In many other weeks, a victory at home over Rhode Island might be just a run-of-the-mill occurrence.
For nearly half of the Gators’ roster, Sunday’s matchup against nationally ranked Arkansas was their first taste of Southeastern Conference basketball.
After a 2010 that prominently featured both flashes of brilliance and moments of despair, the Gators opened the new year with the type of performance they’ve been looking for all season.
For nearly half of the Gators’ roster,
CINCINNATI — During the eight-day hiatus leading up to Friday’s game, the Gators were focused primarily on correcting their two biggest weaknesses: shooting and ball movement.
As the clock struck zero in the heated annual matchup between Florida and in-state rival Florida State on Tuesday, the spirit of the holidays seemed to go right along with it.
After a week in which they experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, the Gators found out Monday that they’ll have a few extra days to regroup.
It wasn’t the ideal bounce-back performance, but after Monday’s loss to Jacksonville the Gators will certainly take it.
When a starter goes down, the next player in line is expected to step up.
Although his team was just 40 hours removed from a victory over then-No. 6 Kansas State, coach Billy Donovan was legitimately concerned about its matchup with the lowly Jacksonville Dolphins.
They had been waiting for this moment for 10 days.
The Gators entered Monday’s game riding high after their biggest win of the season and expecting to cruise to an easy victory.
SUNRISE — After seven minutes, the Gators had zero points, six turnovers and seemingly no hope.
Over the past two weeks, the Gators have seen major improvements in their ability to find the open man and score the basketball.
On a night when they couldn’t get their outside shots to fall, the Gators relied on a dominant interior performance to carry them to victory.
After a pair of games in which their offense looked disorganized and out of sync, the Gators returned to form against American and rediscovered what it takes to get clean looks at the basket.
Coach Amanda Butler challenged her team to respond after an upset loss to Brown last weekend in which the team performed poorly in all facets of the game.
Florida’s performance this season has been somewhat of a puzzle.
Florida finally showed its youth.
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