After winning their exhibition by 50 points against Florida Southern College, the Gators are excited to retake the court in front of Gators fans on Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Florida vs. North Florida
* When: Monday, 5:30 p.m. (ET)
* Where: Exactech Arena/O’Connell Center / Gainesville, Fla.
* Records: Florida (0-0) / North Florida (0-0)
* TV: SEC Network+ (Kyle Crooks and Brittany Davis)
* Radio: ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF
* TicketMaster info: Click here<https://floridagators.com/sports/2015/12/10/_tickets_basketball_women_.aspx>
[Gators vs. Florida Southern Moccasins]
[Senior, Ra Shaya Kyle will take the court for the Gators in the 2023-24 season after leading the team in rebounds during the 2022-23 campaign.
Kyle collected 188 rebounds last season, averaging 6.1 a game. Head Coach Kelly Finley predicts a similar performance on the boards from Kyle
this season with the North Florida matchup being the first test.]
Florida
Position
Height / Weight
Class
Hometown/Previous School
Aliyah Matharu<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/aliyah-matharu/16030>
G
5-7
Senior
Washington, D.C. / Texas
Alberte Rimdal<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alberte-rimdal/16032>
G
5-9
Junior
Koge, Denmark / Marselisborg
Leilani Correa<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/leilani-correa/16027>
G
6-0
Senior
Manchester, N.J. / St. John’s
Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16029>
C
6-6
Senior
Marion, Ind. / Purdue
Faith Dut<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/faith-dut/16028>
F
6-4
Senior
Vancouver, British Columbia
North Florida
Position
Height / Weight
Class
2022-23 Statistics
Sarah Taub
G
5-9
Sophomore
Marietta, GA
Helena Rafnsdottir
G
5-11
Sophomore
Reykjanesbaer, Iceland
Lyric Swann
G
5-5
R. Senior
Elkridge, Md.
Kaila Rougier
G
5-5
Junior
Savannah, Ga.
Emma Broermann
F
6-3
Grad Student
Okeana, Ohio
Series / Last Meeting
The Florida Gators last saw North Florida in December of 2020 at home. The matchup was only the sixth meeting between the two Florida-based teams and the Gators pulled off an 89-64 victory. The Gators have won every matchup in the two school’s history, holding the series at 6-0 over the Ospreys.
The Last Meeting (12/21/20)
NORTH FLORIDA
FLORIDA
25-65
FG
36-86
38.5
FG%
41.9
5-22
3PT FG
7-27
22.7
3PT FG%
25.9
36
REBS
61
14
AST
16
12
TO
9
3
BLK
2
4
STL
7
With the addition of three transfers, Alexia Dizeko<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-dizeko/16216>, Eriny Kindred<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/eriny-kindred/16214>, Kenza Salgues<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kenza-salgues/16229>, and McDonald’s All-American, Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16215> the Gators are optimistic as to what this season will entail. There have also been recent updates to the coaching staff with the promotion of Tamisha Augustin<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tamisha-augustin/1665> to Associate Head Coach, the addition of Assistant Coach Dan Boice, and the most recent hire of WNBA star Rhyne Howard<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/rhyne-howard/1807>, creating an enthusiastic buzz surrounding the Gators program.
The Gators returnees include Zippy Broughton<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/zippy-broughton/15312> (missed 2022-23 due to injury), Leilani Correa<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/leilani-correa/16027>, Faith Dut<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/faith-dut/16028>, Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16029>, Aliyah Matharu<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/aliyah-matharu/16030> (sat out 2022-23 due to transfer rules), Alberte Rimdal<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alberte-rimdal/16032>, Paige Clausen<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/paige-clausen/16026>, and Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16033>.
2022-23 Season Takeaways:
* Florida ended its season with a loss in the WNIT quarterfinals, the longest postseason run since the 2013 campaign when the Gators advanced to the WNIT semifinals.
* Florida secured back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 2012-13 and ’13-14 seasons.
* The Gators ended with the most wins over a two-season period (40) since the 2012-13 and ’13-14 seasons when they tallied 42 wins.
* Florida collected six road victories during the ’22-23 season and seven during the ’21-22 season, marking the first time with at least six wins on the road in back-to-back seasons since the 2000-01 and ’01-02 campaigns.
The Florida Gators are ready to kick off the season Monday night at the O’Dome and are looking forward to another great season under Head Coach Kelly Rae Finley<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kelly-rae-finley/1658>.
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