A day after Florida dropped its Sweet 16 match against Notre Dame, coach Becky Burleigh still could not find a silver lining.
The Gators' 20th Southeastern Conference championship is one for the history books.
TAMPA — With the score tied at 22 late in the first half, Scottie Wilbekin drove the ball to the net, hoping to put the Gators ahead in his first game of the season. Although Wilbekin missed the shot, Will Yeguete was right behind him to grab the rebound and score the put back.
Florida fans should be terrified of the looming matchup against Florida State, but not because of anything that happened on Saturday.
Mike Gillislee finally got over the hump.
On Saturday, the Gators did something they hadn’t done in their past four games: win without the outcome ever being in doubt.
Sophomore Kayla Lewis can do special things when she is on the floor.
Seniors Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston stepped onto the O’Connell Center floor for possibly the last time in their careers on Sunday.
Florida entered Sunday’s Sweet 16 match against Notre Dame with five come-from-behind wins. When the Fighting Irish jumped ahead 1-0 in the 20th minute, the stage was set for another Gators comeback.
While the Gator football team played its final home game on Saturday, the cross country team was busy running their final meet at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
It took 23 games for Taylor Travis to score her first goal of the 2012 season, but it came at the best possible time.
Coming into the weekend, LSU (12-15, 8-10 Southeastern Conference) had more digs than any other Southeastern Conference team. But No. 16 Florida (22-4, 16-1) fought fire with fire to defeat the Tigers in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Friday night to move one step closer to a conference title.
Scottie Wilbekin finally rejoined the team during Friday’s practice after serving a three-game suspension for undisclosed reasons.
Florida swimming and diving team left Tallahassee with a win on Thursday.
Kayla Lewis made a layup with 8:15 remaining in the first half to extend Florida’s lead to six on Thursday night.
After a shaky debut season with the Gators, Mike Rosario has finally given coach Billy Donovan a reason to cheer.
For Gators forward McKenzie Barney, today’s NCAA Tournament second-round match against UCF is a family affair.
When South Carolina rolls into the O’Connell Center on Sunday, Florida could potentially wrap up its 20th Southeastern Conference championship on the same day Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston are honored for Senior Day.
Florida fans may be bored with Louisiana and Jacksonville State coming to town, but don’t expect athletics director Jeremy Foley to apologize for the Gators’ mid-November lull. Consecutive games against the Ragin’ Cajuns and the Gamecocks are welcomed. Playing the little guys keeps the lights on.
Earl Okine’s career as a Gator hasn’t always been enjoyable.
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