The Southeastern Conference is undoubtedly tough this season, with six teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
The slow starts haven’t improved, and Florida is seemingly still figuring out what lineup can keep the team competitive in the opening minutes.
In the minds of coach Amanda Butler and her players, the Southeastern Conference is its own season.
It isn’t a stretch to say this season hasn’t gone the way the Gators women’s basketball team had hoped.
Faced 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.
It 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.
For 30 minutes, it seemed possible that the Gators women’s basketball team could suffer another letdown at home against an incomparable foe.
The 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.
A 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.
Coming 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.
With 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.
There aren’t many girls taller than 6-foot.
According 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.
Coach Amanda Butler is tired of the slow starts that have plagued the Gators this season.
It appeared the Florida women’s basketball team had begun to correct the slow starts it has shown in the opening minutes of the game.
Midway 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.
It 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.
Facing 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.
For 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.
After opening the season with two wins at home, Florida (2-1) lost its first game of the season on Friday, a 72-66 loss to St. John’s. The team looks to get back to its early winning ways when it takes on Charleston Southern (2-1) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
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