Senior Stewart stepping up for Florida women's basketball during stretch run
By JOE MORGAN | Feb. 6, 2012Azania Stewart needed to shake up her season.
Azania Stewart needed to shake up her season.
Kenny Boynton has not always been comfortable with clearing his mind and closing tight games for the Gators.
Lanita Bartley was the best player on the court in Florida's tilt against Ole Miss.
When South Carolina hosted Florida nearly three weeks ago, the Gamecocks allowed their visitors to shoot 50 percent from three and steal their first road win of the season before they left town.
No Jordan Jones, no problem for the Gators.
Billy Donovan entered Southeastern Conference play for the 16th time in his career with the belief that he had coached worse rebounding teams.
When Lanita Bartley shoots, she scores.
There were times last season when Will Yeguete felt like a single mistake would land him on the bench.
Florida coach Billy Donovan isn’t worried about Brad Beal getting tired any time soon — at least in his legs.
Coach Amanda Butler admits that the Gators lack focus at the free-throw line right now.
Whenever Erik Murphy sets a screen for one of his fellow big men and fades back behind the 3-point arc, he presents a dilemma for opposing defenders.
Down by one point with five seconds remaining in regulation, Jaterra Bonds went to the charity stripe with a chance to escape.
As the nation’s leader in 3-point shooting, Florida came into Ole Miss’ Tad Smith Coliseum knowing how to sustain a scorching pace from behind the arc through more than half a season.
Kenny Boynton had ended 12 other games in his UF career before last Saturday without a 3-pointer, but that didn’t register immediately with his shocked teammates.
On a team filled with new starters and changing roles, Scottie Wilbekin has been content to see his responsibilities remain static during his sophomore year.
Florida’s post play has arguably been its biggest weakness this season.
Down by three points with six seconds to play, Florida had one final chance to tie.
After watching his team squander a 16-point, second-half lead against LSU, coach Billy Donovan wasn’t surprised UF let another Southeastern Conference team avoid a blowout — just disappointed.
Patric Young’s most impressive play from Saturday night can’t be found in the box score.
Jordan Jones released a shot from the midcourt Gators logo as the shot-clock buzzer sounded.