Gator Women vs #14 UGA 1pm Sunday

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Gators travel to Athens to take on #14 Georgia, 1 pm Sunday. maybe be on CSS for some tv markets.

we need to pull a big upset to get back into the ncaa discussions again, after the bad upset loss to ole miss. [we were projected as a 10-seed before the loss]. can we get it done on the road?

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"...Cheer for the team, at play!
On! To the Goal.
We'll fight our way,
for Flor-i-da!"

[MJGator8104]

Go Gators!

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game underway
4-2 UGA early

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george starting and making her presence known early

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@16:10 Gators down 4-9

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gators breaking down the press but can't hit the 3's
or they are turning it over alot early and uga is capitalizing
UGA up 10

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not playing sound defense
UGA shooting 73%

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20-8 dawg lead 13+ min in the 1st

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Lewis w/ a feed from george and gets the layup + 1

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back 2 back buckets by moss and then lewis get the deficit back to 10

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lead back to 29-14 for dawgs

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fastbreak layup by lewis, assist by moss

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we're not hitting the shots from the perimeter

UGA has doubled us 32-16 @7:56 mark following a couple of plus1 plays in the paint.

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moss is aggressive just can't finish
mercer cleans up one fast break run by moss w/ a rebound and jumper

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4:23
36-18 dawgs

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UGA shooting 50%
Gators at a woeful 29%

[GboroGator]

Gators just aren't very good. I hope one of these recruits next season is a 5* Point Guard.

[GboroGator]

Gators can't shoot and are a turnover machine team.

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gators 1 of 7 from 3

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george w/ a hook in the paint

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gators just 1 of 5 from the free throw line too, pretty woeful

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halftime:
gators trail 39-20

[GboroGator]

This season is going down the drain quickly.

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uga w/ 25 pts in the paint, but only 2 of 9 from 3
uga shooting 42%, UF at 30%
uga leads in rebounds 27 to 18

george & lewis lead the gators w/ 6 pts ea.
lewis w/ 6 boards, mercer w/ 5

[G2MGA]

FWIW, we do have a McD AA PG redshirting in Cassie Peoples.

This though is the worst we have played all season. Worried that this team is approaching meltdown mode. Aside from Bonds, Lewis & George, the rest of the team just looks lost out there most of the time. The rest of the team are mostly freshman but it's concerning that it seems to be getting worse not better.

[EastTNG8TR]

There is something wrong with this team chemistry wise. They do not look confident at all. This isn't a game we were likely to win either way but this is a very poor effort. They haven't played well since the heart breaker against UT. They have a lot of youth and have got to learn to shake it off. Lewis, Miller, and George are the few players showing some heart though.

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This season is going down the drain quickly.

i figured we'd lose big to UGA on the road. the critical issue is losing to a team like ole miss at home. we're about where i thought we'd be at this stage of the season even w/ a big loss to the dawgs. we just need to find the outside shot. no one is hitting right now. and we really do need to improve on defense.

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better start to the 2nd half for the gators, causes a timeout from the dawg coach
18+ min left
41-24 UGA

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shotclock buzzer 3 for UGA: typical

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47-29 UGA
under 17 left

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uga player who's 2 of 15 from 3 on the season, comes off the bench and hits a 3: typical!

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svete hits a jumper
but uga answers

needles misses another 3

56-33 UGA lead under 12 left

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george miss 2 more free throws she's 0 of 4 from free throw line

60-33 UGA

[G2MGA]

George needs to come out and stay out - this game is a lost cause and them some. Only a re-injury to George could possibly make it worse.

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15 turnovers for UF

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64-35 uga 7:01

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65-39
5 min left

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3:40
UGA up 67-41

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gators have closed the rebound deficit
gators get a 5-sec call to get the ball back
we continue to miss free throws, but at least mercer hit 1 of 2

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UF 3 of 12 from the free throw line

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needles finally hits a 3

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McIntyre w/ a block w/ 1:46 left, 20 pt lead

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miller w/ a board and putback
and we get a turnover
69-52
gator ball, last possession

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69-52 is the final
dawgs win

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showed some life cutting a 31 deficit to 17
did better on the boards in the 2nd half.

still missed too many shots - from 3 and/or at the free throw line

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gators on the road in columbia missouri for the next game, thursday, 8 pm eastern

then back home next week, sunday, feb 3rd, to take on alabama at 1pm. that's their only home game for awhile. next one at home is feb 17th, sunday 1pm vs these georgia dawgs.

[apkgator]

I'm afraid the wheels are close to coming off for this group...going to be tough for coach to put the pieces back together and finish strong.

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gators drop to 13-8
and 2-5 in the SEC