Faith Buckley

Staff Writer

Faith Buckley is a first-year journalism student at UF and The Alligator's swimming and diving beat writer. She is specializing in sports media to one day hopefully work as an NHL commentator.

Isaiah Bond became the sixth Florida commit for the class of 2022

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Three-star wide receiver commits to Florida

By Faith Buckley | 9:19pm

Florida picked up another three-star Sunday in wide receiver Isaiah Bond.

Natalie Lugo steps through and delivers a pitch against South Carolina on April 24th

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida outplayed by Missouri for mercy rule defeat

By Faith Buckley | May 2

Florida softball trailed miles behind Missouri in a game full of errors as the Tigers won 10-2 via mercy rule.

Florida quarterback Kyle Trask hypes up the crowd at TIAA Bank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday. The Gators defeated the Bulldogs in the most recent rivalry game on Nov. 7.

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Trask heads to Tampa

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 30

The Gators quarterback was drafted 64th by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round Friday night

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators take down Gamecocks in comeback win

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 26

The Gators softball team enjoyed a 6-0 win over South Carolina Saturday.

The Gators silenced FGCU in a fast 3-0 win Wednesday in Fort Myers, Florida. Photo from UF-FSU game March 3.

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators clinch win against the Eagles

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 22

The Gators brought Tim Walton his 950th career win after a 3-0 shutout against FGCU.

Sophomore Sarah Longley prepares her swing March 3 against Florida State.

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida hopes to come back against UCF

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 14

The Gators come back for round two after facing a 6-8 loss against the Knights.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators see mixed results in back-to-back games

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 11

The Gators found victory in their 11 a.m. game against Western Kentucky but bit the bullet against national team Softball Canada.

The loss broke Florida’s four-game winning streak and brought down win percentage to .862. Photo from UF-FSU game March 3.

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida loses to rival Georgia in series opener

By Faith Buckley | Apr. 4

The Gators took a 2-4 hit in their first-of-three-game series against the Bulldogs.

UF walked away with a 176-74 victory over the Ospreys Wednesday.

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SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Florida ranks No. 17 at the NCAA Championships

By Faith Buckley | Mar. 21

The Gators pulled a solid No. 17 rank in the 2021 NCAA Championships.

A lone man is seen walking through Turlington Plaza at UF in Gainesville, Fla., on August 31, 2020. The plaza, which is usually filled with people, remained relatively bare on the first day of fall classes.

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CAMPUS | STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen start, seniors cap off COVID-19 college experience

By Faith Buckley | Mar. 17

Due to COVID-19, graduating seniors missed most chances to live out their final days as Gators on campus, while freshmen were forced to let go of high expectations for their first year of college.