Road Trip to Kentucky Up Next for Gators Andrew Hile The Kentucky matchup marks the first of five-consecutive ranked-opponents for the Gators. LEXINGTON, Ky. – A road trip to Lexington, Ky., is up next for Florida women's basketball, as they make the trek up north for a Thursday evening matchup at No. 23/22 Kentucky in Memorial Coliseum. The game, which is scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. ET, will be streamed live on SEC Network with Eric Frede and Tamika Catchings on the call. Kyle Crooks and Brittany Davis will handle radio responsibilities on 98.1FM/850AM WRUF for the Gators. Thursday will mark the 61st meeting between the Gators and Wildcats, with Kentucky holding a 34-26 advantage in the series. Kentucky has won two-straight, most recently knocking off a Gator upset bid in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Mar. 4, 2021, 73-64. On the road, Florida owns a 10-16 record against UK. Florida is coming off of their third-consecutive victory in SEC play, knocking off Alabama on the road, 85-77, on Jan. 16. The game featured no shortage of offense, with UF scoring 58 points in the second half and 30 in the fourth quarter alone. Freshman Alberte Rimdal led the Florida offensive effort with 17 points while Zippy Broughton (16), Faith Dut (14) and Nina Rickards (11) all scored in double-figures for UF. During her career-high 17-point outburst, Rimdal put together one of the best shooting performances in Florida history. The Koge, Denmark native ended 6-of-6 from the field, the best outing since Ronnie Williams went 8-for-8 against Longwood on Nov. 17, 2004. She also was a perfect 5-of-5 from deep, the first perfect outing with at least five threes since before the 1999-2000 season. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week for her efforts against Auburn and Alabama. The victory over Alabama also gave the Gators three-consecutive SEC wins for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign when they earned victories over Arkansas (71-66), Kentucky (85-79) and Texas A&M (83-81). Sunday also marked the earliest that Florida has won three SEC games since the 2013-14 season when they had three by January. 9. In addition to their three-straight wins, Florida has now surpassed their win total from the 2020-21 season (12), recording their 13th win against Alabama. They have also matched their 2020-21 SEC win total with three victories. Kentucky enters Thursday's game with an 8-5 record and 1-2 mark in SEC play. During their last outing, the Wildcats fell to No. 5 Tennessee, 84-58, on the road. The opposition did pick up their lone conference win over No. 13 Georgia on Jan. 6, 84-76. more at Road Trip to Kentucky Up Next for Gators - Florida Gators
Women's Basketball 1/19/2022 9:13:00 AM Evan Crane No. 23 Kentucky Starts Home Stretch Thursday vs. Florida LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 23 University of Kentucky women's basketball team will look to get back in the win column Thursday as it plays host to Florida for a 7 p.m. ET tip inside Memorial Coliseum. The game will serve as UK's annual We Back Pat Game as the program looks to raise awareness for Alzheimer's. Single-game tickets are $10 (all ages) in reserved seating areas, while general admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children (ages 6-18) and seniors (age 65+). Children aged 5 and under do not require a ticket in general admission areas. Tickets are available for purchase at UKathletics.com/tickets. For more on mobile tickets, visit UKathletics.com/mobiletickets. Regardless of vaccination status, all guests will be required to wear a mask while visiting Memorial Coliseum. Fans will not be required to show proof of vaccination to enter, but face coverings – covering the nose and mouth – are required for all fans as they watch the game from their seat and enter, exit, and move around Memorial Coliseum. Children 2 and younger will not be required to wear a mask. If spectators are unable to wear masks, they are encouraged not to attend in person for the sake of their health and the health of others. Kentucky (8-5, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) is coming off two straight losses on the road to top-five teams, falling Jan. 9 at No. 1/1 South Carolina and Jan. 16 at No. 5/6 Tennessee. The Wildcats have played three straight games against top-15 ranked teams, winning the first of those meetings on Jan. 6 vs. No. 15/14 Georgia. UK took down the Bulldogs, 84-76 inside Memorial Coliseum in what was arguably its best performance of the year. Even after two disappointing offensive performances, Kentucky ranks as one of the best offensive teams in the SEC. The Wildcats rank 20th in the nation and third in the SEC in field-goal percentage at 45.8 percent, while its scoring offense of 76.2 points per game is second in the league and top-30 nationally. UK is also 19th in the nation in assists per game at 17.2 and 20th in the nation in blocks per game at 5.2. Senior guard Rhyne Howard is averaging 19.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game this season, while she is second on the team with 51 assists and leads the team with 42 steals and 15 blocks. Redshirt junior Dre'una Edwards is averaging 15.9 points per game with 7.7 rebounds per game, shooting 53.3 percent from the field. Senior guard Robyn Benton and freshman guard Jada Walker are having great seasons as both are averaging double-figure scoring at 11.3 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. Florida (13-5, 3-2 SEC) enters Thursday's game on a three-game winning streak with wins over Texas A&M, Auburn and Alabama. The three-game SEC winning streak is the first for the Gators program since 2015-16. Florida is averaging 69.3 points per game this season while limiting opponents to just 65.0 points per game. Graduate guard Kiara Smith is the team's leading scorer, averaging 13.2 points per game with 79 assist and 47 steals. Sophomore forward Jordyn Merritt is the only other Gator averaging double-figure scoring at 10.5 points per game with 5.1 rebounds per game and a team-best 19 3s. No. 23 Kentucky Starts Home Stretch Thursday vs. Florida - University of Kentucky Athletics
Apparently UK has only 8 players if I understood the announcer right... we need to press the whole game and wear them out if that is the case.
This is the best I have seen them look in a while. Passing the ball well and Alberte is just special. Love watching her play.
It has been mentioned elsewhere but this Gator 3 game victory run started when one player left the team. Strange.
