The Gators are set to host No. 15 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon inside the O’Dome. The home contest will be tipped off at 1 p.m. and aired on SECN.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- The Gators return home for a Sunday matinee against No. 15 Tennessee. The SEC contest is set to tipoff at 1 p.m. ET inside the O’Dome. Carolyn Peck and Courtney Lyle were slated for the call and will cover the game on SECN.
Both the Gators and the Lady Vols are coming off conference wins, Florida taking a 22-point victory at Texas A&M, and UT defeating No. 18 Alabama 88-80 at home. Florida will enter Sunday’s matchup on a two-game win streak and Tennessee will look to extend its win streak of four.
Tennessee (20-6, 7-6 SEC):
* Date: Thurs., Feb. 23
* Time: 1 p.m. ET
* Site: Exatech<https://floridagators.com/sports/2020/4/4/exactech-arena-stephen-c-oconnell-center.aspx> Arena
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5560&type=Live>
* Watch: SECN<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1af80bf0-e969-4589-8fb1-0caeb63c6a95>
* Live stats: Statbroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=552538>
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
* Mark UF’s first ranked win since 2022
* Tally home victory No. 11 of the season
* Be the Gators second home win in February
* Put Florida’s SEC record at 6-8
* Set Florida’s all-time SEC record to 232-333
* Record Coach Finley’s 26th SEC win as Florida’s head coach
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Florida
Tennessee
76.8
PPG
89.9
70.1
OPP PPG
70.4
+6.7
SCORING MARGIN
+19.5
46.8
FG %
45.0
40.8
OPP FG%
43.7
33.8
3 FG%
33.9
72.4
FT %
68.4
39.9
REBOUNDS PG
41.5
14.9
ASSISTS PG
16.2
16.9
TURNOVERS PG
14.8
7.3
STEALS PG
11.9
3.9
BLOCKS PG
3.0
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Tennessee stands in favor of the Lady Vols at 44-4.
GATORS x LADY VOLS HISTORY:
Florida has met Tennessee a combined 48 times in recorded history. The first matchup dates back to 1982. Since then, the two teams have met 19 times in Gainesville, 21 times in Knoxville, and have seen each other in eight neutral site outings.
Saturday’s contest will be Tennessee’s first time back in the O’Dome since Feb. 3 2022. The Gators topped the Lady Vols 84-59 in that contest, marking the Gators first win over Tennessee in five years and Florida’s last ranked victory.
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://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 most recent contest was on Thurs., Feb. 20, in a 74-52 road victory against Texas A&M. The Gators were led by Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> with an 18-point outing, marking her fourteenth time leading UF in scoring. Defensively, Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860> led in rebounding for the first time in her sophomore season. Reynolds secured nine rebounds followed by Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> with eight. Florida also held the Aggies to their lowest-scoring game of the season with 52 points.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
* Florida is ranked No. 4 in the SEC and No. 18 in the NCAA with a 46.8 field goal percentage
* UF has four players averaging in double digits
* McGill (16.5) Kyle (14.7), Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862> (12.1), and Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860> (10.6)
* McGill and Kyle are in the SEC’s top 20 for scoring
* McGill at No. 13 (16.5), and Kyle at No. 19 (14.7)
* Florida is No. 4 in the SEC through all games for FG% (46.8) and 3-point FG percentage (33.8)
* McGill is the only freshman in the country with a triple-double this season
* McGill has tallied 11 games with 20+ points
* Kyle is No. 23 in the country and No. 3 in the SEC for double-doubles with 12
* McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists (139), and average assists per game (5.1)
* Kyle is No. 5 in the SEC for rebounds per game (9.0)
* Florida is undefeated this season when their opponent is held to 69 points or less
* The Gators have secured 20+ points in 49 of 110 quarters played this season
* Kyle is No. 9 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 61.3
* Kyle is No. 40 in the nation for total rebounds with 243
* Alexia Gassett<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-gassett/17707> leads Florida in total blocks with 23 on the season
* Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> has hit double figures in 25 of her 27 outings at UF
PROJECTED TENNESSEE STARTERS:
Tennessee
No.
Height
Position
Class
Hometown/Previous School
Talaysia Cooper
55
6-0
G
R-So.
Turbeville, S.C. / South Carolina
Jewel Spear
00
5-10
G
5th
The Colony, Tx. / Colony HS
Ruby Whitehorn
02
6-0
G
Jr.
Detroit, Mich./ Clemson
Zee Spearman
11
6-4
F
Jr.
Dacula, Ga./ Miami
Samara Spencer
07
5-7
G
Sr.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ Arkansas
TENNESSEE QUICK HITS:
* The Lady Vols are No. 2 in the NCAA and No. 1 in the SEC for scoring offense at 89.9 ppg
* UT is No. 10 in the conference through all games with a field goal percentage of 45.0
* Tennessee is ranked No. 15 in the nation and No. 2 in the SEC for steals per game averaging 11.9
* With 17.8 offensive rebounds per game the Lady Vols rank No. 2 in the SEC
* Cooper leads Tennessee in scoring, currently averaging 16.9 points per game
* Cooper ranks No. 10 in the SEC for scoring through all games in the 2024-25 season
* Whitehorn is among the SEC’s top-15 in shooting from the field, holding a 47.2 percent
* Spencer leads the Lady Vols in assist distribution with 5.12 assists per game
* Spencer is No. 5 in the SEC for assist distribution with a combined 133 in 26 outings
* The Lady Vols are currently on a three-game win streak, defeating Auburn, Ole Miss, and Alabama in a seven-day span
* UT has defeated three ranked teams this season
* No. 17/20 Iowa 78-68 (Dec. 7)
* No. 5 UCONN 80-76 (Feb. 6)
* No. 18/19 Alabama (Feb. 20)
* Tennessee is currently 4-3 on the road and all three of their road losses were against SEC opponents
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