Florida sweeps Troy to remain perfect
By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 1, 2020It’s been 18 years since the Gators started a season 11-0.
It’s been 18 years since the Gators started a season 11-0.
Florida junior Oliver Crawford had just earned match point and held a 5-4 lead over Auburn’s Tim Dollman after taking the first set.
The second time is not the charm.
Two fervent crowds in Gainesville made Sunday’s game seem more like a pep rally than a softball game.
There’s just something about that lucky number seven.
The Ragin’ Cajuns showed up red hot and ready for game two Saturday afternoon in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Everything that could go wrong, went wrong for the Gators in Knoxville, Tennessee, when they lost 63-58 to the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday afternoon.
It had the makings of last weekend’s blowout loss at home against No. 5 Loyola-Maryland.
Leah Clapper’s reaction said it all.
To kick off SEC play this season, Florida traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on the Crimson Tide. This was the first time this season the Gators were playing as an unranked team after they fell out of the ITA rankings despite their dominant victory last week against Georgia State last weekend.
The Gators lost two straight doubles points coming into Friday’s match and were on the brink of losing a third.
Under the glow of the Friday-night lights, the stage was set at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for Florida’s first top-10 bout at home. The air was cool, the competition was stiff and the crowd was electric.
With championship season approaching for the indoor track season, an SEC championship is the expectation this weekend for the Florida men’s team in College Station, Texas.
Florida is trying to prove last year’s Final Four run wasn’t a fluke.
It was a week of highs and lows for the Gators.
This season has been an incredibly successful one for Florida.
The Sunshine State hasn’t lived up to its name for the Gators recently.
After a Wednesday night game where the once-reeling Gators convincingly defeated LSU 81-66, it’s apparent that UF is approaching the end of the regular season on a high note.
A different kind of March madness is set for this weekend in Gainesville.
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan stood alone with the ball at the top of the key.