Florida lacrosse second string seals blow-out win against Furman
By Kate Wiggins | Feb. 28, 2023The No. 7 Florida Gators (2-2) beat the Furman Paladins (0-2) 20-9 in their fourth game of the season.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (2-2) beat the Furman Paladins (0-2) 20-9 in their fourth game of the season.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (7-1) won four of five games in a pair of series against the South Florida Bulls and Cincinnati Bearcats. UF flexed its power and hit 18 home runs across the five games, including a program-record eight-homer explosion Feb. 26.
The No. 2 Florida Gators (9-1, 6-1 SEC) beat the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats (7-3, 4-2 SEC) to become SEC champions for the fifth season in a row. Florida’s 198.150-point score — its second-highest score of the 2023 season — surpassed the Wildcats’ score of 197.575 to give UF the SEC title.
Black women in sports frequently face scrutiny for their hair. Many of them have to jump through hoops to maintain practical hairstyles while keeping their identity.
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 shot capped off a career day for Correa and helped the Gators secure a victory in their regular-season finale. The Florida Gators (16-13, 5-11 SEC) defeated the Missouri Tigers (17-12, 6-10 SEC) 61-52 Sunday afternoon. UF shot just 31% from the field but forced 14 turnovers and held the Tigers to 34% from the field to win the game.
Caglianone’s three home runs were the tip of the iceberg in the 7-1 Gators’ 13-7 win against the 2-5 Cincinnati Bearcats Sunday afternoon.
The Florida Gators (14-15, 7-9 SEC) was defeated by the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-13, 9-7 SEC) 88-72 Saturday at the Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. UF shot 43% from the floor but allowed Vanderbilt to shoot more than 40% from the floor and from 3-point range.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (11-3) were defeated by Cal State Fullerton (9-6) 5-4 Saturday to finish their doubleheader in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Big League Dreams-Yankee Sports Park .
Evans blasted a two-run shot beyond the left-field fence to complete No. 7 Florida’s (6-1) 13-3 mercy-rule victory against the Cincinnati Bearcats (2-4) Saturday. Gators starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep electrified the Condron Ballpark crowd with a six-inning, 13-strikeout performance.
The Gators’ forward depth was put into question as soon as Ole Miss junior forward Jaemyn Brakefield collided with Florida graduate student forward Colin Castleton’s right hand.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (11-2) were defeated by the No. 24 Oregon Ducks (10-3) 8-0 Saturday afternoon. The defeat gave the Gators their second loss of the season and of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
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. 7 Florida Gators (5-1) defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats (2-3) 13-6. Florida scored in seven straight innings in the victory. Junior Brandon Sproat started on the mound for the Gators and struck out a career-high nine batters. He allowed four hits and three runs in five innings of action.
The No. 2 Florida Gators (9-1, 6-1 SEC) competed at home against Kentucky (7-3, 4-2 SEC) for the Gators’ senior night. Florida finished with 198.150 — its second-highest score of the 2023 season — to defeat the Wildcats, who finished with a score of 197.575.
The No. 15 Florida Gators (5-2) fell to the No. 25 Pepperdine Waves (4-2) 4-0 Friday evening.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (11-1) blew past the California, Riverside, Highlanders (6-8) 7-0 Friday afternoon in Big League Dreams - Fenway Sports Park. This marked the Gators’ first win in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic after their first loss of the season against the California, Los Angeles, Bruins Thursday.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (10-1) suffered a 10-0 loss — their first of the season — against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins (13-0) after four and a half innings Thursday. UF didn’t record a single hit and had three different pitchers in the circle.
The Florida Gators (15-13, 4-11 SEC) defeated Alabama (20-8, 9-6 SEC) 81-77 Thursday night in their final home game of the 2023 season. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Gators.