Florida squeaks by North Dakota State, run-rules Longwood in double-header
By Graham Marsh | Feb. 15, 2020One came down to the final inning, the other was over in five.
One came down to the final inning, the other was over in five.
The pressure wasn’t on Trinity Thomas this time.
Shortstop Josh Rivera slowly made his way to the plate in the bottom of the sixth for his third career at-bat, bobbing his head to his walk-up song: Lil Baby’s “Sum 2 Prove.”
The Gators dominated the first day of the Bubly Invitational at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida had little trouble defeating both North Dakota State and Longwood, winning by a combined score of 14-0. It will face both teams again Saturday morning starting at 11:30.
Lavender Briggs held the ball at the top of the key and stared down Ole Miss guard Jayla Alexander with the game tied 72-72 in the final minute.
Lions, Bison and mares, oh my!
Florida’s start to its season has all the makings of their own Groundhog Day-like story.
Jenny Rowland will always remember that date.
Florida began the 2019 season as a consensus top-10 team. However, the Gators limped into the postseason and were quickly eliminated from the Regionals. Now, with a No. 1 recruiting class in tow, UF is back in the top 10 with a No. 4 preseason ranking and returns talent on the mound and at the plate.
It was a senior versus a freshman.
Damian Lillard has never been one to shy away from the spotlight.
Three former Gators made the trip back to Gainesville last night in a different uniform.
Nobody expected No. 7 Florida to struggle this much in Palos Verdes, California, but winning the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge this weekend was always going to be difficult.
It’s Friday Night Lights but on the diamond.
Coming off of a dominating performance by Florida’s sprinting corps last week at the Razorback Invitational, the distance runners made their mark by breaking several personal records and earning a few nationally ranked times
Over the course of three days, select athletes from Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams made their way to Auburn, Alabama, to compete in Auburn’s Last Chance Invitational. The event, which had no team scoring, provided an additional opportunity for competitors to post qualifying times for a wide slate of events.
If the USF-Rawlings Invitational were a rollercoaster, Saturday would have been the sudden, heart-wrenching drop for the Gators.
Purdue made the Gators earn their doubles point on Sunday morning.
Shannon Kavanagh made an attempt to drive towards Colorado goalkeeper, Julia Lisella. Tied at one with roughly 20 minutes remaining in the game’s first half, Florida’s junior midfielder was looking to give her team its first lead of the game.