Sydney Morang is making a huge impact in SEC games.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball
The Gators host Mizzou Thursday at 7 p.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF returns to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center and plays host to Missouri on Thur., February 16 at 7 p.m.
While the game will not televised, streaming video will be provided by SEC Network +.
Florida vs. Missouri: The Series
What Just Happened
Four and Counting
What's Next for the Gators
Gator Watch
Who's Hot
Over the last TWO games, Ronni Williams has averaged a double-double with 17.0 points and 11.5 rebounds.
In the last FOUR games, freshman Sydney Morang is averaging 9.5 points, connecting on 12-of-28 three-pointers for 42.9 percent.
Notes from Florida's Last Game: won at Alabama, 66-56 (Feb. 12)
Gripping Gators
GamedDay at a Glance
Game Notes
Florida
Mizzou
Game Coverage & More!
Opening Tip
Additional Hoopla for this Game, Presented by UF Health
Gator Pronunciations:
DYANDRIA Anderson: dee-ANN-dree-uh
TYSHARA Fleming: tie-SHEER-uh
Sydney MORANG: mur-RANG (like meringue pie)
DELICIA Washington: duh-LEE-shuh
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While the game will not televised, streaming video will be provided by SEC Network +.
Florida vs. Missouri: The Series
- 5-Game Series: UF trails 0-5 (UF Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4; Neutral: 0-0)
- Last Meeting: The Tigers won, 79-64 in Columbia.
- Trend: Each of the last three games have been decided by at least 15 points. The Tigers are the only SEC team Florida has not yet defeated.
What Just Happened
- On Thursday, Florida defeated Alabama, 66-56, to collect its third SEC road win, as well as record consecutive league victories for the first time this season.
- Missouri is coming off a 67-56 home win against Arkansas.
Four and Counting
- It's hard to believe, but Florida has just FOUR regular-season games remaining before the SEC Tournament.
- Including Thursday's game against the Tigers, Florida's remaining schedule includes two home games (Missouri and Georgia) and two on the road (Kentucky and Tennessee).
- The Gators are 2-2 in the second half of the league schedule entering Sunday's game against Mizzou.
- Florida wrapped up the first half of its 16-game SEC slate with a road win at Vanderbilt (Jan. 29) and a 2-6 record.
What's Next for the Gators
- UF plays its 19th road game of the season, this time traveling to Lexington to play Kentucky on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- The game will be televised by SEC Network.
Gator Watch
- Ronni Williams - the lone four-year senior on the roster - led UF in scoring as a sophomore and junior and is doing so again this season.
- In addition to leading the Gators in scoring with 18.9 points per game (19.9 ppg in SEC games), Williams also leads the squad in rebounding (8.0 pg) and free throw percentage (74.8%) and is second for assists (60) and field goal percentage (54.5%).
- With her 43-point, 14-rebound effort against Vanderbilt (Jan. 29), she became the first SEC player to drop 40 and 10 since in a game since the 2003 season!
- Williams became the 24th Gator to score 1,000 career points, doing so on Dec. 3 vs. Long Beach State.
- She became the 15th Gator to collect 700 career rebounds, eclipsing the mark on January 5 at LSU.
Who's Hot
Over the last TWO games, Ronni Williams has averaged a double-double with 17.0 points and 11.5 rebounds.
In the last FOUR games, freshman Sydney Morang is averaging 9.5 points, connecting on 12-of-28 three-pointers for 42.9 percent.
Notes from Florida's Last Game: won at Alabama, 66-56 (Feb. 12)
- A game of runs ended in Florida's favor as three Gators scored in double figures.
- UF dominated the rebounding battle outrebounding Alabama, 50-30, thanks to double-digit efforts from Ronni Williams and Delicia Washington.
- Washington recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds while Williams picks her up second consecutive double-double and her eight of the season with her 19 points and 11 rebounds. Haley Lorenzen added 18 points
- The story of the game was a series of runs, as each of the first 35 points came during sprees by both teams with Alabama coming out on top 21-14
- UF started the second half on an 18-0 run over a 5:51 span. Alabama quickly responded with another run of its own finally ending its second-half drought with a pair of free throws with 4:09 remaining that sparked a 10-0 march and closed within three points, 44-41 with 2:55 left in the third.
- Washington then scored all of UF's points during ensuing 8-2 march and the Gator lead was back to nine, 52-43, with 22 seconds left Florida held that score through the end of the quarter.
- Alabama opened the fourth with a 7-1 run and whittled Florida's lead to three, 53-50, with 7:22 on the clock, but Lorenzen and Dyandria Anderson hit back to back free throws that ignited a 8-0 run and the Gator's regained an 11-point advantage, 61-50, with 4:02 remaining.
Gripping Gators
- Over the previous three-plus seasons, the team has played a combined 56 games decided by 10 points or less, with a 30-26 record)
GamedDay at a Glance
- Who: Florida (13-12, 4-8 SEC) hosts Missouri (17-9, 7-5 SEC)
- Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151) * Gainesville, Florida
- When: Thu., February 16 * 7 pm ET
Game Notes
Florida
Mizzou
Game Coverage & More!
- Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 and SPORTSRADIO 930 with Tom Collett & Kelly Davis
- Internet Audio: FloridaGators.com (FREE)
- Television: none
- Streaming Video: SEC Network + with Adam Schick & Brittany Davis
- Internet Scoring: LIVE through SidearmStats
Opening Tip
- Missouri has won all five meetings in the series against UF. The Tigers are the only SEC team that has eluded a loss to the Gators.
- Seven of UF's last eight games have been decided by 10 points or less.
- Florida is 4-7 in games decided by 10 points or less this season, including 3-5 in SEC games.
- Including Thursday's game, the Gators have just FOUR games remaining before the SEC Tournament.
- UF's Ronni Williams is the No. 1 scorer in the SEC overall and No. 2 in league games. Her highlight game is a 43-point, 14-rebound performance against Vanderbilt (Jan. 29).
Additional Hoopla for this Game, Presented by UF Health
- Pink Game - Wear pink along with our teams as we support Breast Cancer Awareness. Wear pink and receive free general admission tickets!
- Pink Drawstring Bag Giveaway - The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a pink Gators drawstring bag!
- UF Health Night - Free admission for all UF Health employees with their UF Health ID.
- $1 Day - All general admission tickets are $1 and select concessions items are available for $1!
- Enter to Win - $200 Nike Gift Card
Gator Pronunciations:
DYANDRIA Anderson: dee-ANN-dree-uh
TYSHARA Fleming: tie-SHEER-uh
Sydney MORANG: mur-RANG (like meringue pie)
DELICIA Washington: duh-LEE-shuh
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