Freshman Delicia Washington scored 17 points in her SEC debut.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Gators Travel to LSU for First SEC Road Game
During the last four games,
Ronni Williams is averaging 26.3 points per game, hitting 74.1 percent (43-58) from the field, with 8.0 rebounds.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Florida travels to Baton Rouge to play LSU on Thursday in its first SEC road game of the year.
Live streaming video will be available through SEC Network +, with tip-off at the Maravich Center set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
The Gators and Lady Tigers both dropped their league openers on Sunday.
Thursday's game will be the 41st meeting between the Gators and Tigers.
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Florida vs. LSU: The Series
- LSU leads the overall series against Florida, 26-14, including a 13-5 record in Baton Rouge.
- The teams played twice last year and the Gators swept the series, including the 82-56 win in Baton Rouge in what was UF's second-largest margin of victory in the series.
- Despite LSU holding a commanding lead in the series, Florida has won the last two meetings, as well as five of the last seven games against the Lady Tigers.
The Series: Florida vs. LSU
- 40-Game Series: UF trails 14-26 (UF Home: 8-12; Away: 5-13; Neutral: 1-1)
- Last Year: UF 2-0 (82-56 in Baton Rouge; 53-45 in Gainesville)
- Last 5 Game: UF 3-2
- Last 10 Games: tied 5-5
Stat Comparisons (All Games)
| Stat Check |
Florida |
LSU |
| Record |
9-5 |
11-3 |
| FG% |
47.8% |
44.9% |
| 3FG% |
25.6% (50-195) |
18.7% (14-75) |
| FT% |
64.8% (169-261) |
63.8% (192-301) |
| Points Per Gm |
76.2 |
68.0 |
| Points Allowed |
64.1 |
56.6 |
| FG% Defense |
35.6% |
40.5% |
| 3FG% Defense |
32.3% |
29.8% |
| Scoring Margin |
+12.1 |
+11.4 |
| Reb Margin |
+6.9 |
+1.4 |
| Assists PG |
17.0 |
12.4 |
| Turnover Margin |
-0.4 |
+7.9 |
| Steals PG |
10.6 |
13.4 |
| Blocks PG |
4.5 |
2.7 |
Flashback
- In last year's most recent game against LSU, the Gators scored 85 points.
- Only 23 of those points were scored by Gators who will be suiting up on Thursday.
What Just Happened
- Florida had its modest two-game win streak come to an end when it dropped an 82-75 setback to Auburn.
- LSU had won seven straight games before its 74-48 loss at No. 5 Mississippi State on Sunday.
Familiar Faces on the Tiger Sideline
- Veteran Mickie DeMoss joined the LSU coaching staff this season. DeMoss was the third head coach in Gator history, leading Florida to a 45-68 record from 1979-83.
- Charlene Thomas-Swinson is in her second year on the LSU sideline. Thomas-Swinson was an assistant coach at UF under Carolyn Peck from 2002-05.
Twice the Fun
- During the 2016-17 season's 16-game SEC schedule, the Gators will play Georgia (their 'permanent' rival), Tennessee and Texas A&M twice.
Gator Watch
- Ronni Williams - the lone four-year senior on the roster - led UF in scoring as a sophomore and junior and is doing so again this season.
- Williams became the 24th Gator to score 1,000 career points, doing so on Dec. 3 vs. Long Beach State.
- In addition to scoring (18.4 ppg), Williams also leads the Gators in rebounding (8.2 pg) and is second for assists (41) this year.
Who's Hot
- During the last FOUR games, Ronni Williams, the lone four-year senior on the team, is contributing 26.3 per game, hitting 74.1 percent (43-58) from the field, with 8.0 rebounds.
- Tyshara Fleming has corralled a team-best 8.5 rebounds over the last FOUR games, in addition to 13.0 points and sinking 60.7 percent (17-28) from the floor.
Alma Mater/SEC Coaching Pride
- Seven of the 14 SEC head coaches have a degree from an SEC school, however, Florida's Amanda Butler and Tennessee's Holly Warlick are the only two SEC head coaches currently at the helm of the program of which they once played.
- Arkansas' Jimmy Dykes returned to coach his alma mater, but naturally didn't play for the women's hoops team.
- Georgia's Joni Taylor played college ball at Alabama.
- Kentucky's Matthew Mitchell is a graduate of Mississippi State.
- LSU's Nikki Fargas starred at Tennessee.
- Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer is a Texas A&M graduate.
Notes from Florida's Last Game: lost to Auburn, 82-75 (Jan. 1 in G'ville)
- Auburn's 11 three-pointers and its defensive intensity forced Florida into 26 turnovers that the Tigers converted into 28 points and defeated the Gators, 82-75.
- Eighteen of Florida's miscues came in the first half, yet the Gators were down just two at halftime, 36-34. The Tigers had jumped out to an early seven-point lead, but the Gators came back in the second quarter and even held a three-point cushion after Brooke Copeland's three-pointer with just under three minutes to play.
Game Day at a Glance
- Who: Florida (9-5, 0-1 SEC) at LSU (11-3, 0-1 SEC)
- Where: Maravich Center (13,215) * Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- When: Thu., January 5 * 8 pm ET/7 pm CT
Game Notes:
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Opening Tip
- LSU leads the all-time series against UF, 26-14, including a 13-5 advantage in Baton Rouge. The Gators, however, swept last year's two-game series, including the meeting played at the Maravich Center, 82-56.
- For the third consecutive year and fifth time in the last six seasons, Florida finds itself with a loss to open the SEC campaign.
- UF is 1-3 this year in games decided by single digits (0-1 in SEC)
- The Gators played their first 12 games on the road trip due to the $64.5 million renovations to its newly renamed home arena - Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
Gator Pronunciations for this Release:
- TYSHARA Fleming: tie-SHEER-uh
- DELICIA Washington: duh-LEE-shuh
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