MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Heading into its Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Thursday in Memphis, Tenn., Florida’s bench struggled to contribute consistently during the early part of the postseason.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Billy Donovan and the Gators know a thing or two about shattering glass slippers.
The Gators defeated the top team in the nation Tuesday, but now they have to beat one of the best pitchers.
Florida has had some trouble on the road the season with five of its six losses coming on the road to UCLA, USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
The top four teams after Day 1 of the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, weren’t much of a surprise, but the order was. Texas sits in first with 146 points, Cal behind by just one point, Florida trails by 9 points and Michigan down 37 points as the Gators sit in third through the first six events.
With a significant improvement on Day 2 of the women’s heptathlon, Brittany Harrell distanced herself from the field again.
During the heyday of the Florida Gators basketball program, coach Billy Donovan strung together 18 straight postseason wins — the most in the NCAA since John Wooden’s UCLA squad conquered 28 in a row en route to seven consecutive championships back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Taylore Fuller plated only eight hits this season heading into No. 4 Florida’s midweek matchup against UCF.
Like a game in the NCAA Tournament, this season was “do-or-die” for coach Amanda Butler.
The Gators men’s swimming and diving team is No. 1 in the country, has the third most NCAA qualifications, top-10 times in 14 out of 18 events and is the favorite to walk away from Austin, Texas, with the NCAA Championships crown.
The outdoor track season has arrived, and Florida is looking to redeem itself after disappointing third-place finishes at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Players like Shannon Gilroy are like unicorns —you always hear about them, but you don’t know if they actually exist.
A season defined by exceeded expectations ended Tuesday night in University Park, Penn.
When UCLA’s Kyle Anderson takes the ball down the court, he usually towers over his primary defender.
Despite finishing 14th, the Gators have some positives to take out of their penultimate regular-season tournament, and their names are J.D. Tomlinson and Richard Donegan.
When Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Doug McDermott failed, the rest of their teammates suffered the consequences. Duke, Kansas and Creighton were all favored heavily in their NCAA Tournament matchups, but each one stumbled in the Round of 32 after their stars underperformed in the spotlight.
The last time Florida made it to the NCAA Tournament, it fell in the second round to then-No. 1 Baylor.
Despite seeing his team drop its first regular-season series against a Southeastern Conference foe since 2012, Tim Walton doesn’t think his team is ready to panic.
Age before beauty doesn’t really describe Florida’s lacrosse team, but that’s mainly because it has nothing to do with teams or even sports.
Trey Mourning is ready to step outside of his father’s shadow. Whether or not that will require him to leave the state where his last name became legendary is still in question.
Solutions by The State News
