The Gators women’s basketball team opened up the 2024 SEC Tournament with a down-to-the-wire 66-60 victory over the Missouri Tigers.
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team put up 105 points in a senior night victory over No. 16 Alabama, Tuesday.
Florida begins its preparation on the field for the 2024 season March 7 in its first spring practice. Headlined by multiple new coaches and a solid 2024 recruiting class, Florida will begin bracing itself for an eight-game conference schedule at the Gators’ practice facility.
In the Florida Gators women’s basketball team’s “Unlaced” documentary series, senior guard Aliyah Matharu has a mindset that she feels sets her apart from the rest of the pack: she sees herself as a dog, and anyone standing in her way is dog food. After initially starting her collegiate career with a pair of stints at Mississippi State and Texas, Matharu transferred to UF in 2022. Although she had to wait a year to take the court for the Gators due to NCAA transfer rules, Matharu could already tell she found her home.
The Tigers came out flying in doubles play, and the Gators came out flat on the other side of the net. The LSU duo of senior Chen Dong and junior Julien Penzlin outplayed the UF freshmen pair of Jeremy Jin and Henry Jefferson from the very first point. They took the set 6-1, and the Gators were down on the other remaining courts.
Pilgrim, however, kept the momentum alive with her elegant floor routine that earned her a 10. The freshman’s first collegiate perfect score followed with an all-around score of 39.675.
Coming off a win in its conference opener Friday night, the No. 19 Florida Gators women’s tennis team (5-6, 1-1 SEC) fell short in its matchup against the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies (10-5, 2-0 SEC) Sunday afternoon, losing 4-3.
Caglianone went 3-for-5 at the plate and blasted a 408-foot home run. On the mound, he pitched six scoreless innings and struck out 11 batters.
The No. 11 Florida lacrosse team (3-2) took down the Arizona State Sun Devils (3-3) 22-6 in Tempe, Arizona, Sunday afternoon. The victory marked the Gators’ third-straight win.
The Tigers (19-10, 8-8 SEC) defeated the Gators (14-14, 5-11 SEC) 77-74 Sunday afternoon in Florida’s final matchup before the 2024 SEC Tournament.
The Florida men’s and women’s swim team returned to Auburn this past weekend coming off of a SEC championship title for its last chance to improve times and odds of NCAA selection. The invite took place all day Friday and Saturday.
Despite having the No. 1-ranked player in the country, senior Maisie Filler, the Gators women’s golf team failed to capture a victory in the Gators Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course. Florida earned third place in the tournament with a total score of 852 (12-over-par) through 54 holes.
The Florida baseball team fell to the Miami Hurricanes 10-6 in Game 2 of its weekend series. The Gators will play a rubber match with the Hurricanes on Sunday.
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team held the lead late in the second half against South Carolina but were unable to escape Columbia with a win.
The Florida softball team fell to the Michigan Wolverines 10-2 to close out its final day of the Judi Garman Classic.
Behind three home runs and a strong outing out of the bullpen from Ryan Slater, the Gators baseball team defeated the Miami Hurricanes 7-3 in Game 1 of a three-game series.
The No. 19 Florida Gators women’s tennis team (5-5, 1-0 SEC) were in desperate need of a win heading into its SEC opener, Friday night against the Louisiana State Tigers (7-3, 0-1 SEC).
The Gators softball team extended its win streak to 11 games after two wins over UCLA and DePaul Friday.
The Gators men’s tennis team upset the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 in its SEC opener.
The Gators softball team earned its ninth straight run-rule victory with two wins to open the Judi Garman Classic, Thursday.
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