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Florida redshirt junior center Vernon Macklin shoots for two in front of Stetson center Graeme Radford during the first half of the Gators' 74-46 win against the Hatters on Sunday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

The Florida men’s basketball team (1-0) opened the 2009 season with a 74-46 victory over Stetson (1-1) on Sunday at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Junior forward Chandler Parsons scored 14 points and junior forward Alex Tyus added 12 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

The Gators have won 19-straight season openers and are 14-0 in opening games under head coach Billy Donovan.

Junior center Vernon Macklin tallied eight rebounds on the night, adding 13 points and a team-high three blocks. Sophomore guard Erving Walker led the team in assists with three and was four-of-nine from the field for eight points. Walker and sophomore guard Ray Shipman had two steals a piece. Shipman had five points. Freshman guard Kenny Boynton tallied 12 points (five-of-11 from the field), two rebounds and two assists.

Photo Gallery: UF Men’s Basketball vs. Stetson, 11/15/09 (click here to view gallery)

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Casey Brooke Lawson earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in December 2008. Lawson was born in Sarasota, Fla., but now still resides in Gainesville, Fla. Lawson picked up her first camera before she could walk, and now, 24 years later, she has made a career of her first love. She has been working as a photojournalist for eight years. She began at her high school, Sarasota High School, interned with the Gainesville Sun, Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Independent Florida Alligator and Sports Illustrated. Now, Lawson is a regularly contributing photojournalist for Gator Country. Trained in sports photography by Gator Country's own Tim Casey, sports photojournalism has become one of Lawson's favorite parts of her job.

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