Ra Shaya Kyle was all smiles in her return to the court for the Gators. Kyle's 2023-24 season was cut short due to injury making Florida's exhibition her first contest in 10 months. By: Meg Christensen -- October 30, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators made their 2024-25 debut in Exactech Arena on Wednesday evening against Flagler College. Florida defeated the Saints 85-46 in the exhibition contest. Overall, Florida was led offensively by Ra Shaya Kyle with 21 points, going 8-of-11 from the field and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe. Jeriah Warren took charge defensively with 11 rebounds and three steals. Ra Shaya Kyle Makes Return in Exhibition with 21 Points for Gators - Florida Gators
We didn’t shoot well during the exhibition, but any chance to get on the court against different players is good. Ra Shaya and Laila got to see the floor…I don’t think that they played in the closed scrimmage vs NCST. It looks like they are definitely still developing chemistry and coming into their own and I think that we are going to be pleasantly surprised by what Kenza can add off the bench and also think Jeriah is posed to have a big year. I expect the freshman PG to improve as the season goes on and she gets used to the pace of NCAAW and learns her teammates movements and such. Apparently we beat NCST pretty good and 2 of our projected players stayed out as a precautionary measure so that’s gonna give a better picture of how we look against D1 opponents than the exhibition game. The rotation will not leave much room for injury or otherwise but if they can stay healthy I think we have enough players who can really contribute