In a hard-fought five-set battle, No. 7 Florida (12-1, 3-0 SEC) extended its win streak to 10, defeating No. 3 Kentucky (11-3, 3-1 SEC) 3-2 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Sunday night.
Behind a 340-yard, two-touchdown performance from Mizzou quarterback Austin Simmons and a 211-yard, three-touchdown day from running back Jamal Roberts on the ground, No. 8 Florida (4-1, 2-1 SEC) fell to No. 25 Missouri (4-1, 1-1 SEC) 45-17 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
Following their split-dominance over Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt, the No. 3/10 Florida men and women once again proved their rankings. Both came away with dominant victories, combining for 23 first-place finishes across 28 swimming events. The men ultimately won 194-103, and the women won 183-115.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off their largest win of the season after a 35-6 rout of the New England Patriots in Week 3. But standing between the Jags and a 3-1 record is a road trip to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
With an animated home crowd pumping noise into the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Florida finished victorious in its second conference matchup of the season behind junior opposite hitter Logan King’s season-high 15 kills.
After 90 minutes, the box score read 18-5 in shots and 10-3 in corners, both in favor of Florida. Yet it was LSU (3-8-1) who came away with a 2-1 victory over Florida (5-4-3). The Gators suffered their first home loss in conference play and fell to 1-2-2 in the SEC stretch.
Arguably no team across the country proved as much as Jon Sumrall’s Florida Gators in Week 4. Now, the No. 8 Gators (4-0, 2-0 SEC) head to Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri, to take on Eli Drinkwitz and the No. 25 Tigers (3-1, 0-1 SEC).
Riding the momentum of a dominant 5-2 win over Texas A&M on Sunday, the Gators (5-3-3, 1-1-2 SEC) return home looking to earn another three points in conference play. Heading to Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Friday, the Louisiana State Tigers (2-8-2, 0-3-1 SEC) look to get back on track after a string of recent struggles.
On Thursday, Aberdeen spoke to the media for the first time since the ruling, reflecting on his journey from announcing his transfer on April 10 to Tuesday’s decision.
The Alligator’s Florida football beat reporters, Ava DiCecca, Max Bernstein, Curan Ahern and Riley Orovitz, are back to make picks for this week’s seven-game slate.
Condon is a four-star power forward who sported offers from programs across the country ahead of his announcement to Florida. He is set to graduate from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. later this year and will make the trip south to Gainesville.
With 15 kills and a service ace, senior outside hitter Kamryn Chaney stood behind a .542 hitting percentage and notched 16 points against Oklahoma — the most of any player in the match.
On Tuesday, Judge George M. Wright of Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit ruled in favor of Aberdeen, granting the fight year a temporary injunction in his lawsuit against the NCAA.
From Sept. 19-27, the Gators competed at the ITA All-Americans Championships in Cary, North Carolina, marking the first tournament of the fall season for the athletes.
The season began on Sept. 19 with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Six Gators participated, tacking on numerous wins to their respective career stats.
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