Poor shooting and slow starts have plagued Florida during Southeastern Conference play. Freshman Christin Mercer helped change that, ending the Gators’ five-game losing streak in the process.
Late in the first half, Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson grabbed a pass from forward Jarvis Summers.
With Florida leading Ole Miss 50-37 at the beginning of the second half, senior Erik Murphy grabbed a defensive rebound and took off down the court. Kenny Boynton missed his jumper, Scottie Wilbekin missed from behind the arc, but Murphy’s three found nothing but net.
Finding consistent offense has been problematic for the Gators during Southeastern Conference play.
Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson has earned a reputation for more than his scoring.
Florida has smothered its Southeastern Conference opponents this season, but delivered its biggest trouncing against South Carolina.
Even as the Gators led the Bulldogs by 21 points early in Saturday’s game, they weren’t letting up on defense.
Redshirt freshman Carlie Needles was lights out against North Florida on Nov. 19, breaking Florida’s program record with nine three-pointers in a 74-44 victory.
Using a combination of dominant defense, rebounding and hot shooting, Florida ran Mississippi State out of Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday night.
Halftime felt different for the Gators on Wednesday night in Athens, Ga.
ATHENS, Ga. — For the past four years, Georgia has put up a fight at home against Florida. Wednesday night was no exception.
After inconsistency, missed practices and a lack of accountability put a damper on his junior year, Mike Rosario knew he had to change in the offseason.
Scottie Wilbekin recorded 13 points and 10 assists on Saturday for the first double-double of his college career, but the junior point guard’s lockdown defense on Missouri guard Phil Pressey drew more attention.
Florida shot a season-low 29.8 percent from the floor on Sunday, but the cold shooting was not what fired up coach Amanda Butler.
Without senior Jennifer George (shoulder), coach Amanda Butler was forced to juggle her starting lineup on Sunday.
January Miller emerged as a legitimate scoring option for the Gators two weeks ago.
UF pressured Texas A&M defensively on Thursday night, and the Aggies folded.
As Florida bullied LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Texas A&M’s Elston Turner was putting on a show against Kentucky in Rupp Arena.
The lasting image from Florida’s near upset of No. 9 Tennessee was the anguished look on the face of freshman Christin Mercer.
Forward Casey Prather is again dealing with injury.
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