2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GATORSWBK 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Gainesville, Fla. GAME OVERALL RECORD: 3-9 (HOME: 3-3 | AWAY: 0-5 | NEUTRAL: 0-1) 13 2 pm ET fl oridagators.com/sidearmstats/wbball SEC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0 * AWAY: 0-0) GAME THIRTEEN Date Opponent TV/Video Time ET FLORIDA GATORS (3-9) NOVEMBER VS. Tue. 6 GARDNER-WEBB SECN+ L, 58-60 Sun. 11 at [RV/RV] Florida State ACCN Extra L, 56-63 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (3-7) SUN. DEC. 30 // EXACTECH ARENA // GAINESVILLE, FL Thu. 15 at Mercer ESPN+ L, 82-92 GATORS BREAKIN’ IT DOWN BUCCANEERS Sun. 18 [RV/ --] NORTHWESTERN SECN+ L, 74-83 62.5 PTS/GAME 67.2 Wed. 21 at Indiana BTN+ L, 64-83 66.2 PTS ALLOWED/GAME 68.5 Wed. 28 NORTHEASTERN SECN+ L, 66-79 37.9% FG% 37.5% DECEMBER 41.3% FG% DEFENSE 40.1% SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE 30.3% 3-PT FG% 29.3% Sun. 2 TEXAS TECH SEC Network W, 72-67 31.0% 3-PT FG% DEFENSE 27.7% Wed. 5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN SECN+ W, 64-53 38.2 REB/GAME 41.6 Sun. 9 FLORIDA A&M SECN+ W, 62-38 NAKKASOGLU (17.8) LEADING SCORER JACKSON (12.4) Sun. 16 at Ohio State BTN+ L, 41-46 WASHINGTON (8.5) LEADING REBOUNDER BLACKMON (5.6) DUEL IN THE DESERT SMITH (3.6) LEADER IN ASSISTS RUFF-MILLS (2.6) Thu. 20 vs. Utah FloHoops L, 58-74 CAMERON NEWBAUER COACH FRED APPLIN Fri. 21 vs. UNLV FloHoops L, 53-56 93-78 (14-28 UF) COACH’S RECORD 63-152 (47-125 CSU) Sun. 30 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SECN+ 2 p.m. GATORS MASCOT BUCCANEERS JANUARY SEC CONFERENCE BIG SOUTH Thu. 3 at Alabama* SECN+ 8 p.m. GAINESVILLE, FLA. LOCATION CHARLESTON, S.C. Sun. 6 AUBURN* SEC Network 1 p.m. SERIES VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: FLORIDA LEADS 2-0 Thu. 10 at South Carolina* SECN+ 7 p.m. FIRST: DEC. 20, 2011 (W, 83-59) Sun. 13 MISSOURI* SEC Network 3 p.m. LAST: NOV. 25, 2014 (W, 92-64) Sun. 20 at Ole Miss* SEC Network 4 p.m. STREAK: W2 Thu. 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE* SECN+ 7 p.m. Sun. 27 ARKANSAS* SECN+ 2 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE Thu. 31 at Tennessee* SECN+ 7 p.m. FEBRUARY o After three-straight games away from home, the University of Florida women’s basket- Sun. 3 at Kentucky* ESPNU 2 p.m. ball team returns to Gainesville to host Charleston Southern in its fi nal non-conference Thu. 7 ALABAMA* SECN+ 7 p.m. action of the 2018-19 slate on Sunday, Dec. 30. Sun. 10 at Georgia* ESPNU 12 p.m. o The Gators look to the friendly confi nes of the O’Connell Center after a long road Sun. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN+ 2 p.m. trip resulted in three-straight setbacks. Florida began what was ultimately an eight-day Thu. 21 at LSU* SECN+ 7:30 p.m. journey with a narrow 46-41 defeat at defending Big Ten Champion Ohio State and Mon. 25 TEXAS A&M* SEC Network 7 p.m. concluded the trek with a 56-53 loss at UNLV in the consolation round of the 2018 Duel Thu. 28 GEORGIA* SECN+ 7 p.m. in the Desert. Sandwiched in between the two results was a matchup with now one MARCH of the nine remaining undefeated teams in the nation in the 11-0 Utah Utes. In its most recent action against tournament host UNLV, Florida led at the half for the seventh time Sun. 3 at Vanderbilt* ESPNU 3 p.m. this season but was unable to hold off the Runnin’ Rebels who claimed the advantage Wed. 6-10 SEC Tournament$ TBD TBD with a 15-10 scoring advantage in the third quarter. Funda Nakkasoglu, fi nishing in *Southeastern Conference Game; $SEC Tournament (Bon Secours Wellness Arena in double fi gures for the eighth time in 10 games played, paced the Gators with 16 points Greenville, S.C) while Ariel Johnson and Kiki Smith both fi nished with a season-high seven assists on All HOME GAMES will be played at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Cen- the afternoon. ter (2020 W. University Drive, Gainesville, FL) • TV Information: SECN = SEC Network; SECN+ = SEC Network o Nakkasoglu, who ranks third in the SEC in scoring at 17.8 points per game, returned • To Watch the SEC Network, to go www.GetSECNetwork.com for complete chan- to the starting lineup after missing the last two contests leading up to the road swing. nel listing The redshirt-senior led the Gators in scoring over the stretch and connected on eight • SEC Network +: Games off ered exclusively on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com treys while fellow Australian Kristina Moore also found her shooting touch, notching two through a number of national outlets. three-pointers in each of UF’s last two contests. Zada Williams provided a real spark off • SEC NETWORK + the bench, averaging 11.5 points per game during Florida’s stay in Las Vegas, earning • WHAT IT IS: Also referred to as SEC Network Plus, this is the digital platform for Duel in the Desert All-Tournament team honors. the SEC Network showcasing live SEC athletic events, inclusive of • HOW TO WATCH IT: SEC Network + is only available through WatchESPN (acces- o Florida has won seven-straight non-conference fi nales and has won its last two by an sible thru the WatchESPN app and on SECNetwork.com) ... To access SEC Network average of 42.5 points. The Gators last loss in their fi nal non-conference action of the + on WatchESPN, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV season occurred during the 2010-11 campaign when they fell at Florida State 74-72. provider. o Former Gator letterwinner and 1,000 point scorer Haley Lorenzen will be making her radio debut serving as an analyst on ESPN WRUF Sunday. Lorenzen was present the last time UF faced Charleston Southern but in a diff erent role, as she scored a team- UNIVERSITY FACTS BROADCAST INFO high 17 points in the Gators' win back in 2014. Location: Gainesville, Fla. Live Stream: SECN+ o Florida is 8-2 all time against Big South squads and its second loss came this season in the 2018-19 season opener to Gardner-Webb. Founded: 1853 with Kyle Crooks and Brittany Davis Enrollment: 54,854 Radio: o After just one game with at least 12 assists through its fi rst six games, Florida has Conference: Southeastern (SEC) ESPN Gainesville 98.1FM / 850AM WRUF racked up 12 or more assists in fi ve of its last six games. Nickname: Gators with Tom Collett and Haley Lorenzen UF President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs Internet Audio: FloridaGators.com LAST GAME'S STARTERS Athletic Director: Scott Stricklin Mascots: Albert and Alberta Stats: fl oridagators.com/sidearmstats/wbball Colors: Orange (PMS 172) and Blue (PMS 287) Website: FloridaGators.com Facebook: facebook.com/GatorsWBK Twitter: @GatorsWBK, @CamNew #1 KIARA SMITH #3 FUNDA NAKKASOGLU #32 ARIEL JOHNSON #14 KRISTINA MOORE #44 PAIGE ROBINSON G | So. | 5-10 G | R-Sr. | 5-8 G | Fr. | 5-9 F | Fr. | 6-1 F | Jr. | 6-4 District Heights, Md. Hampton, Australia Tracy, Calif. Sydney, Australia London, England PPG: 6.2 PPG: 17.8 PPG: 6.6 PPG: 6.6 PPG: 2.5 RPG: 4.8 RPG: 1.6 RPG: 3.1 RPG: 2.8 RPG: 3.9 Contact: Sam Stolte | [email protected]fl .edu | 352-318-6876 APG: 3.6 APG: 1.0 APG: 2.3 APG: 0.8 APG: 0.3 2018-19 FLORIDA GATORS vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS 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 • Career-high 33 points at Mercer, her 2nd career game with 30+ and 38th in program history Games played: 11 Rebounds/game: 8.5 2018-19 • One of three returning players; double fi gure scoring eff orts in 8 of UF's 13 games Minutes/game: 29.3 Assists/game: 2.5 JR 00 SEASON Points/game: 13.5 Turnovers/game: 3.6 • Notched program’s 3rd triple double vs. Savannah State, Nov. 23, 2017 (12pts,12reb,10ast) FG Pct: 38.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 • Has a self-proclaimed ‘shopping addition’ – she owns 60-plus pairs of shoes (Nike/Jordans) 3FG Pct: 22.4 Steals/game: 1.1 G • Uber-athletic guard who can play on and off the ball and is a true triple threat FT Pct: 66.7 KIARA “KIKI” SMITH 5-10 * District Heights, Md./Forestville Military Academy/ASA College Name pronounced: kee-AIR-uh * KEE-KEE • Finished in double fi gures three times this season; leads team in assists (43) and steals (19) 2018-19 Games played: 12 Rebounds/game: 4.8 Minutes/game: 33.8 Assists/game: 3.6 SO • Made her fi rst three-pointer of the season at Indiana (fi nished game with two) SEASON Points/game: 6.2 Turnovers/game: 2.5 • Spent last two seasons at ASA College in New York, competing only during her sophomore 1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 FG Pct: 25.0 • Rated as the No. 16 player in the country by Prospect Nation at the start of 2014-15 season 3FG Pct: 13.3 Steals/game: 1.6 G • Left-handed lead-guard with scorer’s mentality and strong handles FT Pct: 53.3 Blocks/game: 0.2 FUNDA NAKKASOGLU 5-8 * Hampton, Australia/Utah State University Name pronounced: FOON-da knock-a-SO-glue • Started 3-straight games after missing 2 with ankle; 40 20+ point performances in career 2018-19 Games played: 10 Rebounds/game: 1.6 • First Gator since 2001-02 campaign to open season with six 20+ point games in fi rst 7 Minutes/game: 36.0 Assists/game: 1.0 R-SR 3 SEASON Points/game: 17.8 Turnovers/game: 2.8 • Led team in scoring in 17-18 at 14.9 ppg and was second in the SEC with 76 3-pointers FG Pct: 51.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 G • Spent this past summer with the Turkish Senior National Team 3FG Pct: 50.0 Steals/game: 0.7 • One of the league's best long-range shooters and one of team leaders FT Pct: 86.4 4 COREY STAPLES 5-8 * Buford, Ga./Buford H.S./Santa Fe College • Started two games; career-best eight points in win over Florida A&M 2018-19 Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 1.2 Minutes/game: 8.8 Assists/game: 0.3 R-JR • Tore left ACL on fi rst day of practice last season SEASON Points/game: 1.2 Turnovers/game: 0.6 • After beginning as a preferred walk-on, she earned a full-scholarship this past summer FG Pct: 22.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 G 4 Steals/game: