2020-21 GAME NOTES @GATORSWBK 15 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 11 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS | 12 WNBA PLAYERS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 11 MATCHUP OVERALL RECORD: 7-3 (HOME: 6-1 | AWAY: 1-2 | NEUTRAL: ) Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center SEC: 0-2 (HOME: 0-1 | AWAY: 0-1) Gainesville, Fla. VS. Date Opponent TV/Video Time/Result Thursday, Jan. 7 NOVEMBER 6 p.m. ET SERIES: 24-26 Wed. 25 GRAMBLING St. SECN+ W, 90-47 LAST MEETING : 1/2/20 (L, 93-47) Sun. 29 at Florida State ACCN PPD BROADCAST INFO TV: SEC Network+ Home: 13-9 | Away: 8-14 | Neutral: 4-2 DECEMBER Tues. 1 at Florida State ACCN Xtra L, 81-75 TV TALENT: Kyle Crooks & Brittany Davis Wed. 2 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SECN+ W, 67-52 RADIO: ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF Sat. 5 CINCINNATI SECN+ W, 81-58 RADIO TALENT: Tom Collett & Kelly Davis Mon. 7 FAU SEC Network W, 88-76 LIVE STATS: FloridaGators.com Wed. 9 at UNC Asheville TBA W, 70-48 THE JUMP Sun. 20 at Dayton TBA Canceled Florida’s rigorous start to its SEC season continues Thursday as it battles its Mon. 14 TARLETON STATE SECN+ W, 84-52 third-straight top 15 team when the No. Mon. 21 NORTH FLORIDA SECN+ W, 89-64 STAT CAST Thu. 31 at Vanderbilt* SECN+ PPD 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs enter the Thu. 31 at No. 5 South Carolina* ESPNU L, 75-59 O’Dome for a 6 p.m. tilt. UF MSU JANUARY Sun. 3 No. 9 TEXAS A&M* SEC Network L, 92-67 LAST TIME OUT 77.0 SCORING OFFENSE > 83.3 Thu. 7 No. 14 MISSISSIPPI ST.* SECN+ 6 PM The Gators hung tough with No. 9 Texas 64.5 SCORING DEFENSE > 63.8 Sun. 10 at RV Georgia* SEC Network Noon A&M and trailed by only five late in the Thu. 14 at No. 13 Arkansas* SECN+ 8 PM third quarter but the high-powered Aggies +12.5 SCORING MARGIN > + 19.5 Sun. 17 AUBURN* SEC Network 1 PM pulled away by outscoring Florida 31-17 in Sun. 24 at Ole Miss* SECN+ 3 PM 42.7 FG% > 48.3 the fourth. Thu. 28 MISSOURI* SECN+ 6 PM 40.6 FG% DEFENSE > 33.5 Sun. 31 at Tennessee* ESPNU 2 PM FEBRUARY BRIGGS IS BIG TIME 31.1 3FG% > 38.5 Thurs. 4 VANDERBILT SECN+ 6 PM Going up against a pair of top 10 foes last Thurs. 11 at LSU* SECN+ 7 PM week, Lavender Briggs showed why she’s 22.5 < 3FG% DEFENSE 29.3 Mon. 15 KENTUCKY* SEC Network 7 PM one of the league’s most talented scorers 6.5 3FG MADE/GAME > 7.1 Thurs. 18 ALABAMA* SECN+ 6 PM averaging 21 points and seven rebounds Sun. 21 at Missouri* SEC Network 2 PM over the course of the two matchups. On 65.8 < FT% 64.3 Thurs. 25 at South Carolina* SEC Network Rescheduled the road at No. 5 South Carolina, Briggs tied 42.2 REBOUNDS > 43.6 Sun. 28 GEORGIA* ESPNU 1 PM her career best with 23 points to go with six MARCH boards and three assists. The 6-foot-1 guard 14.3 < OFF REBOUNDS 12.3 Wed. - Sun. 3-7 SEC Tournament TBA TBA followed that up with a team-best 19 and +4.1 REBOUND MARGIN > +6.5 PROJECTED STARTERS eight boards in Florida’s matchup with No. 9 Texas A&M. Briggs has scored 20 or more 12.0 ASSISTS > 17.0 points in five of UF’s 10 games and is aver- 13.0 < TURNOVERS 14.6 aging a team-best 17.5 points per game. In her career against AP Top 25 teams, Briggs 0.9 ASSIST/TO RATIO > 1.2 is averaging 14.9 points per game. 7.2 < STEALS 5.9 BLOCKS > #1 KIKI SMITH #15 NINA RICKARDS #3 LAVENDER BRIGGS #14 KRISTINA MOORE #25 FAITH DUT GATORS VS. BULLDOGS, THE SERIES 1.8 4.6 G | R-Sr. | 5-10 G | So. | 5-9 G | So. | 6-1 G | Jr. | 6-1 F | So. | 6-4 Thursday marks the 51st meeting between District Heights, Md. Queens, New York Provo, Utah Sydney, Australia Vancouver, Canada the two teams. UF has dropped the last PPG: 15.7 PPG: 10.1 PPG: 17.5 PPG: 5.7 PPG: 7.0 seven meetings after winning the previous nine and has not defeated the Bulldogs RPG: 6.5 RPG: 7.9 RPG: 6.3 RPG: 2.9 RPG: 3.2 since March 6, 2014 when it posted a 71-67 victory over MSU in the second round of APG: 3.5 APG: 1.7 APG: 3.2 APG: 1.1 APG: 0.1 the SEC Tournament in Duluth, Ga. FLORIDA GATORS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Last School TAKING ON A TOP 15 TEAM 1 Kiki Smith G 5'10 RS-SR District Heights, Md. ASA College The Gators are in search of their first win over a top 15 team at home since Feb. 4, 2 Emily Sullivan F 6'4 GS Evansville, Ind. North Carolina 2016 when they took out No. 12 Texas A&M 83-81 at the O’Dome. Florida’s last win 3 Lavender Briggs G 6'1 SO Provo, Utah Provo HS vs. a top 15 team overall was a special one as it roared back to win at No. 13 Ken- 10 Danielle Rainey G 5'10 RS-SR Washington, D.C. TCU tucky, 70-62 on Feb. 2, 2020. 11 Emanuely de Oliveira G 5'10 JR Criciuma, Brazil Wasatch Academy 12 Jordyn Merritt F 6'3 FR Plano, Texas Plano HS RICKARDS CONTINUES RACKING UP THE BOARDS, GOES FOR DOUBLE-DOUBLE 13 Floor Toonders F 6'4 FR Wageningen, Netherlands Calandlyceum Amsterdam Nina Rickards recorded her first double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. 14 Kristina Moore G 6'1 JR Sydney, Australia Abbotsleigh School Texas A&M. Rickards, a guard, has 50 rebounds in her last four games and leads UF 15 Nina Rickards G 5'9 SO Queens, NY Christ The King HS with a 7.9 per game average. The offensive glass is where Rickards has really made 22 Brynn Farrell G 6'0 FR Ortley Beach, N.J. St. Rose HS an impact as she collects 3.0 offensive boards per game to lead the club. 24 Yasmeen Chang G 5'9 RS-SO Naples, Fla. Miami 25 Faith Dut F 6'4 SO Vancouver, B.C. Semiamhoo Secondary SUPER SOPHS 32 Cydnee Kinslow F 6'2 GS Oakley, Calif. Long Beach St. Thursday’s matchup features two of the top sophomores in the SEC with Lavender Briggs (17.5 points per game) and Rickea Jackson of Mississippi State (17.4 points per game). The student-athletes rank No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, in scoring among league players. BACK2BACK Florida will play its second-straight home game Thursday before heading out for matchups at Georgia on Sunday, Jan. 10 and at No. 13 Arkansas Thursday, Jan. 14. DUT-Y CALLS Appearing off the bench for the first time this season, sophomore Faith Dut responded with 11 points for the Gators versus Texas A&M. The 6-foot-4 forward connected for her first two 3-pointers of her career and played with an edge all game long. UF ENDS NON-CON ON HIGH NOTE At 7-1, UF finished the non-conference slate with its best winning percentage (.875) in five years. 2020-21 FLORIDA GATORS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH Pts 27 Florida Atlantic 12/7/20 27 Florida Atlantic 12/7/20 #1 KIARA “KIKI” SMITH - R-SR - GUARD - 5'10 Rbs 11 (3x) Florida Atlantic 12/7/20 11 (3x) Florida Atlantic 12/7/20 • 15.7 ppg; Leads team in assts (3.5) & steals (2.3); double figures in 9 of 10 games • After 2 knee injuries before her time at UF, has developed into one of the best PGs in SEC Ast 8 (3x) at FSU 12/1/20 8 at FSU 12/1/20 • Already two double-doubles with 20+ points; Increased PPG from 7.1 in 2018-19 to 11.9 in 2019-20 Stl 6 Charleston So. 12/2/20 6 Charleston So. 12/2/20 • One of the biggest personalities on the squad and taking on bigger leadership role as SR Min 41 Northwestern 11/18/18 40 at FSU 12/1/20 • Willing passer but can also slash and finish around the rim; tremendous quickness CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH Pts 12 Alabama State 11/11/16 2 (2x) at UNC Asheville 12/9/20 #2 EMILY SULLIVAN - GS - FORWARD - 6'4 • First season with the Gators after spending four seasons at the University of North Carolina Rbs 9 NC Central 12/8/19 2 (2x) Tarleton St. 12/14/20 • Scored first points at UF in win vs. Grambling; Made first career start vs. No. 9 Texas A&M Ast 2 NC Central 12/8/19 1 Grambling St. 11/25/20 • Provided valuable minutes at No. 5 SC; Signed with UF in spring signing period on April 17 Stl 2 Alabama State 11/11/16 -- • Played in 52 games at UNC, averaging 2.2 pts and 1.8 rebs Min 28 vs. Syracuse 3/2/17 12 Tarleton St. 12/14/20 • Working towards her master's in journalism and comm. with a concentration in social media CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH Pts 23 (3x) Ole Miss 2/13/20 23 at South Carolina 12/31/20 #3 LAVENDER BRIGGS - SO - GUARD - 6'1 • 2020-21 Preseason All-SEC 2nd team pick (coaches poll); 20+ points in 5 of first 10 games to start season Rbs 13 at Kentucky 2/2/20 12 Grambling St.