Entering as heavy underdogs against Rutgers on Friday night, Florida hoped to rouse its offense with a little bit of defensive spirit.
In Florida’s second game against a top-10 team in three weeks, coach Billy Donovan can only hope the Gators aren’t haunted by the same mistakes.
Almost exactly a year ago today, the Gators were a team in turmoil.
Florida coach Amanda Butler scoffs at the notion of having a go-to scorer.
After tests during the Thanksgiving holiday revealed Erik Murphy had a torn meniscus, the Gators were grateful to learn this week their starting forward’s knee injury was not as severe as originally thought.
Beyond the arc has been a dark place at times for the Gators this season.
In the spirit of the holiday season, Belmont was in a giving mood against Florida.
In Billy Donovan’s milestone game Monday, the Gators made sure they weren’t the team feeling pressure.
ORLANDO — Though the Gators didn’t play their prettiest game on Monday night or win by their largest margin of the young season, they saw no problem in drenching their coach in a ceremonial Gatorade bath.
ORLANDO — For as long as junior forward Erik Murphy is going to be sidelined by a meniscus tear in his right knee, the Gators are going to rely on sophomore Will Yeguete.
As the Gators’ starter at point guard, senior Lanita Bartley knows she needs to set the tempo.
In the midst of his 18th season as a head coach and on the threshold of a career milestone, it takes more than winning games to keep Billy Donovan going.
For the second consecutive day, the Gators’ leading scorer had 28 points.
La Salle’s Brittany Wilson hit her second free throw, knotting the score 51-51 with 13:37 remaining in the second half.
Though the Gators exited the O’Connell Center on Friday night far from full-strength, they showed no signs of slowing down while on the court.
Through four games this season, it has been easy to guess where the Gators are going to find their offense.
After a disappointing performance in a season-opening loss to Michigan, Florida junior forward Jennifer George knew something had to change. Now, with three additional games on the stat sheet, it’s looking like the transformation didn’t take long.
TAMPA — Before leaving Gainesville, Kenny Boynton purposefully stayed late in the gym to keep his shooting touch fresh.
The Gators have been struggling to clean up on the glass.
In his first three starts this season, the only thing slowing down junior Erik Murphy’s shot has been his inability to stay on the court.
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