Florida Women Closes Out Decorated Season on National Stage . Nina Kucheran sets 200 breast school record on final day of NCAAs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Florida Gators women's swimming and diving team finished ninth at the 2023 Women's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, racking up 179 points over the course of the event. The ninth-place finish is the highest since the 2014-15 season.
Florida women pull away from Wake Forest, 80-63, advance in NIT tourney
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Florida was hot from outside the arc, connecting on 12 of 25 three's and 48 percent from the field overall. The Gators were especially sharp in the second quarter, when they outscored the Demon Deacons, 22-9 and nailed six treys.
Jordyn Merritt added 15 points and eight rebounds for UF, while KK Deans tallied 13 points and 10 assists. Florida won the rebounding battle, 38-37. Defensively, UF held Wake Forest to 33 percent from the field. Florida held an opponent under 65 points for the 11th time this season.
Florida Gators women's basketball defeats Wake Forest, advances in WNIT
While the Florida Gators' women's basketball team might not be competing in the big dance, after beating Wofford in the first round of the WNIT, veteran leader Nina Rickards assured that she and her team weren't going to treat their postseason opportunity any different.
"Even though it's not the NCAA Tournament, we're still going to take this opportunity and try to win it all," Rickards said after the win over Wofford. "It's very important for my younger teammates and I to get this experience and to compete.
Florida Women’s Basketball: How to Watch WNIT vs Wake Forest Deacons
Florida women’s basketball travels to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Monday, March 20, inside the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the second round of the 2023 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, and if you’re wondering ...
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