After a disappointing match March 9 against Mississippi State, the Florida men’s tennis team regrouped in Auburn on Sunday to win 6-1 over the Tigers.
When freshman Katie Kubicz and senior Peggy Porter found themselves down 5-1 during their doubles match on Sunday, they didn’t panic.
Never before had a team shot even par or better overall at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville. That is, never before Sunday.
The UF softball team took the field on Sunday without one of its senior leaders and the walk-off hero from Saturday night’s thriller against Kentucky.
The Florida gymnasts were silent as they took their seats in front of the post-meet press conference Friday night. It wasn’t the attitude of a team that had just ended its last home competition with its second-highest meet total of the season. A somber mood settled over the room like a wet blanket.
If you’ve kept up with the NFL Combine or anything surrounding it in the past couple of weeks, you may have heard LSU running back Derrius Guice spill some tea on an unidentified team after one of its scouts asked Guice a pointed question in a private interview.
Grant Holloway stared at the NCAA trophy in his hands as his teammates jumped into each other’s arms.
When Jordan Butler hit a grounder to the right side of the infield that scored Deacon Liput for the game-winning run, the freshman was mobbed by his teammates down the first-base line.
The Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida, is known for being one of the more difficult golf courses to play on in the country.
With three balls and two strikes on the board and the score tied 2-2, Kayli Kvistad stepped up to the plate for the sixth time in the series.
There are many aspects of track and field that make it unlike other sports.
Florida starter Tyler Dyson recorded six strikeouts and gave up one unearned run in 6.1 innings pitched on Saturday in UF's 9-2 win over Rhode Island.
When an errant tennis ball from LSU’s Jessica Golovin fell just outside the boundary of play, senior Josie Kuhlman hit it anyway. By the time it touched the ground on the opposite side of the court, she was already on her way to shake hands with her opponent as the crowd began to cheer.
The stage was set and the lights were bright as fans filled the 4,000-plus maroon seats inside Gilliam Indoor Stadium to watch the best track and field athletes in the nation compete for a national championship.
Brooke Madden stepped onto the diving board, stared down at the pool and jumped. This could’ve been the final dive performed by a Gator in 2017-18.
The No. 9 Florida men’s tennis team started strong Friday against Mississippi State but could not finish in singles play, resulting in a loss to the Bulldogs 5-2.
Brady Singer put on a show.
Alex McMurtry thrust out a perfectly pointed left foot and pushed both arms forward in a mock sprint. Sweeping her hands back, she wasted no time in her last time competing in the O'Connell Center. She raced forward to perform her final vault routine at home this season and in her collegiate career.
After a one-two-three top of the first inning, Florida softball pitcher Kelly Barnhill (10-0) took off her signature black facemask and greeted her teammates with a beaming ear-to-ear smile.
Led by a spectacular performance from freshman Chris Nido, the Florida men’s golf team won the Southern Highlands Collegiate event after trailing entering the final day.
Solutions by The State News
