It's back at it at The Diz for the No. 2 Gators this weekend. The Orange and Blue (9-1) will open the BIG EAST slate this weekend against Vandy (4-5) Saturday at The Diz in the fourth contest of a five-game home stand for Florida.
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NO. 2 FLORIDA VS. VANDERBILT PROMOTIONS
Opening draw between the Gators and Dores is slated for noon ET on SEC Network + with Bernie Guenther and former Gator Cara Canington. Joel Sebastianelli and Daniel Gillman will have the call on GatorVision's audio stream.
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Both Florida and Vandy will be looking to bounce back after recent losses. Florida fell short to No. 1 Maryland last Saturday in its first setback of the season, while the Commodores have lost three straight heading into Gainesville, including a 14-13 decision at Boston University Tuesday.
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UF is 5-2 all-time against Vandy and has won five straight against the Dores. The Gators are the defending BIG EAST Champs, and have won a league title five of the last six years, including 2015 their first season in the BIG EAST after transitioning from the ALC. Florida enters conference play ranked 11th in the country in scoring margin (4.50), 16th in points per game (18.50), 17th in assists per game (5.70), 19th in scoring offense (12.80) and 28th in scoring defense (8.30).
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Florida will welcome a familiar face on the opposing sideline, as former All-American
Shannon Gilroy is in her first season as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.
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NO. 2 FLORIDA VS. VANDY BROADCAST INFORMATION |
GAME NOTESVanderbilt Commodores (March 26)Â
Time:Â 12 Noon (ET)
SEC Network + (Bernie Guenther & Cara Canington)
Audio Only Link (Joel Sebastianelli & Daniel Gillman)
Live StatsÂ
UP NEXTFollowing Florida/Vanderbilt, the Gators have one more home game against Temple (4/2) to wrap up a five-game home stand before hitting the road to Washington, D.C., for a conference clash at Georgetown April 9. The Gators will play three of their last five conference games on the road.
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