The Gators will tip off against North Florida on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. The home contest will be the second matchup in Florida’s double-header action with the men.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-Following a difficult road contest against North Carolina, Florida will return to Gainesville on Saturday afternoon in hopes of securing a win over North Florida. The Gators are looking to tally their eighth win of non-conference action and currently stand at 7-5 (0-0 SEC).
Florida is set to tip-off inside the O’Dome against the Ospreys at 2:45 p.m. The game will be available via the ESPN app and streamed on SECN+.
NEXT UP: North Florida (4-8, 0-0 ASUN)
* Date: Sat., Dec. 21
* Site: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center<https://floridagators.com/facilities/?id=2>
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5515&type=Live>
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* Promotions: Holiday Game
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A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
* Give the Gators home win No. 7 of the season
* Be Florida’s fifth win in December
* Tally Coach Finley’s 64th win at Florida
* Make Florida 8-0 over UNF in the all-time series
* Record Florida’s 557th program win in the state Florida
* Put UF at 3-2 in 2024 over Florida-based teams
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Florida
North Florida
81.0
PPG
66.6
67.8
OPP PPG
72.8
+13.2
SCORING MARGIN
-6.2
48.7
FG %
41.1
37.5
OPP FG%
43.9
31.7
3 FG%
30.0
71.4
FT %
69.2
42.5
REBOUNDS PG
34.9
15.1
ASSISTS PG
12.2
16.5
TURNOVERS PG
20.3
8.3
STEALS PG
9.5
3.8
BLOCKS PG
2.4
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between UF and UNF stands at 7-0, favoring the Gators.
GATORS x NORTH FLORIDA HISTORY:
Florida and North Florida have met a recorded seven times with their first meeting being in 2006. Since 2006, the two Florida-based teams have met frequently. All seven of the matchups have taken place in Gainesville, giving the Gators a home-court advantage over the years. Overall, Florida has tallied a combined 528 points over the Ospreys, averaging 75.4 per game.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
Florida
No.
Height
Position
Class
Hometown/Previous School
Kenza Salgues<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kenza-salgues/16861>
6
5-9
G
Sr.
Montpellier, France / Miami
Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860>
13
6-1
G
So.
PG County, MD
Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862>
20
6-0
G
Sr.
Lake Charles, LA
Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880>
23
5-9
G
Fr.
Minneapolis, MN
Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858>
24
6-6
C
Sr.
Marion, Ind. / Purdue
FLORIDA’S LAST TIME OUT:
Florida last saw the hardwood on Sunday, Dec. 15, defeating Longwood at home by a 28-point margin. UF ‘s 93-65 win was spearheaded by freshman Liv McGill’s<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> 21-point offensive performance. Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> followed with her fourth consecutive double-double, posting 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Overall, the Gators had five players in double figures for scoring, and as a team, UF shot above 50-percent from the field in all four periods of play to close out with a game average of 52.1.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
* Florida is ranked No. 4 in the SEC and No. 5 in the country for field goal percentage (50.1%)
* UF has three players in the SEC’s top-20 for scoring
* No. 10 Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> (16.4), No. 15 Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> (15.8 ppg), and No. 19 Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862> (14.0)
* McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists with 60
* McGill is No. 5 in the SEC for assist distribution, averaging 5 per game
* The Gators have secured 20+ points in 28 of 48 quarters played this season
* Kyle has posted seven double-doubles in her eleven outings to rank No. 8 in the NCAA
* Kyle is No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 66.5
* Kyle is No. 4 in the SEC for RPG with an average of 9.8
PROJECTED UNF STARTERS:
North Florida
No.
Height
Position
Class
Hometown/Previous School
Kaila Rougier
23
5-6
G
Sr.
Savannah, Ga.
Helena Rafnsdottir
5
5-11
G
Jr.
Reykjanesbaer, Iceland
Jazmine Spencer
2
5-6
G
Sr.
Bartow, Fla.
Jasmynne Gibson
24
6-1
F
Fr.
Apopka, Fla.
Selma Eklund
13
6-0
F
Sr.
Stockholm, Sweden
NORTH FLORIDA BREAKDOWN:
* Jasmynne Gibson is ranked No. 11 in rebounding averaging 6.3 per game
* Jazmine Spencer leads the ASUN conference in steals averaging 2.1 per game
* Kaila Rougier leads the Ospreys in scoring with 10.4 per game
* In their last 10 outings, UNF has gone 3-7
* UNF is in the top-50 for bench points in the nation averaging 28.6 per game
* The Ospreys are ranked No.38 in the nation for three-point attempts averaging 25.6
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