Three reasons why the Gators lost to Kentucky
By Alanis Thames Sports Writer | Feb. 3, 2019Florida guard Jalen Hudson drove to the basket and watched the ball fall through.
Florida guard Jalen Hudson drove to the basket and watched the ball fall through.
It counts as a loss in the books. The Gators walked into the Lloyd Noble Center and walked out with their first defeat.
Fans of the Florida women’s basketball team could dream for the first three quarters on Sunday.
All Florida could do was watch as Kentucky guard Tyler Herro drained an open three-pointer from the right corner.
Senior Alicia Boren was ready for her beam routine. The Gators were neck and neck with the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners heading into the last rotation.
The Florida Gators swimming and diving teams will be in the O'Connell Center Natatorium this weekend, looking to send 12 seniors out the right way by winning their final home meet of the season.
The field eventers will bring their sprinters with them this time around when they head to Blacksburg, Virginia, for the second time in two weeks.
The doubles tandem of freshman Sam Riffice and sophomore Oliver Crawford walked into the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida, fresh off a couple of wins at the ITA Kickoff event where it dropped just one point.
Maybe Roger Goodell is delusional.
The Gators walked into the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, without one of the most important elements in the game of basketball: height. The team was down its starting 6-foot-1 forward, Kristina Moore, after she injured her arm Sunday against Arkansas, and her absence was evident from the first whistle to the last.
It’s a paradox as old as time: What happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object? For the centuries the phrase has existed, it has never had an answer.
There was a moment where it was up to redshirt freshman forward Isaiah Stokes to guard the paint.
KeVaughn Allen had very little time.
Freshman forward Keyontae Johnson did his best Superman impression on superhero night at the O’Connell Center. He took flight and snagged a lob thrown from under the basket by fellow freshman Andrew Nembhard and emphatically slammed it down.
Florida’s women’s tennis team hasn’t had an ideal start to the season.
Russell Westbrook plays basketball like he’s mad at the world. In return, the world is mad at him.
The Gators tried to get one last shot off before the buzzer sounded. They had an excellent opening quarter on Sunday against Arkansas and were up by 12.
The Florida men’s basketball team can best be compared to a seesaw this season, with its offense on one side and its defense on the other.
Almost.
The clock struck 10:26 p.m. on Sunday, and the Gators men’s tennis team had finally clinched a 4-1 victory over Florida Atlantic University to claim the ITA Kickoff Weekend title and earn a spot in the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago.