The Gators secured their first 100-plus game of the season with a 78-point win over Gardner-Webb. The final score was 115-37, marking the Gators’ second-highest scoring game in program history, previously 122 vs. Saint Francis on Dec. 12, 2015. The 78-point margin of victory sets the program record. The previous high was a 69-point win […]
Florida Women’s Basketball to Offer Free Youth Tickets
Gators Athletics has announced the promotion of free youth tickets for select home contests in 2024. Those 18 and under are eligible for this promotion starting Jan. 4, when Florida takes on South Carolina at the O’Dome. Free youth tickets will become available for the following SEC matchups at home: All kids 18 and under […]
Gators Basketball Drops Road Game to Tulsa
Florida women’s basketball fell 72-64 to Tulsa Sunday afternoon, marking the Gators second road loss of the 2023-24 season. Florida took a one-point lead at halftime and pushed that to a six-point margin in the start of the fourth. Tulsa fought back in the last ten minutes of play holding the Gators to eight points […]
Florida Falls to Marshall
Florida women’s basketball was edged by Marshall 91-88 on the road Saturday afternoon. The loss marked Florida’s first road deficit of the 2023-24 season. Despite the outcome, Florida held the lead for the game’s first three quarters before Marshall scored 28 points in the fourth with a 61.5 shooting percent from the field. Three Gators reached double […]
Florida Basketball to Play at Marshall Saturday Afternoon
Florida women’s basketball will continue their away stretch on Saturday afternoon at Marshall University. The Gators will tip-off at 1 p.m. in Huntington and are looking to remain undefeated on the road this season. MARSHALL (2-4, 0-0 SBC):Date: Saturday, Dec. 2Time: 1 p.m. ETSite: Cam Henderson CenterStream: ESPN+Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AMStats: StatBroadcast SERIES […]
Florida Basketball will Play Georgia Tech for Second Time in Program History
Florida women’s basketball will face Georgia Tech Wednesday night in the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge. The Atlanta based contest will be Florida’s first away game of the 2023-24 season after competing on neutral grounds last week in the Baha Mar Tournament. GEORGIA TECH (5-1, 0-0 ACC)Date: Wednesday, Nov. 28Time: 5 p.m. ETSite: McCamish PavilionStream: ACC NetworkRadio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM […]
Gators Defeat Columbia 83 to 81 in Bahamas Tournament
Florida women’s basketball defeated Columbia 83-81 Wednesday afternoon at the Baha Mar Tournament. The win against Columbia pushes Florida’s record to 5-1 this season. The final four seconds saw three lead changes, with Aliyah Matharu hitting a three-pointer to give the Gators the win. Matharu led the Gators with 26 points, followed by Ra Shaya Kyle with 18. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz9rLsbR3bU/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=675&rd=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridagators.com&rp=%2Fnews%2F2023%2F11%2F22%2Fwomens-basketball-gators-defeat-columbia-to-in-bahamas-tournament.aspx#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11569.299999998882%2C%22ls%22%3A2411.7999999988824%2C%22le%22%3A6055.199999999255%7DIN THE FIRST: […]
Florida Takes 52-49 Win in Bahamas over Purdue
Florida women’s basketball pulled out a 52-49 victory Monday afternoon against the Purdue Boilermakers. The contest was the Gators first of two at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championships. The Gators held the lead going into every quarter of the game and were led by Aliyah Matharu in scoring with 15—points. Ra Shaya Kyle led Florida on the boards […]
Florida Edged by No. 12 Florida State 79-75
Florida women’s basketball was edged by No. 12 Florida State 75-79 Friday afternoon at the Exactech Arena. It was Florida’s first loss of the early season and the Seminoles were the Gators first ranked opponent. Florida took a one point lead at halftime and pushed that to a nine-point margin early in the fourth quarter. […]
Gators Dominate FAMU to Stay Unbeaten
Point guard Aliyah Matharu led all scorers with 22 points and paced three other Florida teammates into double-figure scoring Monday night, as the Gators defeated Florida A&M 92-54 at Exactech Arena to remain unbeaten three games into the 2023-24 season. Matharu, the senior transfer from Texas, hit nine of her 18 field-goal attempts, including a trio of 3-pointers, to […]