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Gators News: Gameday is nearly here and other UF sports

University of Florida Gators sports and athletics news including soccer, volleyball and men’s swimming and diving team news for Friday.

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Friday is here, which means tomorrow we get to watch our beloved Florida Gators take the field against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the cozy confines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Now in the driver’s seat in the SEC East, all the Gators need to do is win these last games that they are expected to win.

Meanwhile, there is a bit of action outside of The Swamp for Florida athletics, starting with the fourth-ranked volleyball team’s first defeat of the season at the South Carolina Gamecocks. It was a tightly-contested five-set match that the Gators just fell short in.

The men’s swimming and diving team completed its first day of the 2020 Toyota U.S. Open, the results of which can be found here. Competition continues through tomorrow.

Today, the soccer team kicks off the SEC Tournament against the Kentucky Wildcats in Orange Beach, Ala. Florida enters the tournament as the 13th seed out of 14 total teams and the game is scheduled for a late 9:30 p.m. EST start.

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Gators News: SEC commish Sankey ‘troubled’ by COVID-19

Greg Sankey had some somber words about the state of college football while volleyball remains undefeated and men’s swim and dive in US Open

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The big game is fast approaching as the week starts to wind down on this Thursday. While football is on the mind of much of the Gator Nation, many of its fellow Southeastern Conference peers are dealing with postponements and cancellations due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

That is where we start today.

On Wednesday, conference commissioner Greg Sanky suggested that the college football season is in some real trouble during a media conference call.

“I have to acknowledge (we’re) troubled by what’s happened this week. There’s still an opportunity to focus on (Dec.) 19th, but we have to adjust further within our programs to maintain the health that we did such a great job of early on.”

There’s no clear answer why the SEC, which has been testing players and coaches three times a week for quite a while now, has suddenly become the center of the COVID universe in college sports, but the writing is on the wall.

In Gators sports news, the volleyball team beat the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road in straight sets to stay perfect on the season. The two teams will play again tonight in Columbus, S.C., as part of a back-to-back set.

Today, the men’s swimming and diving team begin competition in the 2020 Toyota U.S. Open at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota, Fla. 18 current and five former Gators are entered into events throughout the four long-course meter event sessions.

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Gators News: Men’s golf continues play, volleyball travels to SC

Florida Gators football is getting ready for the weekend while the men’s team continues play in its final tournament and volleyball travels.

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Another Monday has gone by, leaving college and professional football in the rearview as another week of action comes to a close. Typically, Tuesday is when the gears begin to shift and the fans start looking forward to the next round of games. Florida Gators fans are beginning to build their anticipation for this week’s matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks in The Swamp.

The football team is not the only ticket in town, however. Currently, the men’s golf team completed the second round of play at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, finishing in ninth place — the same spot they finished the first round at. The tournament wraps up today as does the golf team’s season.

Tomorrow, the volleyball team travels to South Carolina for a back-to-back match with the Gamecocks. Florida is currently ranked fourth in the nation and carries a 4-0 (4-0 SEC) record while the Gamecocks are ranked No. 15 with a 4-2 (4-2 SEC) coming in.

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Gators News: Winning weekend for the Gator Nation

A veritable plethora of Gators athletics were in action this weekend with many teams emerging from their respective competitions victorious.

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Welcome to the month of November, Gators fans! It is the best time of year to be in Gainesville as the weather continues to cool off while the football team continues to heat up — and heat up they did just before the halftime whistle on Saturday en route to an important 41-17 win over the Missouri Tigers.

We have plenty of coverage from the game, so let us jump into the other sports in action from this past weekend in Florida athletics, starting with the volleyball team’s pair of shutout wins over the Alabama Crimson Tide in back-to-back home matches on Friday and Saturday. The squad is now 4-0 on the year with four games left in the season.

The soccer team also took to the field on Friday, but once again fell short by a single goal, 2-1, at home against the Tennessee Volunteers. The struggling Lady Gators are now 1-4-1 this year heading into the final two games of the schedule.

The men’s swimming and diving team suffered a 164.5-134.5 loss on the road to the Georgia Bulldogs in their season-opening meet on Friday. Florida’s record against the ‘Dawgs fell to 60-19-3 all-time and 5-4-1 over the previous 10 meets.

Meanwhile, the women also dropped their match with the UGA, 184-116, in Athens. The win for Georgia snaps a two-win streak in the series by the Gators and improves their all-time series record with a mark of 19-15.

Finally, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed on Friday at the SEC Championships. The guys finished seventh in the meet on 200 points while the gals finished ninth on 257 points. This was the final race of 2020.

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Gators News: Wide assortment of Florida sports on deck today

Swimming and diving, cross country, soccer and volleyball are all on the agenda Thursday as UF sports gets into the swing of the fall season

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Saturday is nearly here Gators fans, with both college football and several other sports on the weekend agenda for University of Florida athletics. While the clock ticks down to game time, let us take a look at what is going on around the sports world.

At the top of the news, while the Southeastern Conference made it three weeks before its first coronavirus postponement, the Big Ten’s remade plan for the regular season has already fallen apart after just one week of play. The conference’s inability to play even two weeks of the regular season without having a game canceled due to COVID-19 highlights the stupidity of trying to force nine games into nine weeks in an effort to gain ground in the College Football Playoff race.

The lone Gators team in action yesterday was the women’s golf team, who finished up competition at the East Lake Cup in Atlanta. The squad finished its final round of the fall season with authority, claiming four straight matches to clinch third place in the final results.

Today, the No. 10 women’s and No. 3 men’s swimming and diving teams take on the Georgia Bulldogs, whose teams rank No. 4 and No. 8 in the nation, respectively, in Athens. The competition is the first of the fall season for both teams.

The cross country team kicks off the SEC Championships Thursday morning after participating in just three events the past month. The meet is hosted by LSU and is being held in Baton Rouge.

Gators soccer will also see action today against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn. The Lady Gators enter with a 1-3-1 record during a hard-luck season and will look to get back on track with a win against the 2-3-1 Vols.

Finally, the fourth-ranked Florida volleyball squad heads to Tuscaloosa for a back-to-back match with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida boasts a 2-0 record on the year while Bama is winless in two matches.

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Gators News: Football idle but Florida sports are hopping

Friday’s news from the Gator Nation includes volleyball results as well as a look ahead at men’s and women’s tennis, men’s golf and soccer.

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Friday is finally here and despite the lack of Florida Gators football this coming weekend, there is a lot going on around the Gator Nation these next three days.

However, for those of you who are still following football while the Gators take another bye, Eddie Timanus at USA TODAY Sports took a look at five games with College Football Playoff implications — none of which include the Southeastern Conference. The SEC picture isn’t likely to change; the Alabama Crimson Tide is a heavy favorite at the Tennessee Volunteers and most other contenders have the week off.

At the top of Florida athletics news, the fourth-ranked volleyball team almost perfectly replicated its performance the night prior against the Auburn Tigers and came away with another 3-0 road win in straight sets. The win improves the squad to 2-0 as they head back home to face off against Alabama on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31.

Looking ahead in Gators sports, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams travel for their competitions this weekend, with the guys playing in the Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout in Columbia, S.C., while the gals cross the border north to take on the to face the Georgia Bulldogs, along with the Crimson Tide and Kentucky Wildcats; both events last from Friday to Sunday.

This is the second tournament of the year for the men after a strong showing at the Tiger Fall Invitational, while the women finished on a high note in their opening tournament at the SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa — both earlier this month.

On Sunday, the men’s golf team also hits the road for the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate, a 54-hole men’s college tournament hosted by Vanderbilt University, for their second tournament of the fall. They finished 12th in the inaugural Blessings Collegiate Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., earlier this month.

Finally, the soccer team, who is currently sporting a tough 1-2-1 record so far this season despite being outscored by only two goals in four games, also head to South Carolina for their match with the No. 11 Gamecocks on Sunday. All four of Florida’s opponents this season have been ranked in the top 15 in the nation.

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Gators News: Volleyball sweeps Auburn, women’s golf finishes tied for 6th

The latest news from the Gator Nation has the volleyball squad emerging victorious vs Auburn Wednesday while the women’s golf team faltered.

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Sliding down the slope towards the weekend we arrive on Thursday, and despite the Florida Gators football sitting out another Saturday due to a coronavirus outbreak, UF’s fall sports are in full swing.

The women’s golf team finished tied for sixth place out of 14 schools at The Ally at Old Waverly as the tournament came to a close yesterday. Sophomore Annabell Fuller was the only Lady Gator to finish the three-day competition with an under-par scorecard.

The volleyball team also saw action Wednesday night, taking its match from the Auburn Tigers on the road in straight sets in the season opener. With the victory, Florida has now won 28 season openers and four-straight overall. The two teams meet again tonight — same time, same place.

Today, both the men’s and women’s golf team travel to their respective matchups, with the men heading to Columbia, S.C., for the Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout while the women are on the move to Athens, Ga., to face the Georgia Bulldogs, along with the Alabama Crimson Tide and Kentucky Wildcats. Both events last from Friday to Sunday.

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Gators News: Women’s golf slips to seventh, volleyball kicks off

Florida Gators football has another bye but the other athletic action is picking up with women’s golf, volleyball and both tennis teams.

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We have reached the midpoint of another week and despite another off-day for the Florida Gators football team this weekend, there are a few other UF sports currently in action as the week winds down.

The women’s golf team continued play at The Ally at Old Waverly tournament on Tuesday, dropping from first to seventh in the three-day, SEC-only competition. Sophomore Annabell Fuller paced the Gators after posting her second-straight scorecard under par. The tournament culminates today starting at 10 a.m. EDT.

Also in action today is the Gators volleyball team, who kick off back-to-back road matches at the Auburn Tigers today and continues tomorrow. The squad is only playing in eight games this year against four different SEC schools — all in the same two-day format — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Friday, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams take the court away from Gainesville, with the former participating in the Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout hosted by South Carolina, while the latter cross the border north to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. This is the second tournament of the year for the men after a strong showing at the Tiger Fall Invitational, while the women finished on a high note in their opening tournament at the SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa — both earlier this month.

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Gators News: Women’s golf takes early lead, volleyball to travel for opener

Football news is slow today but a couple of women’s sports are in action this week as UF’s athletic programs emerge from their slumber.

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Welcome to a Tuesday edition of Gators News! Today is a bit of a slow day as the Gators football team sits out for two weeks due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. However, there are a couple of Florida sports in action early this week.

After the first round of The Ally at Old Waverly, hosted by Mississippi State, Gators women’s golf leads the all-SEC field. Marina Escobar Domingo and Addie Baggarly both recorded five birdies and finished 4 under par to lead UF to the top spot; both golfers also sit in a tie for second place individually at the conclusion of Day 1. The second round starts at 10:30 a.m. EDT today and will culminate on Wednesday.

Speaking of tomorrow, the Gators volleyball team kick off their 2020 schedule on the road against Auburn in the first of back-to-back matches against the Tigers in Alabama. The squad is only playing in eight games this year against four different SEC schools — all in the same two-day format — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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