Florida getting the most from its bench
Feb. 9, 2010Jordan Jones started Sunday’s game against Mississippi State in an unfamiliar position: on the bench.
Jordan Jones started Sunday’s game against Mississippi State in an unfamiliar position: on the bench.
Jordan Jones stood at the free-throw line, the whole game dependent on how she would perform in the coming moments.
The Gators thought they had found their shooting stroke, but instead found frustration and missed shots Thursday.
Three home games in a row for the Gators could mean one thing: a spike in business at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches on University Avenue.
The Gators got their second win in Mississippi on Sunday, but not before they gave Ole Miss a chance at a comeback.
While Bianca Thomas, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer, and Ole Miss (14-6, 5-2 SEC) spent part of this week prepping for their matchup with South Carolina on Thursday night, the Gators rested on their bye week.
The Gators are on their bye week, but that hardly means rest and relaxation.
It wasn’t the 40-point win Jordan Jones might have liked against her former team, but she’ll live with the outcome.
Things couldn’t have been much worse for Alabama, which was in the basement of the Southeastern Conference, heading into its game against Florida on Thursday.
In its last three games, the UF women’s basketball team has gone 1-2, with losses to top-10 teams Georgia and Tennessee by a combined 11 points.
Amanda Butler referred to the UF women’s basketball program as a family.
Trumae Lucas came off a cold bench and provided the spark Florida needed in a 55-52 Southeastern Conference win on the road at Mississippi State on Sunday.
Trumae Lucas came off a cold bench and provided the spark Florida needed in a 55-52 Southeastern Conference win on the road at Mississippi State on Sunday.
It took Angie Bjorklund nearly 40 minutes to score eight points, half her season average.
The rumblings of the thunderous locomotive you will hear tonight belong to Tennessee and its women’s basketball program.
The starting lineup for the Gators went from a who’s-who hodgepodge to a consistent starting five that, above all, brings one thing to the Southeastern Conference schedule.
It didn’t take long for Georgia to put the game out of Florida’s reach.
With the game forced into a second overtime, Steffi Sorensen was the least expected player on the Gators to take a shot. Through the game’s first 45 minutes, Sorensen had failed to score a single point.
Coach Amanda Butler said her team came back mentally refocused after Christmas.
Jennifer Mossor’s New Year’s resolution may as well have been to have a healthy rest of the season.