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Florida redshirt sophomore Jordan Jones drives to the basket during the Gators 85-63 win against Stetson on Saturday in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

Playing their first games in Florida uniforms, freshman Jennifer George and sophomore Jordan Jones combined for 38 points to direct the Gators to an 85-63 season-opening win against in-state foe Stetson on Saturday in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

The Gators (1-0), who won their 17th consecutive non-conference home game, shot 50 percent (33-of-66) from the field in the game, making seven 3-pointers, and out-rebounding the Hatters (0-1), 35-30. Florida came up with 14 steals in the game.

George turned in the third-best offensive performance by a Gator in her collegiate debut, finishing with a game-high 21 points, including 7-of-9 from the floor to complement five offensive rebounds in just 16 minutes of play. Jones, playing her first collegiate game in 601 days after transferring to Florida from South Carolina, tallied 17 points – including three 3-pointers - to go along with a game-high five assists and two steals.

Senior forward Sharielle Smith finished just shy of her third career double-double, tallying nine points and a team-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Steffi Sorensen, who made her team-high 32nd consecutive start, tallied eight points, six rebounds and came up with a career-high six steals.

Photo Gallery: UF Women’s Basketball vs. Stetson, 11/14/09

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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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