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The No. 8 Florida Gators (24-7, 3-3 SEC) were run-ruled by the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks (24-9, 5-4 SEC) 14-1 Sunday at Bolge Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Gators recorded only two hits and allowed the Razorbacks to tally two or more runs every inning.
The No. 8 Florida Gators (23-6, 2-2 SEC) lost to the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks (23-8, 4-3 SEC) 6-2 Friday on the road at Bolge Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Florida lost its early lead and never got back in front.
The Florida Gators (16-17, 9-9 SEC) lost to the Central Florida Knights (19-14, 8-10 AAC) 67-49 in their first-round matchup of the NIT Wednesday at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The Gators shot 16.7% from behind the arc and allowed UCF to knock down 40% of its own triples.
The Florida Gators (16-16, 9-9 SEC) will begin their campaign in the National Invitational Tournament against the Central Florida Knights (18-14, 8-10 AAU) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
The No. 12 Florida Gators (19-4) beat the No. 24 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns’ (18-9) and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (17-8) by mercy rule in their doubleheader Sunday to close the Bubly Invitational. UF allowed only three runs throughout the day and homered five times.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) start postseason play in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC). The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Throughout UF’s 2022-23 men’s basketball season, Reeves caught the eyes of many with an array of different colors above his headband and his elevated game on the court.
The No. 10 Florida Gators (14-3) defeated the Alabama Birmingham Blazers (10-10) 4-1 Sunday through seven innings. UF hit 10 times, and Longley launched a career-high two home runs to sweep the weekend series against UAB.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) defeated the Louisiana State Tigers (13-18, 2-16 SEC) 79-67 Saturday in UF's final regular season game in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Gators freshman guard Riley Kugel finished with a team-high 21 points, and graduate student guard Kyle Lofton left the court with 16 points and five assists.
The Florida Gators (14-15, 7-9 SEC) was defeated by the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-13, 9-7 SEC) 88-72 Saturday at the Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. UF shot 43% from the floor but allowed Vanderbilt to shoot more than 40% from the floor and from 3-point range.
Alligator Weekly Round Up - August 17
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