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Florida finding identity in SEC play
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 13, 2015Just four games into Southeastern Conference play, the Gators women’s basketball team is fighting for its season.
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UF women’s basketball drops second-straight SEC game
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 11, 2015The Southeastern Conference is undoubtedly tough this season, with six teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
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Early slump costs Florida women’s basketball in SEC home loss to Ole Miss
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 8, 2015The slow starts haven’t improved, and Florida is seemingly still figuring out what lineup can keep the team competitive in the opening minutes.
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UF Women’s basketball preps defense for Ole Miss
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 7, 2015In the minds of coach Amanda Butler and her players, the Southeastern Conference is its own season.
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Gators women’s basketball off to slow start as SEC play heads into full swing
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 5, 2015It isn’t a stretch to say this season hasn’t gone the way the Gators women’s basketball team had hoped.
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Gators use second half surge to power past Auburn for first SEC win
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 4, 2015Faced with the possibility of opening Southeastern Conference play with back-to-back losses, the Gators women’s basketball team made sure to avoid a letdown Sunday, as Florida dispatched Auburn 63-50 to claim its first SEC win of the season.
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Florida falls at home to LSU in SEC opener
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 2, 2015It appeared the Gators women’s basketball team viewed the beginning of Southeastern Conference play as a fresh start, and that the team would turn the corner and correct the problems that have plagued Florida in non-conference play.
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Freshmen pace Florida in non-conference finale
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 28, 2014For 30 minutes, it seemed possible that the Gators women’s basketball team could suffer another letdown at home against an incomparable foe.
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Florida upended by Eastern Washington in 24th annual Gator Holiday Classic
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 22, 2014The Florida Gators women’s basketball team lost another game the team was favored to win, on its home court, and in the team’s own 24th annual Gator Holiday Classic championship game.
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Florida wins big in first game of Gator Holiday Classic
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 21, 2014A complete team effort vaulted the Florida women’s basketball team into the 24th Annual Gator Holiday Classic Championship, as the Gators handedly defeated Southern University 78-49 on Sunday afternoon in the O’Connell Center.
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Florida women’s basketball stalls Stetson
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 14, 2014Coming off its third straight loss, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team found a way to get back into the win column, defeating Stetson 59-54 in the O’Connell Center on Sunday.
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Florida women’s basketball falls to Wisconsin
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 10, 2014With leading scorer Cassie Peoples sitting out the first half due to a violation of team rules, the Florida women’s basketball team needed the support of its bench players to pick up the slack in the redshirt junior’s absence.
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Freshmen bring height, depth to short Gators roster
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 9, 2014There aren’t many girls taller than 6-foot.
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UF suffers from poor defense, turnovers
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 8, 2014According to coach Amanda Butler, the Florida women’s basketball team doesn’t suffer from a lack of knowing, but rather a failure to implement its practiced gameplan efficiently.
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Gators start slow, fall to Seminoles on the road
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 7, 2014Coach Amanda Butler is tired of the slow starts that have plagued the Gators this season.
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Florida women’s basketball loses on the road to Savannah State
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 4, 2014It appeared the Florida women’s basketball team had begun to correct the slow starts it has shown in the opening minutes of the game.
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Women’s basketball progress report: Height, experience helping Gators early
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 2, 2014Midway through the nonconference schedule of the Florida Gators women’s basketball team, things are starting to click. Sitting comfortably at 5-1, Florida’s lone loss came against St. John’s on the road. With tough victories over quality opponents Georgetown and Virginia Tech, Florida’s hustle and effort highlighted an improved team – one that wants to not just outscore its opponent, but also ensure the other team finds it as difficult as possible to get the ball in the basket.
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UF women’s basketball starts strong, defeats Virginia Tech
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 1, 2014It wasn’t the characteristically slow start the Gators have shown this season, and with the way Florida (5-1) played, coach Amanda Butler can only hope the energetic starts continue for the team.
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Florida women's basketball tops Georgetown on road
By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 28, 2014Facing its second Big East opponent on the road in less than a week, the Gators were able to avoid the early pace problems that have plagued the team throughout the season and beat Georgetown 81-73 on Friday night in Washington D.C.
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UF women's basketball overcomes slow start in rout of Charleston Southern
By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 25, 2014For the first 10 minutes, it appeared the Gators were going to succumb to the slow start issues that has plagued the team throughout its first three games.
