The funny thing is that this 3 win streak has happened since Lavender quit the team... makes one wonder.
Game Recap: Women's Basketball | Sunday, January 16, 2022 | Andrew Hile UAA Second-Half Outburst Pushes Gators Past Alabama for Third-Straight Win TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A second-half outburst of 58 points from Florida women's basketball led to the Gators earning their third-straight victory in Southeastern Conference play for the first time since the 2015-16 season, defeating Alabama, 85-77. Freshman Alberte Rimdal caught fire inside Coleman Coliseum, scoring a career-best 17 points while ending 6-of-6 from the field and 5-of-5 from three. In her homecoming, Zippy Broughton also helped the Gators' (13-5, 3-2 SEC) offensive effort, ending with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Faith Dut, who's 10 third quarter points played a pivotal role in the Florida comeback, ended with a career-best 14 points and Nina Rickards also chipped-in 11 in addition to five rebounds. Alabama (10-7, 1-5 SEC) ended their evening 29-of-69 (42%) from the floor with the Orange & Blue limiting the Crimson Tide to just 6-of-21 (28.6%) shooting from behind the arc. Florida shot 32-of-68 (47.1%) from the floor and 8-of-19 (42.1%) from deep. A key difference for the Gators in their victory came from the bench once again, ending with a 27-10 advantage. The Crimson Tide did manage to outrebound UF, 42-40, but Florida held a 17-12 advantage in second chance points. Broughton and Kiara Smith led the Gators with six rebounds each. Florida moved the ball well at Alabama as well, assisting on 20 of the 32 made shots. Smith's six led the Gator effort. The Crimson Tide ended the day with just six assists and were led by Megan Abrams with 22 points and seven rebounds. There was no shortage of offense to begin the game in Tuscaloosa. Playing in front of her family, Broughton managed to get the first bucket for the Gators before both squads raced out to a 7-7 stalemate less than four minutes into the game. After falling behind, 11-9, the Gators crashed the boards, using three offensive rebounds to give Broughton an open layup and tie the game back up. After the Crimson Tide managed to convert on a triple, Rimdal nailed a pair of triples on back-to-back possessions to give UF a 17-14 lead. The Orange & Blue would take a 17-16 lead into the second quarter. It was a slow start to the second quarter for both squads, with Kristina Moore scoring the lone bucket from either team for the first four minutes of the period. Florida pushed their advantage to three following a Smith layup, but the Crimson Tide put together a 7-0 spurt to retake the lead, 25-21. Emanuely de Oliveira managed to put an end to the Alabama run, spinning her way through the lane for an open layup. The Crimson Tide, however, would respond in kind, but couldn't stop Rickards from beating the buzzer on a pull-up jumper, closing the gap to 29-27 at the half. The Crimson Tide came out of the locker room on fire, starting the period 4-of-5, to take a 39-35 lead. Faith Dut managed to keep the Gators within reach, scoring 10 points for the Orange & Blue in the first four-and-a-half minutes. With just over five minutes remaining in the quarter, Smith found a cutting Broughton to bring UF back even with Alabama at 41. The game would again be tied at 43, but the Crimson Tide used five-unanswered points to push their lead to five before Broughton put and end to the run with a triple. Alabama would extend their lead to six late in the quarter, but Rimdal, feeling it from deep, drained a corner three as time expired to pull Florida within 58-55 with one remaining. Brittany Davis caught fire to start the finale frame, knocking down two triples to push the opposition's lead to 66-57 with eight minutes left on the clock. No stranger to pressure situations, Smith responded with two layups of her own to force an Alabama timeout, down five. Following the final media timeout, Rimdal continued to remain hot from the field, knocking down her fourth triple of the game to pull back within four at 68-64. The freshman would continue to come up big for the Gators, connecting on a floater to get UF back within two. With the score at 72-70 in favor of the Crimson Tide, Jordyn Merritt muscled her way into the paint for an and-one, giving the Orange & Blue the lead, 73-72, with 3:30 showing on the clock. Merritt would further increase the UF lead, following the pack for a put-back layup with just under three minutes on the clock. Alabama would pull back within one, but that's as close as they would get with Rimdal draining her fifth three of game to extend the lead to 78-74, eventually taking the victory, 85-77. The Gators will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 20 when they travel to Lexington, Ky., for a showdown with Kentucky. Postgame Bites - Thirteen victories top last year's entire win total of 12. - The victory ends a two-game losing skid to Alabama. - Alberte Rimdal recorded a career-high 17 points and five made threes, ending 6-of-6 from the floor. - Sunday marks the earliest that Florida has won three SEC games since the 2013-14 season, when they had three on January 9. more at: Second-Half Outburst Pushes Gators Past Alabama for Third-Straight Win - Florida Gators
1/16/2022 5:26:00 PM Alabama Falls to Florida in Tight Game Down the Stretch The Crimson Tide will return home to host Arkansas Thursday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum 85 Florida13-5,3-2 SEC 77 Alabama10-7,1-5 SEC Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 F Florida 17 10 28 30 85 Alabama 16 13 29 19 77 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Megan Abrams produced her fifth 20-point scoring game of the season, as the University of Alabama women's basketball team fell to Florida in a close game down the stretch, 84-77, inside Coleman Coliseum Sunday. The Crimson Tide dropped to 10-7 (1-5), while the Gators improved to 13-5 (3-2). Three Crimson Tide players scored 18 points or more in the conference contest, as Megan Abrams paced the team with 22 points on 64.3 percent shooting (9-of-14). The senior guard added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in 34 minutes of action. Brittany Davis put together her fourth double-double of the season on 19 points (7-of-17), including a trio of 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds, tacking on a couple of assists and a pair of steals. Rounding out the threesome, JaMya Mingo-Young put up 18 points (6-of-14), grabbing seven off the glass and creating four steals. Despite Alabama taking its biggest lead in the game on a nine-point advantage early in the fourth quarter, Florida clawed its way to a tied game just under four minutes and eventually the lead. The Crimson Tide shot 42.0 percent from the field in the game but was unable to connect on 10 of its 11 attempts in the final minutes. From Head Coach Kristy Curry "A lot of tears in the locker room, a group of kids that fought their hearts out today and we're really proud of their effort. Yes, there were things that we could have done better, but I thought that we had some players through some adversity give an amazing effort today. We came up short, and we just continue to build on the positives with our effort and energy today and continue to look at areas that we have to improve. I think when you look at the box, little things that are in our control from free throws to a loose ball here and there, just some critical stuff. This team, like I told them, we're gonna have days where they're going to feel a lot better in that locker room if they continue to fight and claw and scrape like we did today." News and Notes Alabama is in its 48th season with a 801-621 (.564) all-time record. The Crimson Tide has a 411-200 (.674) all-time home record. The Crimson Tide is 10-7 (1-5 SEC) in 2021-22. The Crimson Tide is 1-3 on the road this season. Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 143-125 record in her time at The Capstone. Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 452-274 mark all-time. Alabama's starting combination included guards Megan Abrams, Taylor Sutton, JaMya Mingo-Young and Brittany Davis, and center Jada Rice, marking the first time this season UA has used that lineup. Taylor Sutton scored first for Alabama in the game. Myra Gordon was the first sub for the Crimson Tide. Alabama won the opening tip, but immediately turned it over. Megan Abrams led the team in scoring for the eighth time this season on 22 points. The senior also leads the Crimson Tide in 20-point scoring games, with tonight's performance marking her sixth of the season. Brittany Davis recorded her fourth double-double of the season on 19 points and 10 rebounds. She also improved her streak of scoring in double figured to 16 of 17 gamest this season. Davis knocked down a trio of 3-pointers against the Gators, the sixth time this season she has connected on at least three from long range. It also marked the 15 time in 17 games she logged at least one three-point field goal. Jada Rice continued her streak of blocking at least one shot to eight straight games, with one against Florida. Taylor Sutton made her first career start at the Capstone, recording six points, an assist and a steal. Alabama outrebounded Florida, 42-40. How It Happened Alabama led Florida, 11-9, by the first media timeout (1Q, 4:22). The Crimson Tide began the game on 5-of-12 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and led the Gators in rebounds, 11-9. The Crimson Tide forced the Gators into a shot clock violation to close out the first quarter, as Florida led Alabama, 17-16, at the end of the frame. Taylor Sutton led the Crimson Tide with six points on 3-of-6 shooting, including the game's opening shot. JaMya Mingo-Young tied the game on a steal and layup, 21-21, with less than four minutes in the second quarter. She helped Alabama take the lead, 23-21, after a pair of free throws. Despite Florida hitting a last-second jumper, Alabama led Florida, 29-27, at halftime. The Crimson Tide made 35 percent of its shots on 11-of-31 shooting in the first half, while the Gators made 36.4 percent of their shots on 12-of-33 from the field. The Gators did not go to the line at all in the first half, while the Tide made five of its 10 attempts from the stripe in that time. Megan Abrams rallied a layup to open the third quarter, helping Alabama stretch its lead, 31-27. Alabama led Florida, 58-55, at the end of the third quarter. Both teams shot 22-of-50 in through the first three quarters, while the Gators had two more three-point field goals than the Crimson Tide, and the Tide had five more free throws than the Gators. Khyla Wade-Warren had a lightening third quarter, scoring seven points, including a 3-pointer, adding four rebounds, one steal and one block. The Crimson Tide shot 57.9 percent from the field in the third quarter making 11 of its 19 attempts. The Crimson Tide took its biggest lead of the game at 8:24 in the fourth quarter, 66-57, thanks to Brittany Davis' second 3-pointer of the quarter. Florida's Jordyn Merritt made a layup at 3:29 in the fourth quarter to tie the game, 72-72, then followed it up with a free throw to take a 73-72 lead. Alabama would never regain its lead, as the Crimson Tide made 1-of-11 from the field in the final minutes of the game. more at Alabama Falls to Florida in Tight Game Down the Stretch - University of Alabama Athletics
Yikes, I missed this. I knew she was shut down for the year, but transfer portal? What's the back story?
So good to see the ladies have some success. Maybe we have the right coach in place. I go to a couple games s year might go to a few more this year. Will we ever Ave 5000 fans for the ladies? Heck would take 3000.
I said a couple of weeks ago that she just didn't have the same explosiveness she had last year. This was reflected in her stats. It's not her fault, she's dealing with recovering from a major surgery. But the team looks quicker now.
Gymnastics and Softball seem to get the fans to show up. I guess years and years of mediocrity led to fan disinterest in women's basketball.
Not sure. Considering she was in the portal prior to the season as well it isn't that surprising. Not sure her heart was in it here any longer. Guessing she wants to be closer to her BF (Tyrese Maxey).
The good news is, if gymnastics and softball can draw a crowd, so can our women's basketball team. It's just going to require winning and an aggressive promotional campaign to get people there. And scheduling games at times that make it easy to get there.
