STARKVILLE, Miss. – Fourth-ranked Mississippi State remained one of two undefeated NCAA Division I Women's Basketball teams after powering past Florida, 82-49, at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday evening.
 
The Bulldogs used a 14-0 run early in the first quarter to take a 20-5 lead and maintained that spread through the end of the quarter.
 
Florida scored the first five points of the second quarter with a bucket from Ronni Williams and a three-pointer from Dyandria Anderson and closed to within 24-14, before MSU closed the half on a 24-8 march for a 48-22 halftime advantage. Florida never recovered.
 
Links of Note

• UF Head Coach Amanda Butler press conference (VIDEO)
• Final Box (PDF)

 
Gators in Double Digits

• Delicia Washington: 17 points (7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-3 FT) - ninth double-figure scoring game for the freshman
• Ronni Williams: 11 points (3-6 FG, 5-8 FT) - 13th double-figure scoring game this year, 64th in career

 
Bulldogs in Double Digits

• Victoria Vivians: 21 points, 4 steals
• Teaira McCowan: 25 points (12-13 FG)
• Chinwe Okorie: 13 points (5-7 FG)

 
Numbers of Note

• Mississippi State remains as one of only two undefeated teams in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, the other being UConn
• UF's 49 points were its fewest since 49 against Auburn on March 4, 2015 in the SEC Tournament
• Thursday was Florida's 14th road game of the season
• Florida's top two scorers – Ronni Williams and Haley Lorenzen – both picked up three fouls in the first half, with Williams and fellow frontcourt mate Tyshara Fleming whistled for their fourth early in the third quarter.

 
The Updated Series: Florida vs. Mississippi State

• 46-Game Series: UF leads 25-21 (UF at Home: 13-7; Away: 8-12; Neutral: 4-2)
• Current Streak: MSU 3-0
• UF's last win in Starkville: January 10, 2013 (61-55)
• Of Note: the 45 games played against MSU are the eighth most versus any Gator opponent

 
Updated Team Records

• Florida: 9-8, 0-4 SEC
• Mississippi State: 18-0, 4-0 SEC

 
Scores of Other SEC Games Played Thursday

• SOUTH CAROLINA def. Georgia, 66-63
• OLE MISS def. Tennessee, 67-62
• Kentucky def. ALABAMA, 71-54
• TEXAS A&M def. Arkansas, 90-65
• Auburn def. VANDERBILT, 64-59
• LSU def. Missouri, 80-71

 
What's Next for the Gators

• Who: Florida (9-8, 0-4 SEC) hosts Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1 SEC)
• When: Sun., January 15 * 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151) * Gainesville, Fla.
• TV: SEC Network with Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner, Andy Landers and Steffi Sorensen

 
Gator Pronunciations for this Release:

• TYSHARA Fleming: tie-SHEER-uh
• DELICIA Washington: duh-LEE-shuh

 
 
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