Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams sent 14 Gators to the 2023 Bulldog National Collegiate Athletic Association Qualifying Meet in Athens, Georgia. The invitational was the swimmers' last chance to qualify for the NCAA championships.
The women's team earned 84 points and 10 medals, three of which were gold. The men finished with 73 points.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (1-2) were defeated by the No. 6 Maryland Terrapins (3-1) 14-13 in their third game of the season. The Gators put up an admirable fight, going shot-for-shot through the majority of the game.
The No. 15 Florida Gators (5-2) fell to the No. 25 Pepperdine Waves (4-2) 4-0 Friday evening.
The No.15 Florida Gators (5-1) hosted the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-3) in the first-ever meeting between the schools. The Gators swept the Eagles 6-0 to win their third-straight match.
Florida’s women’s golf team traveled to Melbourne, Florida, to compete in the tournament Feb. 19. After finishing in 12th last week, the Gators secured third place — trailing Louisiana State and Northwestern — with an 18-under-par 864.
UF (5-5) lost two of its three matches in the tournament. Kentucky (12-1) and North Carolina (7-5) got the best of Florida before it earned a victory against Baylor (5-8).
The No. 5 Florida men grabbed their 11th consecutive SEC Championship, scoring a total of 1,488.5 points. For the first time since 2009, the No. 6 Florida women are SEC Champions with a total of 1,255 points bringing home the 18th conference title in school history.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (1-1) were defeated by the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0) 12-5 in the second game of the season. Sitting at No. 2 in total saves in program history, redshirt senior goalkeeper Sarah Reznick made 14 saves against UNC.
The Florida Gators stayed in Gainesville to compete in the Florida University Last Chance Meet Thursday.
The Florida women’s golf team placed 12th in its first tournament of the season at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.
The Florida Gators men’s golf team took first place at the Vystar Credit Union Gators Invitational Sunday for the fourth consecutive time and the 29th time in program history. The invitational took place, Feb. 11-12, at the Mark Bostick Golf course. The first 36 holes were set to take place on Saturday, and the last 18 holes Sunday.
Florida assistant coach Nicole Levy — along with several players of the UF women’s lacrosse team — are from Long Island, New York — a lacrosse hotspot. Most players on the team moved to Gainesville from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut.
The Florida Gators (1-0) defeated the Michigan Wolverines (0-1) 17-8 in the first game of the season. LoPinto led the way on her career day. She scored four goals and provided three assists for the Gators.
Florida Gators split up for this weekend's events competing in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts.
The No. 18 Florida Gators women’s tennis team hosted its first match of the Spring season versus in-state rival Florida State. The 4-1 Gators defeated the 5-2 Seminoles 4-1 to win their fourth rivalry match in a row.
The Auburn Invitational was the last meet before the Southeastern Conference championships. Florida’s swimming and diving team sent 20 athletes to the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Alabama.
The No. 18 Florida Gators (3-1) traveled back to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears (6-2).
No. 16 Stanford (5-2) beat No. 15 Florida (4-3) 4-1 in the Gators’ last of three matches at the United States Tennis Association National Campus.
The No. 7 Trojans (5-0) beat the No. 15 Gators (4-2) 5-2 to remain undefeated on their season. The match marked the Gators’ second of three games at the United States Tennis Association National Campus.
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