Freshman Mercer achieving consistency in frontcourt
Feb. 11, 2013Florida’s coaching staff urged Christin Mercer to not become complacent following her best performance of the season against Alabama.
Florida’s coaching staff urged Christin Mercer to not become complacent following her best performance of the season against Alabama.
Hoping to improve its NCAA Tournament chances, the Gators grinded out an important comeback victory on Sunday.
Two games are hardly enough to be considered a representative sample, but for Vicky McIntyre and the Gators, they were small steps in the right direction.
Lily Svete is everything and nothing you would want in a forward.
Poor shooting and slow starts have plagued Florida during Southeastern Conference play. Freshman Christin Mercer helped change that, ending the Gators’ five-game losing streak in the process.
Finding consistent offense has been problematic for the Gators during Southeastern Conference play.
Redshirt freshman Carlie Needles was lights out against North Florida on Nov. 19, breaking Florida’s program record with nine three-pointers in a 74-44 victory.
Florida shot a season-low 29.8 percent from the floor on Sunday, but the cold shooting was not what fired up coach Amanda Butler.
Without senior Jennifer George (shoulder), coach Amanda Butler was forced to juggle her starting lineup on Sunday.
January Miller emerged as a legitimate scoring option for the Gators two weeks ago.
The lasting image from Florida’s near upset of No. 9 Tennessee was the anguished look on the face of freshman Christin Mercer.
Coach Amanda Butler had her team on the brink of upsetting No. 9 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, a victory that would have represented arguably Florida’s biggest win during her tenure.
After a slow start to begin the season, junior Jaterra Bonds rose to the occasion in the Gators’ first two games to open Southeastern Conference play.
Florida netted its first Southeastern Conference win of the season with a 77-72 victory against LSU on Sunday, but the Gators suffered a troubling loss during the game.
Gators junior Jaterra Bonds was deadly from the floor Thursday night, scoring a season- and game-best 21 points, including making each of her 11 attempts from the free throw line.
With dreams of Kentucky and Southeastern Conference play dancing in her head, senior Jennifer George and the Gators were first tasked with completing their non-conference slate on Friday night.
Coach Amanda Butler said her team needed to respond to the adversity of playing on the road.
When the Gators departed Gainesville en route to Michigan on Friday, freshman Sydney Moss was not with the team.
Coach Amanda Butler thinks freshman Chandler Cooper can be an effective player, but an injured left arch has thrown a wrench into the plan.
After making a school-record nine threes four days earlier, redshirt freshman Carlie Needles again came through behind the arc for the Gators on Friday.