UF looks to rebound from loss
By MATT WATTS< | Dec. 6, 2010Florida’s performance this season has been somewhat of a puzzle.
Florida’s performance this season has been somewhat of a puzzle.
Florida finally showed its youth.
After fighting and clawing for narrow victories in six of its first seven games, Florida seemed to finally put it all together Saturday.
Kayla Lewis did not start against Old Dominion on Tuesday, marking the first time this season the freshman guard came off the bench.
Coach Amanda Butler, above all else, demands toughness from her players.
While students and fans alike enjoyed time off during the holiday weekend, the Gators were hard at work. They played three games in five days and spent Thanksgiving on the road.
The Dead River Company Classic in Orono, Maine, this weekend was the first time many Gators saw snow.
The Gators missed their first seven free throw attempts in what was another abysmal shooting night against South Alabama in the Dead River Company Classic on Friday.
Coach Amanda Butler stuck to her word, and the Gators came out running against North Florida on Tuesday in the O’Connell Center. But the start wasn’t what they envisioned.
Inexperience breeds mistakes. It’s inevitable.
After Thursday’s loss to DePaul in the semifinals of the Preseason Women’s NIT, coach Amanda Butler was furious with a referee’s call on the game’s deciding play.
Florida’s success depends on the greenhorns this season.
In 2005 Amanda Butler notched her first career victory as the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers. On Monday night, she reached another milestone against that very same team.
All offseason, the coaches and players have talked about bringing a new brand of Gators basketball to Gainesville.
All offseason the coaches and players have been talking about bringing a new brand of Gators basketball to Gainesville.
Ever since coach Amanda Butler took the helm at Florida, the expectations surrounding her team have been clear: win a national championship.
Questions surround coach Amanda Butler’s inexperienced squad entering the 2010-11 season. But with the opener less than a week away one of the most glaring concerns seems to be answered.
It’s almost time.
A new practice schedule allowed the Gators to take some extra time off this week, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Coach Amanda Butler’s team lacks experience, something she hopes to compensate for with a mental edge.