2016-17 Women’s Basketball 2016-17 Schedule & Results 11-seed Florida (14-15, 5-11 SEC) vs. Overall Record: 14-15 (home: 3-6 * away: 5-8 * neutral: 6-1) SEC: 5-11 (home: 2-6 * away: 3-5) 14-seed Arkansas (13-16, 2-14 SEC) UF Opp Date Nat’l Rank Opponent TV/Video Time ET Bon Secours Wellness Arena NOVEMBER (5-1) Greenville, S.C. Fri. 11 20/24 -- South Alabama (1) (DH) SECN+ W 85-33 Mon. 14 20/24 rv/- at Chattanooga SoCon W 72-61 Wed., March 1 * ~ 1:30 pm ET Sat. 19 19/23 rv Temple (2) SECN+ W 83-76 Tue. 22 16/20 - at Arkansas State (DH) OOV W 71-60 2017 SEC Tournament - First Round Fri. 25 16/20 - at Northwestern BTN Plus L 68-73 Wed. 30 19/23 - Wofford (2) SECN+ W 74-51 DECEMBER (4-3) Game Coverage & More! Sat. 3 19/23 - Long Beach State (3) Pac-12.com W 83-53 Radio: .............................................................ESPN Gainesville 98.1 Sun. 4 19/23 rv/24 at Arizona St. (3) Pac-12.com L 63-69 .......................................................with Adam Schick & Brittany Davis Thu. 8 23/25 7 at Florida State ACC NetExtra L 58-83 Internet Audio: .........................................FloridaGators.com (FREE) Sun. 11 23/25 - North Carolina A&T (4) SECN+ W 67-38 Television: .......SEC Network with Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors and Tue. 20 rv - Indiana (5) FLS L 88-102 .....................................................................................Steffi Sorensen Wed. 21 rv - Florida A&M (5) FLS W 78-65 Streaming Video: ........................................................... WatchESPN Wed. 28 - - SOUTHEASTERN LA SECN+ W 102-51 ................................. LIVE through SECsports.com JANUARY (2-6) Internet Scoring: Sun. 1 - - AUBURN* SECN+ L 75-82 Thu. 5 - - at LSU* SECN+ L 67-78 Head Coach Sun. 8 - 5 SOUTH CAROLINA* ESPNU L 62-81 Thu. 12 - 4 at Mississippi State* SECN L 49-82 Florida (14-15, 5-11): .......................Amanda Butler (Florida, ‘95, ‘97) Sun. 15 - rv TEXAS A&M* SECN L 59-67 Overall Record / at UF: ....... 229-158 (12th yr) / 189-136 (10th yr) Sun. 22 - - at Georgia* SECN W 76-68 Thu. 26 - rv TENNESSEE* SECN+ L 75-84 Sun. 29 - - at Vanderbilt* SECN+ W 93-73 Communications/Sports Info. Contacts FEBRUARY Florida: .............................. Kathy Cafazzo <[email protected]> Thu. 2 - rv at Texas A&M* SECN+ L 76-84 Phone Numbers: ....... O: 352-375-4683 x6133 / C: 352-316-4575 Mon. 6 - - OLE MISS* SECN L 75-84 Website: ............................................................FloridaGators.com Thu. 9 - - ARKANSAS* SECN+ W 57-53 Twitter/Instagram: ................. @GatorsWBK ... @CoachButlerUF Sun. 12 - - at Alabama* SECN W 66-56 Facebook:............................................facebook.com/GatorsWBK Thu. 16 - - MISSOURI* SECN+ L 67-74 SEC: ............................................... Tammy Wilson ([email protected]) Sun. 19 - rv/- at Kentucky* SECN L 48-67 Thu. 23 - rv at Tennessee* SECN L 70-74 Phone: ................................................................ C: 205-936-9684 Sun. 26 - - GEORGIA* ESPNU W 65-58 Website: .......................................................www.SECsports.com MARCH Socially: ....................................Twitter: @SEC ... @SEC_Tammy Wed. 1 - - vs. Arkansas (6-1R) SECN 1:30 PM Thu. 2 - (if adv.) vs. Texas A&M (6-2R) SECN 8:30 PM Fri. 3 - (if adv.) vs. Missouri (6-QF) SECN 8:30 PM Sat. 4 SEC Tournament (6-SF) ESPNU 7:30 PM Sun. 5 SEC Tournament (6-Final) ESPN2 3 PM *Southeastern Conference Game; DH = Doubleheader ... (1) played at Jacksonville Veterans Memo- rial Arena ... (2) played at College of Central Florida (3001 SW College Road, Ocala, FL 34474) ... Opening Tip (3) Arizona State Classic ... (4) played at Gulf Coast State College (5230 West Highway 98, Panama *Florida defeated Arkansas during the regular season game played City, FL) ... (5) Florida Sunshine Classic at Rollins College (run by World Class Basketball – world- January 22 in Gainesville. classbasketball.com) ... (6) SEC Tournament (Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC) *Three of the Gators’ five SEC wins were on the road. All HOME GAMES will be played at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center (2020 W. University Drive, Gainesville, FL) *Ten of UF’s last 12 games have been decided by 10 points or less. • TV Information: SECN = SEC Network; SECN+ = SEC Network +; OOV = opponent online *Florida is 5-9 in games decided by 10 points or less this season, video; FLS = FLSunshineClassic.com including 4-7 in SEC games. • To Watch the SEC Network, to go www.GetSECNetwork.com for complete channel listing • SEC Network +: Games offered exclusively on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through a *UF’s Ronni Williams became the first Gator ever to lead the league number of national outlets. in scoring (SEC games). Her highlight game was a 43-point, 14-re- • SEC NETWORK + performance against Vanderbilt (Jan. 29). • WHAT IT IS: Also referred to as SEC Network Plus, this is the digital platform for the SEC bound Network showcasing live SEC athletic events, inclusive of • HOW TO WATCH IT: SEC Network + is only available through WatchESPN (accessible thru the Florida’s Possible Starting Lineup ## Gator Pronunciation POS HT CL Hometown PPG RPG NOTES 1 Ronni Williams F 6-0 SR Daytona Beach, Fla. 19.1 7.8 #1 SEC scorer in league games; 20+ pts in 13 gms this yr 24 Tyshara Fleming tie-SHEER-uh C 6-4 SR Virginia Beach, Va. 7.1 6.8 56.4% FG ... 36 blocks; started last 3 games for Lorenzen 00 Delicia Washington duh-LEE-shuh G 5-10 FR Glen St. Mary, Fla. 11.2 5.2 leads all SEC freshmen in scoring and steals 11 Dyandria Anderson dee-ANN-dree-uh G 5-10 JR Viera, Fla. 6.8 4.7 141 assists (4.9 pg) - No. 2 in SEC(all gm)/#3 in SEC only 23 Brooke Copeland G 6-2 JR Cleveland, Tenn. 4.8 2.2 34 three-pointers leads team; 12 pts vs. Georgia Off The Bench 44 Haley Lorenzen F 6-3 JR Iowa City, Iowa 12.1 6.1 21 double-fig scoring gms in ‘17; DNP at UK (ankle) 22 Sydney Morang mur-RANG (like the pie) G/F 5-10 FR New Providence, N.J. 3.4 1.8 24 of 29 FGs are 3-pt ... has not scored inlast 2 games 15 Sydney Searcy SIR-see G 5-7 FR Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 2.3 1.0 22 assists, 12.5 minutes per game 5 Elif Portakal ee-LEAF POOR-ta-call G 5-9 FR Istanbul, Turkey 0.8 0.5 foot injury (Dec. 8) = missed 10 gms , returned Jan. 22 Out for Today/Season 20 Simone Westbrook G 5-8 SR Chandler, Ariz. 8.0 2.9 tore right ACL in August ... 2016 All-SEC Defensive Team 3 Funda Nakkasoglu FOON-da knock-a-SO-glue G 5-8 JR Hampton, Australia 20.8 2.6 transfer from Utah State 2016-17 FLORIDA GATORS at the 2017 SEC TOURNAMENT 2016-17 Gator Women’s Basketball BROADCAST MEDIA SHEET Probable Starters Numbers in Orange DELICIA WASHINGTON FR * G * 5-10 * Glen St. Mary, Fla./Baker County H.S. Name pronounced: duh-LEE-shuh • leads all SEC freshmen in scoring and steals ... #2 on team for steals ... GP-GS Min/G FG% 3PT% FT% R/G A/G S B PPG • 300th pt @ Kentucky (Feb. 19) and 150th rebound came vs. Georgia (Feb. 26) SEASON 29-28 25.4 .406 .286 .568 5.2 1.6 41 1 11.2 • 20-point back-to-back SEC road gms: 20 points at Vandy (Jan. 30) & 25 at TAMU (Feb. 2) SEC 16-16 28.2 .373 .269 .622 5.3 1.8 14 0 13.1 • scored 31 vs. Indiana-5th Gator frosh w/ at least 30 points in a game 00CAREER 29-28 25.4 .406 .286 .568 5.2 1.6 41 1 11.2 • Sat 1st half of game vs NCAT for violation of team culture – finished w/ 10 pts RONNI WILLIAMS SR * F * 6-0 * Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic H.S. • became ninth Gator w/ 1,400+ pts and 800+ rebounds (vs. Georgia, Feb. 26) GP-GS Min/G FG% 3PT% FT% R/G A/G S B PPG • since Indiana game has played all 5 positions ... 13 gms w/ 20+ points this yr (14 in career) ... career SEASON 29-29 29.4 .540 .000 .742 7.8 2.3 37 12 19.1 game at Vandy (Jan. 29) = 43 pts, 14 rebs, 3 ast., 4 steals ... 24th Gator w/ 1,000pts (vs. LBSU SEC 16-16 31.8 .502 .000 .733 7.3 1.9 21 4 20.1 Dec.3) ...1,400th pt at Tennessee (Jan 23)... Florida Sunshine Classic All-Tourn ...Ariz St Classic All- 1 CAREER 121-84 23.3 .499 .214 .682 6.6 1.3 132 96 12.0 Tourney...scored in every gm of career except 1 (at Penn St, 2014 NCAA 2Rd) ... 84-gm scoring streak ELIF PORTAKAL FR * G * 5-9 * Istanbul, Turkey / Ugur H.S. Name pronounced: ee-LEAF POOR-ta-call • Missed 10 games w/ broken bone in right foot (1st game missed: at FSU Dec. 8) ... returned Jan. 22 at GP-GS Min/G FG% 3PT% FT% R/G A/G S B PPG Georgia - entered game 5:13 (2Q) and made FT 9 seconds later ... played 7 minutes, 3 points SEASON 17-0 7.5 .294 .333 .250 0.5 1.2 4 0 0.8 • Coach Butler praised performance vs. Wofford as her best to date SEC 9-0 2.9 .333 .000 .500 0.2 0.3 0 0 0.3 • Starter and team captain for Galatasaray U18 and U16 teams that won Turkish national championship, 5 CAREER 17-0 7.5 .294 .333 .250 0.5 1.2 4 0 0.8 equivalent to winning a high school title in the United States DYANDRIA ANDERSON JR * G * 5-10 * Viera, Fla./Viera H.S.