With a Southeastern Conference title back in Gainesville for the first time since 1997, the No. 5 women's team will now focus on the NCAA Regional Championship and NCAA Championship meets in the upcoming weeks.
For the second consecutive year, Florida's women had trouble defending their home natatorium against the Georgia Bulldogs.
JACKSONVILLE - Florida linebacker A.J. Jones had a rough start to a dream game against Georgia on Saturday.
JACKSONVILLE - Urban Meyer didn't need to call any timeouts to drive his point home this time.
After running out to a 22-19 lead in the third set, the Gators allowed the Crimson Tide back into the match as the set went back and forth until sophomore outside hitter Kristy Jaeckel knocked down three kills to help No. 10 Florida (17-3, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) take charge and eventually win the set 33-31.
Barney found herself unmarked in the 20th minute, and her header from four yards out gave the Gators a 1-0 lead. UF never let South Carolina back into the game, winning 3-0. Florida needed the win to clinch its fourth straight Southeastern Conference title.
With just one more touchdown run, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will overtake Herschel Walker as the all-time Southeastern Conference leader in career rushing touchdowns.
If you're a senior like me (I would technically classify myself as a redshirt junior, but that's besides the point), and you spent the last three Florida-Georgia games getting wasted at the Landing or in the parking lot of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, I feel sorry for you.
We're eight weeks in, and it seems the cream is already rising to the top. We invited five "real" writers to participate in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column for the first time this fall, and so far, the only thing they are "real" good at seems to be losing. Four of the top five places are held by alligatorSports guys with Phil Kegler being the lone Alligator guy in the bottom five. We're sure it'll only be a couple more weeks before we bask in our complete dominance. Anyway, now let's debate a top-10 showdown that will likely determine the Pacific-10 Conference.
McKenzie Barney and Kat Williamson know all about last year's Southeastern Conference champions.
After 18 years of conference dominance, coach Mary Wise has seen many successful graduating classes pass through Florida.
It has been 12 years since the women's cross country team has won a Southeastern Conference title.
UF's men swimming and diving team will open its Southeastern Conference schedule with a matchup against Georgia in the O'Connell Center on Friday.
Florida cornerback Joe Haden couldn't tell you much about the nuances of Georgia's offense or quarterback Joe Cox's playing style.
As the NBA season begins, the Gators will have two fewer fans in attendance at the O'Connell Center.
In the last two weeks, three Southeastern Conference coaches have been reprimanded by the league for making negative comments about the referees.
Florida linebacker Ryan Stamper is about to break a record he set a season ago.
The Florida women's golf team must have really liked where the men wrapped up their season.
(Writer) Kyle Maistri(Alligator Army) def. (Reader) David Medoff (Fourth & Short) 59-58: In an epic defensive struggle, AA takes down Fourth & Short thanks to a strong performance from the Florida defense. Both owners seem completely unaware that there is a still a league going on, and it's safe to say that neither of these teams could ever beat any other team in the league. It's a shame we couldn't give them both losses.
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