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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS
Florida Women’s Basketball
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025
Contact: Meg Christenson
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Florida Travels to Auburn in Hopes of Capturing SEC Road Win No. 2
The Gators will travel to Auburn and play the Tigers on Sunday afternoon. The road contest will be UF’s seventh league game of 2025 and is set to tip-off at 3 p.m. on SECN+.
AUBURN, Ala.- The Gators will get on the road and travel to Auburn following a week of practice in Gainesville. Florida will take on the Tigers Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET. UF’s seventh conference game will be tipped inside Neville Arena and can be streamed via SECN+.
Auburn (10-10, 1-6 SEC)
* Date: Sun., Jan. 26
* Time: 3 p.m. ET
* Site: Neville Arena
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://admin.floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5548&type=Live>
* Watch: SECN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/24e6e534-47be-4063-bc09-a60e012fb6e7>
* Live stats: Statbroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=551598>
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
* Be the Gators first win over Auburn since 2/14/22
* Mark the Gators second SEC road win of the season
* End UF’s current two game losing streak
* Put Florida’s SEC record at 3-4
* Make Florida’s all-time SEC record 229-329
* Give Coach Finley her 68th win as UF’s head coach
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Florida
Auburn
77.9
PPG
69.0
67.0
OPP PPG
61.1
+10.9
SCORING MARGIN
+7.8
47.6
FG %
44.2
39.3
OPP FG%
41.9
33.7
3 FG%
32.3
71.7
FT %
68.1
40.7
REBOUNDS PG
34.6
15.1
ASSISTS PG
13.9
16.8
TURNOVERS PG
16.6
7.9
STEALS PG
9.4
4.3
BLOCKS PG
3.6
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Auburn stands at 24-31, with the Tigers holding the advantage by seven wins.
GATORS x AUBURN HISTORY:
Florida and Auburn have met a recorded 55 times with their initial matchup dating back to 1978. Since then, the Gators and the Tigers have met consistently with 23 match-ups being held in Gainesville, 22 taking place in Auburn and 10 being at neutral sites. Sunday’s contest will be the Gators first time back in the Neville Arena since Jan. 30, 2023. Florida’s last win over Auburn was Feb. 14, 2022, defeating the Tigers 83-77.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
Florida
No.
Height
Position
Class
Hometown/Previous School
Alexia Dizeko<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-dizeko/16856>
9
5-11
F
Sr.
Sion, Switzerland
Laila Reynolds<https://admin.floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860>
13
6-1
G
So.
PG County, MD
Jeriah Warren<https://admin.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:
UF’s last time on the court was Sunday, Jan. 19 in a home loss against No. 5 LSU. The Gators held their own in the first half before ultimately being outscored by the Tigers in the second. The Final score stood at 80-63 in favor of fifth-ranked LSU.
In the scoring column, Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> led Florida with a 21-point performance and was followed by fellow McDonald’s All-American, Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860> posting 16. Senior Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> was the only other Gator in double-figures for scoring with 11 points. Defensively the Gators out-rebounded LSU 44-38, but they were unable to stop some of the top scorers in the league as Mikaylah Williams grabbed 22, Aneesah Morrow hit 20, and Flau’Jae Johnson put up 19.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
* McGill has tallied eight games with 20+ points
* Florida is ranked No. 3 in the SEC and No. 14 in the NCAA with a 47.6 field goal percentage
* UF has four players averaging in double digits: McGill (16.1) Kyle (14.9), Jeriah Warren<https://admin.floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862> (13.5), and Laila Reynolds<https://admin.floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860> (10.4)
* McGill and Kyle are in the SEC’s top-20 for scoring: McGill at No. 13 (16.1), and Kyle at No. 17 (14.9)
* Kyle is No.10 in the country and No. 3 in the SEC for double-doubles with 10
* McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists (104), and for average assists per game (5.2)
* Kyle is No. 5 in the SEC for rebounds per game (9.3)
* UF is undefeated this season when they hold their opponents to 69 points or less
* The Gators have secured 20+ points in 39 of 82 quarters played this season
* Kyle is No. 7 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 63.9
* Kyle is No. 2 in the SEC and No. 22 in the nation for total rebounds with 185
* Alexia Gassett<https://admin.floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-gassett/16882> leads Florida in total blocks with 20 on the season to average one a game
* Eriny Kindred<https://admin.floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/eriny-kindred/16857> leads the Gators in free throw shooting with an 89.5 percentage from the line (17-19)
PROJECTED AUBURN STARTERS:
Auburn
No.
Height
Position
Class
Hometown/Previous School
DeYona Gaston
5
6-2
F
Gr.
Houston, Texas / Texas
Taylen Collins
14
6-1
F
Gr.
Muldrow, Okla. / Oklahoma State
Oyindamola Akinbolawa
20
6-5
C
Jr.
Lagos, Nigeria
Syriah Daniels
11
6-0
F/G
Fr.
Auburn, Ala./ Auburn HS
Mar’shaun Bostic
12
5-8
G
Sr.
St. Louis, Mo. / Vashon HS
AUBURN QUICK HITS:
* Auburn is No. 2 in the SEC for rebounding defense with a total 220 rebounds to average 31.4 per game
* The Tigers sit at No. 8 in the league for an average turnover margin of 18.14
* Auburn is No. 8 in the SEC in steals averaging 9.4 per game
* Gaston has led Auburn in scoring for a total 14 contests this season
* Gaston is No. 3 in the SEC for scoring with 21.68 per game
* Gaston is No. 9 in the SEC for rebounding with an average of 7.58 per game
* Gaston leads the Tigers on the boards, averaging 7.6 rebounds per game
* Mar’shaun Bostic is No. 28 in the nation for total assists and No. 5 in the SEC (4.9 apg)
* Audia Young leads the Tigers from behind the arc, shooting 34.8 percent (24-69)
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