She better start gettin some wins ... i think the clock is starting to tick. This is her 4th year right? not sure theres been much of an improvement.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > > I’m really happy about this. I like Amanda Butler a lot and I hope she > can hang on as coach.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI**** > > Real Estate Broker**** > > Bob Parks Realty**** > > ****1517 Hunt Club Blvd******** > > ****Gallatin** **TN** **37066******** > > Phone: 615-826-4040**** > > Fax: 615-822-2027**** > > ****Mobile****: 615-972-4239**** > > ** ** > > **** > > *UF women's hoops defeats LSU for first win in Baton Rouge since 1996* > > Special to ****Gainesville**** SUN Gatorsports.com**** > > *Published: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.* > > *Last Modified: Friday, February 3, 2012 at 12:26 a.m.* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Azania Stewart notched her first double-double of the season, Ndidi Madu > scored a season-high 12 points and **Florida** defeated LSU, 73-64, at > the **Pete** **Maravich** **Center** on Thursday evening for its first > win in ****Baton Rouge**** since Jan. 21, 1996.**** > > The Gators (14-8, 4-5 SEC), who led wire to wire against the Lady Tigers > (14-8, 4-5 SEC), earned just their fourth-ever victory in **Baton Rouge**, > halting an eight-game slide in the ****Maravich** **Center****.**** > > Thursday's win capped a tough three-game Southeastern Conference road trip > for **Florida**, which was coming off a heartbreaking 73-72 > double-overtime loss at ****Arkansas**** where the Gators missed 14 free > throws.**** > > Against the Tigers, the Gators stepped up and answered each time LSU cut > their lead to six points, the last time coming with 4:15 remaining in the > game as the Tigers were in the midst of a 6-2 run.**** > > ****Florida**** responded with a 6-0 spurt, with field goals from > Jennifer George, Jaterra Bonds and Stewart, who put back an offensive > rebound.**** > > Stewart also was big on LSU's next offensive possession, as she blocked > two shots, marking the 21st consecutive game she has swatted at least one. > **** > > LSU scored the next two points of the game and cut ****Florida****'s lead > to seven points, 64-57, with 2:41 remaining, but Lanita Bartley came > through with a tough driving layup. LSU star LaSondra Barrett netted her > first field goal of the game, but Bartley answered again with two free > throws, before Stewart snatched an air-ball from a teammate and put it in > as the shot clock was winding down, as she collected her season-high 10th > rebound to accompany her 12 points that resulted in the sixth double-double > of her career. The points also gave ****Florida**** a 70-59 lead with 64 > seconds remaining and the Gators hit 3-of-4 free throws to seal the victory. > **** > > “This was a total team effort in every way, starting with the way we > prepared,” UF head coach Amanda ****Butler**** said. “The midset our team > had in practice and not being discouraged when it would be real easy coming > off that disappointment at ****Arkansas**** to linger. Throw on top of > that a little extra adversity in not having Jordan Jones available tonight, > this win couldn't be better. I couldn't be prouder. It's an awesome team > win. Historically, we haven't played well here at LSU so it's a great > program win, as well.”**** > > Jordan Jones, the Gator's second-leading scorer and top three-point > threat, missed Thursday's game because of a concussion incurred during UF's > double-overtime loss at ****Arkansas**** on Sunday. Jones had started 43 > consecutive games prior to being sidelined.**** > > Florida came out a bit cold in the second half, hitting just 1-of-7 to > start after converting 48.3 percent in the opening 20 minutes, but still > held a 40-30 lead six minutes into the period.**** > > The Gator's cold spell continued with 2-for-11 from floor at the 11:57 > mark of the game, but they began to slowly heat up, converting 11 of their > final 14 shots of the game to hit 50 percent (27-54) overall, as well as 52 > percent (13-25) in the second half.**** > > “It was a shared responsibility,” ****Butler**** said of the shooting > performance. “We had so much more focus on playing great defense than we > did hitting shots. We just weren't as concerned about that. We just were > concerned with our defensive effort and executing that plan. We also wanted > to focus on rebounding with them because they are quite a bit taller than > us.”**** > > Stewart scored 10 of her team-high tying 12 points in the second half, > while Madu was the star of the first, when she scored all 12 of her > season-high effort, nailing 5-of-7 from the floor during those opening 20 > minutes when ****Florida**** found itself in foul trouble.**** > > Lanita Bartley added 10 of her 12 points in the second half, while Bonds > dished a game-high five assists with nine points and Andrea Vilaró Aragonés > collected a career-best and game-high four of UF's 11 steals.**** > > Adrienne Webb scored a game-high 19 points, while Jeanne Kenney and > Courtney Jones both added 10 points for LSU, which has lost five > consecutive SEC games.**** > > Less than eight minutes into the game, three Gators had been whistled for > two personal fouls each, but that didn't stop Florida from staying focused > and maintaining a lead throughout the entire first half, taking a 33-24 > advantage into the locker room.**** > > Deana Allen, a native of Houma, La., located 58 miles outside of Baton > Rouge, picked up two fouls in the first 1:58 of the game and an already > shorten Gator bench got leaner as Allen had to come out of the game to > prevent even more foul trouble.**** > > ****Florida**** missed its first four shots from the floor before Ndidi > Madu knocked down a 15-footer. Azania Stewart followed with a bucket > inside, taking a great pass from Andrea Vilaró Aragonés with the shot clock > winding down and ****Florida**** held the early lead.**** > > Bianca Lutley knocked down a three-pointer for LSU, shortly before UF's > Lanita Bartley was whistled for her second personal at the 15:22 mark, when > two Gator seniors starters were forced to the bench with foul trouble.**** > > Jennifer George powered up a short shot, but LSU countered with one from > Taylor Turnbow and the Gator's lead remained at one. After Jaterra Bonds > converted a driving layup, George, who is UF's leading scorer and > rebounder, collected her second foul at the 12:08 mark and went to the pine. > **** > > LSU took advantage of George's foul by knocking down two free throws and > were back within one point.**** > > Madu stepped up again and hit a mid-range jumper before nailing the third > three-pointer of her career and gave Florida a 13-7 lead.**** > > LSU scored again, before Bonds completed a three-point play and gave the > Gators a seven-point lead with 9:11 on the clock.**** > > The teams traded scores for the next minute, with Madu knocking down a > 15-footer for the Gators.**** > > With Florida holding a four-point advantage, the Gators used a 7-0 spurt > over a 1:14 span thanks to jumpers from Bonds, who nailed one with her toe > on the three-point arc, Madu with her second trey of the game and Vilaró > Aragonés, and Florida held a 25-14 lead with 6:35 remaining in the first > half.**** > > LSU countered by scoring the next six points of the game, as Florida was > careless with the ball and that led to a pair of uncontested Tiger layups. > **** > > Lily Svete halted the run with a three-pointer. Adrienne Webb followed > with a short jumper, but Vilaró Aragonés nailed a three-pointer on a dish > from Svete that gave ****Florida**** a 31-22 lead with 1:40 remaining in > the first half.**** > > The teams traded baskets to end the period, as Bartley capped the frame's > scoring with a driving layup with 24 seconds left.**** > > “When one person went out of the game, another person came in and stepped > up,” ****Butler**** said. “****Vila**** (Andrea Vilaró Aragonés) played > great. **Azania**'s play was huge. Ndidi's play was huge. Our seniors, > collectively, were great. It's hard to single out one or two players > because it really was a team effort.”**** > > ****Florida**** returns to action on Sunday, when the team plays host to > Ole Miss in the O'Connell Center beginning at 2 p.m. ET. It will be Breast > Cancer Awareness Day and all fans who wear pink receive $1 general > admission. 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