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UF falls to FSU on Kurtz own-goal tip-in
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 31, 2014TALLAHASSEE — Jacob Kurtz was just trying to make a play.
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Florida takes deep roster to Tallahassee for matchup with Florida State
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 29, 2014Two teams emerged victoriously from the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida on Dec. 20: the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles. Now, the two will face off in their first games since as the Gators (7-4) will face in-state rival Florida State (7-5) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee.
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Freshmen pace Florida in non-conference finale
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 28, 2014For 30 minutes, it seemed possible that the Gators women’s basketball team could suffer another letdown at home against an incomparable foe.
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Florida upended by Eastern Washington in 24th annual Gator Holiday Classic
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 22, 2014The Florida Gators women’s basketball team lost another game the team was favored to win, on its home court, and in the team’s own 24th annual Gator Holiday Classic championship game.
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Florida wins big in first game of Gator Holiday Classic
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 21, 2014A complete team effort vaulted the Florida women’s basketball team into the 24th Annual Gator Holiday Classic Championship, as the Gators handedly defeated Southern University 78-49 on Sunday afternoon in the O’Connell Center.
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Florida outlasts Wake Forest in Orange Bowl Classic
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 20, 2014SUNRISE, Fla. — Billy Donovan was managing quite a few spinning plates at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday.
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Billy Donovan optimistic transfer Alex Murphy will be cleared for Wake Forest game
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Dec. 18, 2014Florida coach Billy Donovan will be paying closer attention to his team’s fall semester grades than usual, with the structure of UF’s lineup against Wake Forest Saturday depending on when the grades are posted.
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Florida stalls Jacksonville in second half to win third straight game
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 14, 2014In Florida’s (6-4) third consecutive win since falling to No. 11 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas on Dec. 5, the Gators defeated Jacksonville (2-9) 79-34 on Sunday.
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Florida women’s basketball stalls Stetson
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 14, 2014Coming off its third straight loss, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team found a way to get back into the win column, defeating Stetson 59-54 in the O’Connell Center on Sunday.
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Florida starts strong, defeats Texas Southern 75-50
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 12, 2014Despite some early foul trouble, Florida (5-4) defeated Texas Southern (1-7) 75-50 at the O’Connell Center on Friday night.
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Florida women’s basketball falls to Wisconsin
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 10, 2014With leading scorer Cassie Peoples sitting out the first half due to a violation of team rules, the Florida women’s basketball team needed the support of its bench players to pick up the slack in the redshirt junior’s absence.
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Underclassmen progressing for Florida men’s basketball
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 9, 2014With seven dunks from four players, Florida played true to its identity against Yale.
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Freshmen bring height, depth to short Gators roster
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 9, 2014There aren’t many girls taller than 6-foot.
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Notebook: Kurtz has career night off the bench against Yale
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 9, 2014With forward Dorian Finney-Smith returning to the starting lineup, Jacob Kurtz started the game from the bench.
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UF blows out Yale, played full game
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 8, 2014In Florida’s highest scoring game of the season, the Gators (4-4) defeated the Yale Bulldogs (8-3) 85-47 in the O’Connell Center on Monday night.
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UF suffers from poor defense, turnovers
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 8, 2014According to coach Amanda Butler, the Florida women’s basketball team doesn’t suffer from a lack of knowing, but rather a failure to implement its practiced gameplan efficiently.
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Gators start slow, fall to Seminoles on the road
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 7, 2014Coach Amanda Butler is tired of the slow starts that have plagued the Gators this season.
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UF prepares to take on Yale, eyes return to winning ways
By ERICA HERNANDEZ | Dec. 7, 2014Florida freshman Devin Robinson said the Gators lost to the Kansas Jayhawks because they were afraid of losing.
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Florida blows second-half lead in loss to Kansas
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 5, 2014After owning a 15-point lead at Allen Fieldhouse coming out of halftime, the Gators (3-4) ultimately fell, following a season long trend.
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Florida women’s basketball loses on the road to Savannah State
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 4, 2014It appeared the Florida women’s basketball team had begun to correct the slow starts it has shown in the opening minutes of the game.
