen, granting the fight year a temporary injunction in his lawsuit against the NCAA.
From Sept. 19-27, the Gators competed at the ITA All-Americans Championships in Cary, North Carolina, marking the first tournament of the fall season for the athletes.
The season began on Sept. 19 with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Six Gators participated, tacking on numerous wins to their respective career stats.
With a riveting 52-28 victory over then-No.4 Ole Miss that propelled Florida to its first 4-0 start since 2019, the Gators skyrocketed to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 Poll. But head coach Jon Sumrall and Co. are dead set on staying where their feet are and preparing the right way for a fifth consecutive week.
Headed into Sunday’s matchup at EverBank Stadium, the Jacksonville Jaguars had a difficult task: scoring against the New England Patriots defense. In their first two games of the season, the Patriots ranked No. 4 in the NFL, allowing 260 yards per game while surrendering only one touchdown. But Trevor Lawrence, along with his variety of offensive weapons, rose to the occasion and made it look easy.
The Gators came out of the 52-28 with 498 yards of offense against No. 4 Ole Miss (3-1, 1-1) in a sold-out showdown full of fireworks. Florida is undefeated through four games for the first time since 2019. Here are four takeaways from Florida’s first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since 2020.
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