KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash After overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the first inning, the Gators left no doubt that they are the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference.
Friday's dual match proved to be a warm-up for the No. 10 UF men's tennis team as it topped Marist and set up a rematch against heated in-state rival Miami.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash With a 26-1 regular-season conference record and the top spot in the national polls all but locked up, it might seem like UF doesn't have much at stake in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
It appears UF is peaking just in time for the championship stretch of the season.
The numbers were spaced across the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, only a few feet from where the infield clay meets the outfield grass: 4, 15, 5, 42, 31, 24, 20.
Let the countdown begin.
A week before Senior Weekend, Kim Waleszonia felt like a freshman again.
Another weekend, another series and another set of records broken by Stacey Nelson and the UF softball team.
The pressure is off, for now, which makes running more fun for freshman distance runner Genevieve LaCaze.
Most average people wish for the skill and talent to excel in one sport, maybe two if they're lucky. But for others, the possibilities are endless. When a person is blessed with the innate talents that Christian Taylor is, the sky is the limit.
Hail to the Gators.
The Gators have created an unorthodox formula for winning baseball games: Rocky starting pitching plus strong long-relief outings plus explosive late-game hitting equals success.
The members of UF's 2010 recruiting class have been like a long-distance family, texting and calling each other weekly.
The Mid-Florida Conference champion Santa Fe College softball team split its doubleheader against St. Petersburg College on Tuesday.
UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan stresses the importance of pitching and fielding over and over again.
If offense wins you games and defense wins you championships, the Saints (25-18, 14-7 Mid-Florida Conference) seem a likely bet to win the MFC this season.
Somewhere between renting a minivan in Tulsa, Okla., and scarfing down chicken and waffles at 2 a.m. in downtown Atlanta, I realized I have no qualms about saying this has been the best four years of my life. I also have no problems saying my senior year has been the highlight of those four. It's not even close.
Next spring, women's lacrosse will make its debut at UF, giving the Gators the first Division I program in the state and the second in the Southeastern Conference.
Cinderella just wasn't feeling orange and blue.
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