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McGill's 32 Points, Yiech's Double-Double Lead Gators to 75-61 Win over South Alabama
Sunday, December 7, 2025 | Women's Basketball
KEY RUNS
1st Quarter (Jaguars 16, Gators 11)
- Neither team led by more than four through most of the first, but South Alabama scored the final five points of the period to lead through 10 minutes of play. The Jaguars went four for five from three-point range, while the Gators missed all four of their shots from distance. South Alabama's Cordasia Harris made all three of her shots from the field in the quarter finishing with six points, four rebounds and a pair of steals.
- The Jaguars led by as many as five early in the quarter, 18-13, and it was still a four-point South Alabama advantage (26-22) with 4:43 to go. Florida countered by scoring 11 straight points, and 21 of the final 27 of the half to lead by 13 at the break. Liv McGill scored 17 points in the quarter on seven of 10 shooting, and added five steals. The Jaguars committed 13 turnovers in the quarter
- South Alabama sliced Florida's advantage to nine 49-40 with 5:21 to go in the third, but a 9-0 Gators' run pushed the lead back to 18. The Jags scored the final eight points of the third to reduce the deficit to 10. Florida committed five turnovers while South Alabama didn't commit any. McGill led all scorers with seven, while Harris and Amyah Sutton scored six apiece to lead the Jaguars.
- The Jags scored seven of the first nine points of the fourth to make it a five-point game, 60-55, but Florida scored 12 of the next 13 to effectively put the game out of reach. McGill scored eight points in the stanza as the Gators made five fo10 shots from the floor and six of eight from the charity stripe to close out the win.
- Florida shot 46.7% from the field (28-60), while the Jaguars shot 35.9% (23-64).
- The Jaguars made seven of 16 shots from beyond the arc, while the Gators went four for 18.
- Florida went 15 for 22 from the free throw line, while the Jags made eight of 13.
- The Gators outscored the Jaguars 44-32 in the paint.
- Florida forced South Alabama into 20 turnovers, which the Gators flipped into 26 points, while the Jaguars caused 16 Florida miscues, which they turned into 14 points.
- Coach Finley on Nidi's minutes continuing to increase and how she has improved to gain more playing time…
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"She's getting closer and closer to how she plays. You can see her becoming more and more comfortable on the floor. She's a competitor, she's versatile. She's a defensive utility player, an offensive utility player, she can play three-four-five. She understands competition. She was coached by a very talented high school coach, Coach Kip. Like he would say, outside dogs only. And that's what you're starting to see from her on the floor. We can count on her for that rebound, we can count on her for an extra possession. She shoots the three very well, she can go inside and outside and her versatility helps us be better."
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- Coach Finley on the defensive effort of holding the opposing team's leading scorers below their average…
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"Alexia Dizeko is battling some aches and she always gives us her best. Not necessarily her greatest shooting night, I know she would like to be better in that area, but she's capable of more. That's what she would tell you. If what she has for us is to hold their leading scorer well below their average, that makes the Gators better and that's good for us."
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- Liv McGill on Nidi as a player and contributing in different ways each game…
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"Nidi is a very good glue player and she can do a lot of things on our team. She can play two through five, and whatever coach asks her to do she does it. She was very attentive at being urgent, like she said. And she rises to the moment, she rises to the occasion whether it's rebounding, finishing, giving energy, guarding the five, guarding the one, she can do a lot of things on the floor."
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- Liv McGill on the defensive effort to hold their leading scorer below their season average in the game…
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"I would say a big shout out to Alexia Dizeko. She gives it all, Coach Kelly says it a lot, but she thrives in her job, her position and what we need her to do which is stop the key player and she does that day in and day out."
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- "Nidi" Yiech on what fueled her performance throughout the game…
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"Even before the game, Coach Dan harped on urgency and so that was kind of going through my brain the whole time. Just not stopping and going for every rebound."
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Post Game Press Conference: Liv McGill and "Nidi" Yiech
GATOR BITES
- The Gators are now 7-3 all-time against South Alabama.
- The Gators have held each of their 11 opponents this season below 70 points.
- "Nidi" Yiech scored 14 points after scoring just three over her previous four games. She added a career-high 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
- Liv McGill scored in double figures for the 12th straight game (32 points), 20 or more points for the eighth time this season and the 22nd time in her career, and 30 or more points for the third time this season and in her career.
- Florida's 32-point second quarter is tied for the most points they have scored in a quarter this season (Nov. 3, 3rd quarter vs. North Florida).
- Alexia Dizeko has made her last 13 consecutive free throws dating back to last season (two for two today).
The Gators are off for the next week, but return to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Sunday, Dec. 14 against West Georgia. Tip is slated for 2 pm EST on SECN+.
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