Ra Shaya Kyle, Liv McGill, and Jeriah Warren are all averaging double figures for scoring, and will look to continue their offensive efforts Sunday afternoon in Columbia.
Photo By: Morgan Hurd
COLUMBIA, Mo.— Florida is back on the road for a Sunday afternoon contest against the Missouri Tigers. The Gators will be traveling to Columbia after falling to the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats Thursday night inside the O'Dome.
The contest between the Gators and the Tigers will mark both team's fourth conference challenge of the season. Florida enters the matchup 1-2 in SEC play, while Mizzou is 0-3 following a Thursday night loss to Georgia.
Mizzou Tigers (11-7, 0-3 SEC)
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
- Increase UF's current win streak to 4-0 over Missouri
- Mark the Gators first SEC road win of the season
- Tally Florida's third all-time win inside Mizzou Arena
- Even the Gators SEC record to 2-2
- Be coach Finley's fourth win over the Tigers since taking over as head coach
- Put the Gators all-time record at 834-672
- Give UF an all-time SEC record of 228-327
TALE OF THE TAPE:
| Florida |
|
Mizzou |
| 78.4 |
PPG |
71.1 |
| 64.6 |
OPP PPG |
60.8 |
| +13.7 |
SCORING MARGIN |
+10.3 |
| 47.6 |
FG % |
45.0 |
| 37.8 |
OPP FG% |
38.9 |
| 31.6 |
3 FG% |
38.8 |
| 71.4 |
FT % |
71.5 |
| 41.5 |
REBOUNDS PG |
37.2 |
| 14.6 |
ASSISTS PG |
13.4 |
| 16.0 |
TURNOVERS PG |
15.4 |
| 8.4 |
STEALS PG |
8.9 |
| 4.2 |
BLOCKS PG |
3.0 |
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Mizzou stands at 5-11, with the Tigers holding the advantage by a margin of six.
GATORS x MIZZOU HISTORY:
Florida and Missouri have met a recorded 16 times with their initial matchup dating back to 2013. Since then, UF and the Tigers have met consistently with seven match-ups being held in Gainesville, seven taking place in Columbia and two being in Greenville. Sunday's contest will be the Gators first time back in the Mizzou Arena since Feb. 26, 2023, which also marked the start of Florida's current three game win streak over the Tigers. Florida's last win over Mizzou was fairly recent, defeating the Tigers 60-66 on Mar. 6, 2024 at last year's SEC Tournament.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
FLORIDA'S LAST TIME OUT:
UF's last time on the hardwood was Thursday, Jan. 9 in a home loss against the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats. UK defeated Florida 71-55 to move the Gators conference record to 1-2. Sophomore
Laila Reynolds led Florida in scoring with a 15-point performance, followed by Senior
Jeriah Warren posting 13 points. Freshman
Me'Arah O'Neal led UF on the boards for the first time in her collegiate career, tallying nine rebounds.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
- Florida is ranked No. 4 in the SEC and No. 15 in the NCAA for field goal percentage (47.5)
- UF has four players averaging in double digits: McGill (15.8) Kyle (15.2), Jeriah Warren (12.8), and Laila Reynolds (10.8)
- McGill and Kyle are in the SEC's top-20 for scoring
- McGill at No. 12 (15.8), and Kyle at No. 17 (15.2)
- Kyle is No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the SEC for double-doubles
- McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists (83), and for assists per game (4.9)
- Kyle is No. 5 in the SEC for rebounding, averaging 9.5 rebounds per game
- The Gators have secured 20+ points in 35 of 70 quarters played this season
- Kyle is No. 9 in the NCAA for shooting with a field goal percentage of 63.7
- Kyle is No. 13 in the nation with 162 rebounds on the 2024-25 season
- Alexia Gassett leads Florida in total blocks with a combined 16
- Eriny Kindred leads the Gators in free throw shooting with an 89.5 percentage from the line (17-19)
- McGill is No. 10 in the SEC for steals, snagging 32 in 17 outings (1.88 spg)
PROJECTED MIZZOU STARTERS:
| MIZZOU |
No. |
Height |
Position |
Class |
Hometown/Previous School |
| Grace Slaughter |
00 |
6-2 |
G |
So. |
Grain Valley, Mo./ Grain Valley |
| Ashton Judd |
24 |
6-1 |
G |
Jr. |
West Plains, Mo./ West Plains |
| Laniah Randle |
04 |
5-11 |
F |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Angelique Ngalakulondi |
30 |
6-2 |
F |
Gr. |
Manchester, N.H./ Proctor Academy |
| Nyah Wilson |
08 |
5-8 |
G |
Sr. |
Dallas, Texas/ Duncanville |
MIZZOU QUICK HITS:
- Missouri is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 6 in the nation for three-point shooting, averaging 38.8 percent from behind the arc
- Both Grace Slaughter and De'Myla Brown are currently shooting 50 percent from the three-point line
- The Tigers have three players averaging in double figures for scoring:
- Grace Slaughter (13.7 ppg), Ashton Judd (11.2 ppg), and Laniah Randle (10.8)
- Slaughter is No. 5 in the SEC for free throw shooting, holding a percentage of 85.5
- Randle leads the Tigers on the boards, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game
- Averi Kroenke is No. 15 in the NCAA in the assist/turnover ratio (2.95)
- Ngalakulondi is ranked No. 9 in the SEC for total blocks with a combined 20
- Sunday's contest will be Missouri's second SEC contest at home
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