One of the most notable factors about Florida’s softball team this season is its deep roster.
Feleipe Franks was a lucky one.
Gators pitcher Jack Leftwich had retired his previous 12 batters when FAU second baseman Eric Rivera stepped into the batter’s box to lead off the fifth inning.
Sierra Brooks’ career at Florida is off to an impressive start.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams returned home on Monday after a successful showing at the SEC Championships.
The SunTrust Gator Invitational, which concluded on Sunday, did not go as planned for the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team.
Florida’s women’s golfer Sierra Brooks has responded to her recent demotion well.
There wasn’t a particular moment one could point to that swung the momentum of the game. There wasn’t a slick crossover or a single bucket or rebound that signaled it would be Florida’s day.
Friday is supposed to be Brady Singer’s day, Saturday is supposed to be for Jackson Kowar, and Sunday — Sunday is all about Tyler Dyson. The three titans who form UF’s weekend pitching rotation delivered on making every start about them with solid opening-weekend performances all around. But that was expected.
Despite leaving Lafayette on Sunday with its first loss of 2018, the Florida softball team should be encouraged by its performance so far this season.
As Vanderbilt guard Riley LaChance’s second free-throw attempt bounced off the rim, guard Joe Toye sprinted into position, jumped up and brought down the rebound. With 2:04 left in the game and down by only one point, the Commodores had another chance to take the lead.
After freshman Duarte Vale and junior McClain Kessler won their doubles match Sunday, they looked across the courts to the other doubles team still in play.
On paper, it might appear as though the Gators had upset the No. 1 Terrapins on Saturday.
After winning the Florida Challenge in late January and then shooting a dismal 11 over last weekend at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California, Sierra Brooks came out on fire Sunday at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship in New Orleans.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams completed the final day of the SEC Championships Sunday night at Texas A&M University.
Pitcher Aleshia Ocasio bent over and picked up some clay on the mound with her right hand.
In what was supposed to be a series of perfect back handsprings, senior Alex McMurtry dropped to the floor off the balance beam. It was the first time since the 2017 season that she had competed in every event, a thought that didn’t escape her mind even as she wrapped up her last event of the night. The fall resulted in a 9.325, one point higher than her season-low score of 9.225 against Auburn on Feb. 2.
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After 36 holes on Saturday, the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team was just a stroke behind No. 3 Vanderbilt for the lead in the SunTrust Gator Invitational, its first competitive event of the spring season.
A hand in her face didn’t stop Dyandria Anderson. From the left wing of the three-point line, the senior guard shot over her defender, finding nothing but the bottom of the net and giving Florida a 16-point lead midway through the third quarter.
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