http://gatorcountry.com/other_sports/ GatorCountry.com other sports news feed English ray@gatorcountry.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T18:31:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/softball_gators_open_in_tampa_tourney/13476 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/softball_gators_open_in_tampa_tourney/13476#When:18:31:00Z
The first game on the team’s agenda is at 6:15 p.m. on Friday against Long Island. They’ll then play at 8:30 p.m. against Florida Gulf Coast and the rest of the weekend will feature games against Maine and Illinois State on Saturday, and then tournament-host South Florida on Sunday.

For the seven freshmen on the No. 2/4 Gators’ roster, this will be their first experience playing in a collegiate tournament. Rookie pitcher Alyssa Bache is fired up about this tournament in particular because she’ll be playing close to home.]]> 2012-02-08T18:31:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/tennis_no_1_florida_dominates_usf/13475 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/tennis_no_1_florida_dominates_usf/13475#When:16:16:00Z br> “Pretty sharp. They're as good as any team in the country clearly and to be able to play them at 2, it's going to take a mighty effort for somebody to beat them,” UF coach Thornqvist on the tandem of Mather and Embree.]]> 2012-02-08T16:16:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/fagan_sisters_ready_to_team_up_for_the_gators_softball_team/13470 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/fagan_sisters_ready_to_team_up_for_the_gators_softball_team/13470#When:17:36:00Z
Weighing in at 200 pounds, the undersized Fagan found a spot on the junior varsity team in 1981.

Two seasons later in his first year as a starter, No. 95 led the Hurricanes in downs played and dominated on the defensive line.]]> Feature image story 2012-02-07T17:36:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/womens_tennis_no_1_florida_at_usf/13468 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/womens_tennis_no_1_florida_at_usf/13468#When:03:37:00Z
The Gators (3-0) are 49-1 all-time against USF (3-1). The last time these two teams faced-off was on last February in Gainesville. The Gators won 5-2. The only time Florida lost against USF was on on April Fools Day in 1986. The Gators fell to the Bulls 5-3 in Tampa.]]> 2012-02-07T03:37:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/lacrosse_no_5_uf_opens_at_no_3_unc/13465 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/lacrosse_no_5_uf_opens_at_no_3_unc/13465#When:01:54:00Z
They were able to fight their way through the American Lacrosse Conference tournament to be crowned champions and earn a bid for the NCAA Tournament in only their second season of existence. Florida upset Stanford to make it to the quarterfinals where it eventually lost 13-9 against Duke.

Now comes Florida’s junior season, they will be looking for the same success as last season, but with even higher expectations.]]> 2012-02-07T01:54:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/double_digit_win_for_uf_womens_basketball/13457 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/double_digit_win_for_uf_womens_basketball/13457#When:00:09:00Z 2012-02-06T00:09:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/gators_chomp_the_bears/13451 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/gators_chomp_the_bears/13451#When:18:45:00Z 2012-02-05T18:45:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/rhonda_faehn_not_our_best_night/13445 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/rhonda_faehn_not_our_best_night/13445#When:15:30:00Z
“It’s going to be a great learning experience for them,” said Florida coach Rhonda Faehn. “We walk away tonight with a really solid road score. We obviously have things we are going to work on when we get back home and that’s fine because we have nowhere to go but up.”

The Gators were on the uneven bars for their opening rotation, posting a 49.225. Sophomore Mackenzie Caquatto continues to make strides after an injury, winning the event for the second consecutive week. Caquatto posted a 9.90 to earn her eighth bar title of her career. Sophomore Alaina Johnson tied for second on the event with Crimson Tide’s Ashley Priess and Ashley Sledge at 9.875.]]> 2012-02-04T15:30:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/no_need_to_panic_about_uf_womens_hoops_just_yet/13443 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/no_need_to_panic_about_uf_womens_hoops_just_yet/13443#When:13:00:00Z
Prior to Thursday’s game, many Florida’s women’s basketball fans had given up on this season. After the loss to Arkansas, the team sat in an uncomfortable 3-5 position in the conference, with people jumping ship by the barrel-full.

However, after a closer look, the ship may not be on the verge of sinking.]]> Feature image story 2012-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/red_hot_uf_travels_to_tide_country/13440 http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/red_hot_uf_travels_to_tide_country/13440#When:16:03:00Z
This will be the 33rd consecutive meeting between the teams where both programs are ranked in the top-10. The Crimson Tide leads the Gators 19-12-1, but since 2007, the two teams are even at 8-8-1 each.

Last weekend, Florida earned first place in the quad meet, knocking off the No. 1 gymnastics team in the country for the first time in 23 years in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in front of 6,198 ecastic fans. ]]> 2012-02-03T16:03:00-05:00