Thursday, November 20
Gainesville, FL
6:30 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
Florida State
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida and Florida State renew their in-state rivalry this Thursday, Nov. 20 as the Gators host the Seminoles at 6:30 p.m. EST at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
The Florida-Florida State series dates back to the 1974-75 season, which was the very first year of competition for the Gators. Since that time, the teams have met on 78 occasions, which is by far the most games that Florida has played against a non-SEC opponent.
The Gators own the series record at 42-36, including a 20-12 mark at home, however, Florida State has won each of the last three meetings. The last time the teams met was on Nov. 22, 2024, when the Seminoles topped Florida, 98-74, in Tallahassee. Liv McGill poured in what was then a career-high 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field, while RA Shaye Kyle added a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double. Florida State wore out a path to the free throw line, making 35 of 40 on the day.
More recently, Florida was without McGill due to an injury in the team's Nov. 16 loss at Navy. That defeat snapped the Gators season-opening, four-game winning streak. In McGill's stead, Florida was led by Laila Reynolds' 19 points and five assists, while Me'Arah O'Neal added 14 points and six rebounds, and freshman Nyadieng Yiech scored 12 points and grabbed five boards.
Florida State is 3-2 on the year following a, 76-72, loss to Indiana Sunday evening. Four different Seminoles are averaging in double figures despite the fact that no player on the roster is averaging more than 27 minutes per game. Junior Texas A&M transfer Solé Williams is the team's leading scorer at 17.5 points per game. She also connects on 52.2 percent of her field goal attempts, and 50 percent (12 of 24) of her three-pointers, however she missed the Indiana game with an injury sustained in the game prior vs. Nicholls State.
Florida State (3-2)
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS
GATOR BITES
* injured last game, but should start if healthy.
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The Florida-Florida State series dates back to the 1974-75 season, which was the very first year of competition for the Gators. Since that time, the teams have met on 78 occasions, which is by far the most games that Florida has played against a non-SEC opponent.
The Gators own the series record at 42-36, including a 20-12 mark at home, however, Florida State has won each of the last three meetings. The last time the teams met was on Nov. 22, 2024, when the Seminoles topped Florida, 98-74, in Tallahassee. Liv McGill poured in what was then a career-high 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field, while RA Shaye Kyle added a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double. Florida State wore out a path to the free throw line, making 35 of 40 on the day.
More recently, Florida was without McGill due to an injury in the team's Nov. 16 loss at Navy. That defeat snapped the Gators season-opening, four-game winning streak. In McGill's stead, Florida was led by Laila Reynolds' 19 points and five assists, while Me'Arah O'Neal added 14 points and six rebounds, and freshman Nyadieng Yiech scored 12 points and grabbed five boards.
Florida State is 3-2 on the year following a, 76-72, loss to Indiana Sunday evening. Four different Seminoles are averaging in double figures despite the fact that no player on the roster is averaging more than 27 minutes per game. Junior Texas A&M transfer Solé Williams is the team's leading scorer at 17.5 points per game. She also connects on 52.2 percent of her field goal attempts, and 50 percent (12 of 24) of her three-pointers, however she missed the Indiana game with an injury sustained in the game prior vs. Nicholls State.
Florida State (3-2)
- Date: Thursday, November 20
- Time: 6:30 p.m. EST
- Site: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
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- Improve the Gators record to 5-1 on the season, and 20-2 at home in the month of November during the Kelly Rae Finley era.
- Improve the Gators record against the Seminoles to 43-36, and snap a three-game losing streak to Florida State.
- Run Florida's non-conference home winning streak to 12 straight games—the eighth-longest such streak in program history. The last time the Gators lost a non-conference game at home was Nov. 16, 2024 vs. Miami.
| Florida | Florida St. | |
| 86.2 | PPG | 84.0 |
| 55.6 | OPP PPG | 70.0 |
| +30.6 | SCORING MARGIN | +14.0 |
| 48.2 | FG % | 42.5 |
| 37.0 | OPP FG% | 38.5 |
| 27.9 | 3 FG% | 35.3 |
| 32.6 | OPP 3 FG% | 28.2 |
| 6.2 | 3FG/G | 9.4 |
| 68.9 | FT % | 79.4 |
| 41.8 | REBOUNDS/G | 43.2 |
| 32.8 | OPP REBOUNDS/G | 38.0 |
| +9.0 | REB MARGIN | +5.2 |
| 13.8 | ASSISTS/G | 13.2 |
| 13.0 | TURNOVER/G | 15.2 |
| +1.06 | A/TO RATIO | +0.87 |
| 12.0 | STEALS/G | 7.40 |
| 3.20 | BLOCKS/G | 3.80 |
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS
| No. | Ht. | Pos. | Class | Hometown/Previous School | |
| Me'Arah O'Neal | 8 | 6-4 | F | So | Houston Texas |
| Alexia Dizeko | 9 | 5-11 | G | Gr. | Sion, Switzerland |
| Laila Reynolds | 13 | 6-1 | G | Jr. | PG County, Md. |
| Caterina Piatti | 14 | 6-4 | F | Fr. | Scandiano, Italy |
| Liv McGill | 23 | 5-9 | G | So | Minneapolis, Minn. |
GATOR BITES
- Through games of Tuesday, Nov. 18, Florida ranks fifth in the SEC this season in points per game (86.2), eighth in scoring margin (+30.6), seventh in field goal percentage (.482), tied for fifth in steals (12.0), and second in turnover margin (+11.2.
- Liv McGill just missed out on her second career triple-double with a 26-point, 9-rebound, 9-assist effort vs. North Florida on Nov. 3. She came up two rebounds shy in the Gators following game against Chattanooga on Nov. 6 with 38 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds.
- Liv McGill became the first player in Gators women's basketball history to be named a US Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week on Tuesday, Nov. 11. She averaged 27.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 5.00 steals while connecting on 40.9 percent of her three-point field goal attempts in Florida's three wins. She also was named the SEC Player of the Week for her performance during that same stretch of games.
- Liv McGill's 611 points a year ago were the third most in the nation among freshman and set a Florida program record for freshmen.
- Liv McGill has reached double figures in 37 of her 41 outings at Florida.
- Laila Reynolds was a perfect 10 for 10 from the free throw line on Nov. 10 vs. Jacksonville.
- Me'Arah O'Neal has three double-doubles this season after recording one in her freshman campaign.
- Nyadieng Yiech went a perfect eight for eight from the field in the Gators win over Samford on Nov. 13.
| No. | Ht. | Pos. | Class | Hometown / Previous Schools | |
| Jasmine Shavers | 3 | 5-8 | G | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas / Texas Tech, Miss. St. |
| Sydney Bowles | 11 | 6-0 | G | Sr. | Lithonia, Ga. / Texas A&M. |
| Emma Risch | 12 | 6-1 | G | Jr. | Melbourne, Fla. / Notre Dame |
| Tatum Greene | 13 | 6-3 | G | So. | Baltimore, Md. / Boston College |
| Pania Davis | 24 | 6-6 | C | Jr. | Perth, Australia |
| Solé Williams * | 15 | 5-9 | G | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio / Texas A&M |
* injured last game, but should start if healthy.
SEMINOLES QUICK HITS
- Florida State ranks tied for 18th in the nation in three-pointers made per game (9.4).
- FSU has made eight or more threes in four of five games this season, and 10 or more threes in three games.
- Solé Williams is tied for 33rd in the nation in three-pointers made per game (3.0), alongside Florida's Liv McGill
- Solé Williams is tied for 44th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.500).
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