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2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GATORSWBK 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME Gainesville, Fla. OVERALL RECORD: 6-21 (HOME: 6-8 | AWAY: 0-12 | NEUTRAL: 0-1) 7 p.m. ET 28 fl oridagators.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary SEC: 2-12 (HOME: 2-5 * AWAY: 0-7) GAME TWENTY EIGHT Date Opponent TV/Video Time ET FLORIDA GATORS (6-21, 2-12) NOVEMBER VS. Tue. 6 GARDNER-WEBB SECN+ L, 58-60 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (17-10, 8-6) Sun. 11 at [RV/RV] Florida State ACCN Extra L, 56-63 THURS, FEB. 28 / EXACTECH ARENA AT STEPHEN C. O'CONNELL CENTER / GAINESVILLE, FLA. Thu. 15 at Mercer ESPN+ L, 82-92 GATORS BREAKIN’ IT DOWN BULLDOGS Sun. 18 [RV/ --] NORTHWESTERN SECN+ L, 74-83 60.3 PTS/GAME 68.6 Wed. 21 at Indiana BTN+ L, 64-83 70.0 PTS ALLOWED/GAME 59.3 Wed. 28 NORTHEASTERN SECN+ L, 66-79 36.9% FG% 43.7% DECEMBER 44.6% FG% DEFENSE 36.6% SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE 30.4% 3-PT FG% 31.1% Sun. 2 TEXAS TECH SEC Network W, 72-67 33.3% 3-PT FG% DEFENSE 29.3% Wed. 5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN SECN+ W, 64-53 35.9 REB/GAME 35.1 Sun. 9 FLORIDA A&M SECN+ W, 62-38 NAKKASOGLU (16.6) LEADING SCORER ROBINSON (14.9) Sun. 16 at Ohio State BTN+ L, 41-46 WASHINGTON (7.7) LEADING REBOUNDER ROBINSON (8.3) DUEL IN THE DESERT SMITH (3.2) LEADER IN ASSISTS COLE (6.8) Thu. 20 vs. Utah FloHoops L, 58-74 CAMERON NEWBAUER COACH JONI TAYLOR Fri. 21 vs. UNLV FloHoops L, 53-56 96-90 (17-42 | UF/2) COACH’S RECORD 79-42 (SAME | UGA/4) GATORS MASCOT BULLDOGS Sun. 30 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SECN+ W, 70-60 SEC CONFERENCE SEC JANUARY GAINESVILLE, FLA. LOCATION ATHENS, GA. Thu. 3 at Alabama* SECN+ L, 67-74 Sun. 6 [RV/--] AUBURN* SEC Network L, 56-64 SERIES HISTORY: FLORIDA TRAILS THE ALL-TIME SERIES 17-56; 11-24 MARK AT HOME Thu. 10 at [21/25] South Carolina* SECN+ L, 41-70 FIRST: 1978 | LAST: FEB. 10, 2019 (L, 58-93) Sun. 13 [RV/RV] MISSOURI* SEC Network W, 58-56 STREAK: GEORGIA HAS CLAIMED SIX OF THE LAST EIGHT MEETINGS Sun. 20 at Ole Miss* SEC Network L, 66-76 73-GAME SERIES IS THE SECOND-MOST GAMES UF HAS PLAYED AGAINST ANY ONE OPPONENT Thu. 24 [7/7] MISSISSIPPI ST.* SECN+ L, 42-90 SETTING THE SCENE Sun. 27 ARKANSAS* SECN+ L, 73-83 o Florida hosts Georgia Thursday, Feb. 28 in the team’s home fi nale at the O'Dome. Thu. 31 at Tennessee* SECN+ L, 50-67 Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the Gators’ lone senior, Funda Nakkasoglu, will be recog- FEBRUARY nized in a pre-game ceremony as part of the Senior Night festivities. Sun. 3 at [19/15] Kentucky* ESPNU L, 51-62 Thu. 7 ALABAMA* SECN+ W, 57-55 o The Gators face a quick turnaround as they hosted No. 19 Texas A&M Monday night. Despite tying a season-high with 13 three-pointers and Nakkasoglu’s team-best 22 points, the Gators Sun. 10 at Georgia* ESPNU L, 58-93 couldn’t keep pace with the nationally-ranked Aggies, who pulled out an 80-62 victory. Florida Sun. 17 [11/14] SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN+ L, 77-96 struggled to fi nd its footing in the opening 20 minutes of play, scoring a season-low 17 fi rst Thu. 21 at LSU* SECN+ L, 51-69 half points, but came out in the second half looking like a diff erent team. UF knocked down its Mon. 25 [19/22] TEXAS A&M* SEC Network L, 62-80 fi rst fi ve 3-pointers, tallied 28 third quarter points and outscored the Aggies in the second half. Thu. 28 GEORGIA* SECN+ 7 p.m. Danielle Rainey’s play was instrumental in UF’s positive performance in the fi nal 20 minutes as the redshirt-sophomore exploded for 17 points in the second half alone. MARCH Sun. 3 at Vanderbilt* ESPNU 3 p.m. o Through 27 games, Florida has drained 213 three-pointers which is the fourth-most Wed. 6-10 SEC Tournament$ TBD TBD in program history. The Gators have knocked down 200 or more three-pointers in con- *Southeastern Conference Game; $SEC Tournament (Bon Secours Wellness Arena in secutive seasons for just the second time in program history joining the 2008-09 and Greenville, S.C) 2009-10 squads. UF set the program record with 249 a season ago. All HOME GAMES will be played at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Cen- ter (2020 W. University Drive, Gainesville, FL) o Against Texas A&M, Florida tied its season best with 13 made three-pointers. After strug- • TV Information: SECN = SEC Network; SECN+ = SEC Network gling to shoot it in the fi rst half, the Gators drained 8-of-13 in the fi nal 20 minutes of play. UF • To Watch the SEC Network, to go www.GetSECNetwork.com for complete chan- has fi nished with at least 10 three-pointers in six conference tilts. UF knocked down double- nel listing digit three-pointers just three times in a total of 13 non-conference contests, but in SEC play • SEC Network +: Games off ered exclusively on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com the Gators have found their stroke, leading the SEC with 8.2 treys per game. through a number of national outlets. • SEC NETWORK + o All six Florida wins have come at the O'Connell Center, a place where it averages 63.6 • WHAT IT IS: Also referred to as SEC Network Plus, this is the digital platform for points compared to just 56.6 on the road. The Gators have drained 10 or more three-point- the SEC Network showcasing live SEC athletic events, inclusive of ers in three of their last four home games. • HOW TO WATCH IT: SEC Network + is only available through WatchESPN (acces- sible thru the WatchESPN app and on SECNetwork.com) ... To access SEC Network o Nakkasoglu has made 73 three-pointers this season, just three shy of her total from the + on WatchESPN, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV 2017-18 campaign. Brandi McCain (2000-01) holds the single season record with 101 but provider. the redshirt-senior is within striking distance of second place all time which is 83 (Steffi Sorensen, 2009-10). o UF has featured 10 diff erent starting lineups on the season as Coach Newbauer UNIVERSITY FACTS BROADCAST INFO continues to try to fi nd the best way utilize his roster which has seen eight players make their Gator debut in 2018-19. Location: Gainesville, Fla. Live Stream: SEC Network+ Founded: o Cam Newbauer worked with both the Georgia men's and women's basketball teams 1853 with Kyle Crooks and Brittany Davis early in his career. He began as a graduate manager with the men's team (2003-04) Enrollment: 54,854 and later served as the program's director of basketball operations (2005-07). Hall of Radio: Conference: Southeastern (SEC) ESPN Gainesville 98.1FM / 850AM WRUF Fame Coach Andy Landers welcomed Newbauer onto his women's staff as an assistant coach from 2007-12. Newbauer married the former Sarah Millender in May of 2011 on Nickname: Gators with Tom Collett and Kelly Davis the University of Georgia's Herty Field. UF President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs Internet Audio: FloridaGators.com Athletic Director: Scott Stricklin LAST GAME'S STARTERS Mascots: Albert and Alberta Stats: fl oridagators.com/sidearmstats/wbball/ Colors: Orange (PMS 172) and Blue (PMS 287) summary Website: FloridaGators.com Facebook: facebook.com/GatorsWBK Twitter: @GatorsWBK, @CamNew #1 KIARA SMITH #3 FUNDA NAKKASOGLU #10 DANIELLE RAINEY #11 EMANUELY DE OLIVEIRA #12 ZADA WILLIAMS G | So. | 5-10 G | R-Sr. | 5-8 G | R-So. | 5-10 F | Fr. | 5-10 F | R-Jr. | 6-2 District Heights, Md. Hampton, Australia Washington, D.C. Criciuma, Brazil Babson Park, Fla. PPG: 7.1 PPG: 16.6 PPG: 8.6 PPG: 3.7 PPG: 7.7 RPG: 4.8 RPG: 1.8 RPG: 3.6 RPG: 2.3 RPG: 4.8 Contact: Sam Stolte | [email protected]fl .edu | 352-318-6876 APG: 3.2 APG: 1.2 APG: 1.2 APG: 0.4 APG: 0.6 2018-19 FLORIDA GATORS vs. GEORGIA BULLDOGS 2018-19 FLORIDA GATORS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BROADCAST MEDIA SHEET DELICIA WASHINGTON 5-10 * Macclenny, Fla./Baker County H.S. Name pronounced: duh-LEE-shuh Games played: 24 Rebounds/game: 7.7 • Two game-winning shots this season (jumper w/ 15 seconds vs. ALA, layup with 2 seconds vs. MIZZ) 2018-19 Minutes/game: 27.1 Assists/game: 2.6 JR • Career-high 33 points at Mercer, her 2nd career game with 30+ and 38th in program history 00 SEASON Points/game: 10.2 Turnovers/game: 3.1 • Two double-doubles in team's last 6 games; 11 in her career FG Pct: 35.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 • Has a self-proclaimed ‘shopping addition’ – she owns 60-plus pairs of shoes (Nike/Jordans) 3FG Pct: 23.5 Steals/game: 1.1 G FT Pct: 65.7 Blocks/game: 0.0 • Uber-athletic guard who can play on and off the ball and is a true triple threat KIARA “KIKI” SMITH 5-10 * District Heights, Md./Forestville Military Academy/ASA College Name pronounced: kee-AIR-uh * KEE-KEE • Seven games with 10 or more in SEC play; shooting .375 from distance in league games 2018-19 Games played: 27 Rebounds/game: 4.8 Minutes/game: 33.1 Assists/game: 3.2 SO • Added fi rst double-double of career vs.