Butler deals with loss of grandmother
Jan. 7, 2008Susie Gardner knows the pain Amanda Butler is going through.
Susie Gardner knows the pain Amanda Butler is going through.
PHILADELPHIA - The UF women's basketball team had been here before.
PHILADELPHIA - Amanda Butler calls her Nema.
PHILADELPHIA - The UF women's basketball team had been here before.
PHILADELPHIA - Amanda Butler calls her Nema.
UF Athletics Director Jeremy Foley hired Coach Amanda Butler to bring in more wins.
Lately the UF women's basketball team has depended on a balanced scoring attack to win games.
The scoring came from everywhere.
Sha Brooks entered Saturday's game looking for just 3 points to make 1,000 for her career, but seemed poised to fall short as she went scoreless for the opening 34 minutes of the game.
Depree Bowden stepped to the free-throw line for two shots with the game tied and 57 seconds left to play.
Aneika Henry blocked shots without even leaving her feet.
The media decided there were at least 10 players in the Southeastern Conference better than Marshae Dotson, leaving her off the preseason All-SEC teams.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The UF women's basketball team failed to score for the first seven minutes of the second half and let a 6-point halftime lead disappear into a 79-62 defeat at Louisville on Sunday.
It's only seven games into the season, but a disturbing trend has emerged for the UF women's basketball team.
JACKSONVILLE - UF forward Marshae Dotson knew it was a mistake the moment she heard the whistle.
Stetson caught the Gators taking it easy and almost made them pay for it.
Depree Bowden took the pass, threw up a 30-footer from the left wing as time expired and thought for just a moment that it might fall and cap an improbable comeback bid by the Gators.
Prairie View A&M dominated the opening of both halves, but it would be the UF women's basketball team (3-1) who finished on top with a 69-63 victory Tuesday night.
There was actually a bright spot in UF's 27-point defeat at Nebraska on Saturday night.