This is really bad. We're off to a terrible start here. Amanda's third year. Should have some improvement by now. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:00:39 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: UF women's basketball falls to 3-4 [FitzGerald] UF women's basketball falls to 3-4 By Ray FitzGerald Gainesville SUN Correspondent Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. With 12:28 remaining in the Florida women's basketball game against visiting Florida A&M on Tuesday, Jordan Jones went up for one of her typically deadly jumpers from the right elbow. The shot circled the rim, then rested to a halt on the back of the iron. Players had to get another ball to knock the stalled one down. It was one of those nights for the Gators. When a team relies on its outside shot to fuel its offense like Florida does, there are nights when it'll look unbeatable and games where the squad looks out of its league. UF had moments of both Tuesday. A late rally wasn't enough to overcome a Rattler attack that led the team to its first win over Florida since 1986 with a 72-71 win. Florida (3-4) scored 11 straight points in the final 48 seconds and brought the score within one on a Jones 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining. Trumae Lucas wasn't able to hold off a streaking Tameka McKelton, who grabbed a deep inbounds pass to end the game just before it went out of bounds. The Gators held a 12-0 lead to start the game as the Rattlers (4-2) missed their first seven shots and first three from long range. FAMU regained its confidence after the sluggish start and connected on 21 of its next 36 shots, including nine-of-13 from behind the arc. Florida A&M caught fire after stopping the opening run and connected on six shots from 3-point range to take a four-point lead with 7:17 until the half. The Gators responded with an 11-2 run over 5:42 to regain a 37-34 lead heading into intermission. "We played a lot more hopeful than tough," said Gators coach Amanda Butler, who led her team into its fourth game in eight days, "and hope isn't going to win you ball games." A Jennifer George layup was all Florida could muster in the opening 4:57 of the second half as the Rattlers reeled off a 16-3 run to take the lead for good. UF had little answer for the quick-footed visitors, who attacked quickly following Gator points and played a transition game that at times seemed two steps faster than Florida. "Effort isn't a word that we should use in reference to how we played," Butler said. "If we're going to talk about effort, then we need to talk about FAMU, because they were the ones that played with effort and a sense of urgency. Every possession was important (to them)." Florida connected on 24-of-65 shots (36.9 percent) and 7-of-29 (24.1) from 3-point range. FAMU hit on 29-of-56 (51.8) from the field and 9-of-17 (52.9) from long range and out-rebounded the Gators 38-35. The Gators were led by Azania Stewart's 17 points. Steffi Sorensen added eight points, a career-high seven assists and fell one shy of a career high with 12 rebounds. Four Rattler players scored in double figures, led by Tameka McKelton’s 27 points. -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
