Dang! I was hoping for a Gator Victory over them. We started out with a big win. I guess we still have room to improve.
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS, LLC, Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Office: 615-826-4040 [email protected] > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida State knocks down Florida in women's > basketball > Date: December 2, 2020 at 7:37:47 AM CST > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Florida State knocks down Florida in women's basketball > Special to Gatorsports.com > > TALLAHASSEE — The Florida women's basketball team fell in a close one Tuesday > night as it dropped a 81-75 decision to Florida State at the Donald L. Tucker > Center. > > Sophomore guard Nina Rickards led UF with a career-high 18 points, but the > Gators couldn't overcome the long and physical Seminoles who won the > rebounding battle 52-24. > > Streaky shooting and points from FSU turnovers kept the Gators (1-1) in the > game, but the ball wouldn't bounce Florida's way in the pivotal moments late > when the Seminoles collected two crucial caroms with under two minutes to > play when Florida had cut the gap to 75-72. > > Joining the sophomore Rickards in double figures were Lavender Briggs, who > added 20, and Kiki Smith, who did a little of everything with 14 points, > eight assists and five rebounds. Smith set the table for Florida and helped > initiate the offense with six drawn fouls while Briggs, the sophomore > standout, finished with 20 or more points for the fifth time in her career. > > The meeting between the in-state rivals was very much a back-and-forth affair > as the lead switched hands six times and the contest was tied five times. The > Gators led for nine minutes in the game and stretched their lead to as many > as eight in the second quarter. Playing with just nine active players, > Florida scrapped all night and both Briggs and Faith Dut fouled out of the > hard-fought battle. > > The Seminoles (1-0), who have finished in the AP Top 25 in six-straight > seasons, were paced by shifty wing player Morgan Jones, who added 22 points > on 10-of-17 shooting. Forward Valencia Myers tallied 14 points and 11 > rebounds as well. > > The matchup was originally slated to take place Sunday, but a COVID-19 > situation at FSU postponed the game for Tuesday. Facing a quick turnaround, > UF returns to action at 5 p.m. today when it hosts Charleston Southern. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > > -- > -- > 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) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/38E476D3-A014-490E-946D-E7BF202FC38C%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/38E476D3-A014-490E-946D-E7BF202FC38C%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/1BA273A9-1820-4406-9526-4ED72DA2E38C%40realtracs.com.
