Florida Gators

OXFORD, Miss. – Florida hits the road for its third true away game of the season, playing at Ole Miss on Sunday in Oxford, where tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT.
 
The Gators are 1-1 on hostile courts this season, defeating Oklahoma and falling at Auburn. The team also played three games at a neutral site, sporting a 2-1 record.
 
Sunday's game will be the first of two regular-season meetings between Florida and Ole Miss, which will play again in 14 days (Jan. 21) in Gainesville.
 
Gators vs. Rebels: The Series

• 36-Game Series: UF leads 20-16 (UF Home: 8-10; Away: 12-5; Neutral: 0-1)
• Streak: Ole Miss won last year's game in Gainesville, 84-75
• Quirky Streak: The last five meetings have been won by the visiting team. The last time the home team won in the series was during the 2011-12 season, when the teams played twice and both won on their respective home courts.
• Florida's last win vs. Ole Miss: Jan. 10, 2016 - 85-65 in Oxford in the first women's game played at The Pavilion at Ole Miss

 
Common Opponents

• Florida and Ole Miss shared two common non-conference opponents: Arkansas State and Delaware State.
• The Gators went 1-1 against those teams, falling to Arkansas State, 70-69, and defeating Delaware State, 85-51.
• The Rebels defeated both, posting a 110-58 win vs. DSU and a 74-48 victory against ASU.

 
Twice the SEC Fun

• During the 2017-18 season's 16-game SEC schedule, the Gators will play Georgia (their 'permanent' rival), Ole Miss and 2017 NCAA national-runner-up Mississippi State twice.

 
"Chuck it from the Cheap Seats!"

• The Gators are listening to Coach Cam Newbauer's approach to shooting and has told every member of the team to "chuck it from the cheap seats!" (Coach is a HUGE movie guy and the quote is from "Hoosiers")
• The Gators reset the program record for threes in a game twice already. The new standard stands at 17 after the Nov. 23 performance against Savannah State.
• The team canned 15 three-pointers vs. Richmond (11/21/17) to first break the program record for threes in a game, which was 13 at Arkansas, Feb. 1, 2009.
• Four of the top five single-game records for threes have come under Cam.

 
Gators for THREEEEEE!

• Entering Sunday's game, the Gators are averaging 9.5 three-pointers per game and converting at a 34.7 percent clip.
• Thru games played Jan. 4, UF ranks tied-No. 18 in the country in threes per game; and No. 11 in total three-pointers made (143).
• Florida has converted double-digit threes in SEVEN games this year, most recently 10 vs. Alabama (Jan. 4).
• It took just six games for TEN of the 11 players on the scholarship roster to hit at least one trey this season. Only freshman guard Tameria Johnson has yet to have one fall from deep.

 
What Else do the Gators do well?

• Aside from hitting the three at an SEC-leading rate (all games), Florida does not get fouled. The Gators rank No. 2 in the country in staying out of foul trouble, being whistled for just 12.5 fouls per game.
• Through the first 15 games, not one Gator has fouled out this season.

 
A Peek at the Rebels

• Ole Miss ranks No. 10 in the country for free throw attempts, No. 19 for blocked shots and No. 24 for made free throws.
• In the last two meetings between Ole Miss and Florida, Madinah Muhammad (who is averaging 18.5 points this season) has feasted on the Gators, averaging 18.5 points and connecting on 7-of-10 from the three-point arc. Alissa Alston (15.6 ppg this year) has totaled 30 points in the last two games against UF.
• As a team, the Rebels hit 19-of-43 (44.2 percent) from deep during the last two meetings.

 
What Just Happened

• Florida's offense in the final 5:21 of Thursday's game matched the frigid temperatures outside, as the Gators missed their final nine shots and dropped a 63-54 home decision to Alabama.
• The Crimson Tide outscored the Gators, 11-0, to end the game after Florida had erased a third quarter, double-digit deficit and took the lead.
• The Gators dished 16 assists with 20 made field goals.
• UF recorded its seventh game this season with double-digit three-pointers, connecting on 10-of-28 against Alabama.
• It was Florida's sixth game this season decided by 10 points or less (3-3 record in those games).
• UF's 26 first-half points was tied for the fewest this season (also 26 vs. Florida State, Nov. 17)

 
Gator Watch

• Through 15 games, Florida is averaging a respectable 71.9 points per game, with all five starters averaging double-figure scoring.
• Top two Gator scorers: Funda Nakkasoglu (15.5 ppg) and Paulina Hersler, Haley Lorenzen and Dyandria Anderson (11.9 ppg)
• Top two rebounders: Haley Lorenzen (9.2 pg) and Delicia Washington (8.5 pg)
• Assists leaders Delicia Washington (50 total, 3.3 pg) and Dyandria Anderson 49 total, 3.3 pg)

 
Who's Hot!

• During the last two games (both in SEC play), three Gators are averaging a double-figure scoring effort, with Funda Nakkasoglu atop the chart with 13.0 points per game.
• Dyandria Anderson is averaging 11.0 points, connecting on 5-of-13 (38.5%) of her three-pointers.
• Paulina Hersler is averaging 10.0 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds in SEC play.

 
 
Game Day at a Glance

• Who: Florida (8-7, 0-2 SEC) at Ole Miss (10-5, 0-2 SEC)
• Where: The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) * Oxford, Mississippi
• When: Sun., January 7 * 3 pm ET/2 pm CT

 
Game Notes (PDF)

• Florida – http://floridagators.com/documents/2018/1/5/16_UF_OleMiss.pdf
• Ole Miss – http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/w-baskbl/ole-w-baskbl-body.html

 
Gator Game Coverage & More!

• Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1FM & 850AM WRUF with Kyle Crooks & Brittany Davis
• Internet Audio: link thru FloridaGators.com (FREE)
  • http://floridagators.com/showcase?Live=947
• Television: none
• Streaming Video: SEC Network + (WatchESPN app)
  • http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3245804/florida-vs-ole-miss-w-basketball
• Internet Scoring: LIVE thru FloridaGators.com
  • http://www.olemisssports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_wbaskbl.html?event=1569090&school=ole&sport=wbaskbl&camefrom=&startschool=&

 
Opening Tip

• Sunday's game is the first of two meetings this season between the Gators and Rebels. They will face off again in 14 days in Gainesville.
• Sunday's game will be UF's third true away game of the season.
• The home team in this series has not successfully defended its court since the 2011-12 season.
• The Gators lead the SEC (all games) in 3-pointers made per game (9.5) and threes made (143).
• The Rebels rank No. 2 in the league for free throw attempts (336) (26.2 percent), as well as No. 4 for blocked shots and No. 5 for three-point field goal defense (30.2%)

 
 
Gator Pronunciations for this Release:

• DYANDRIA Anderson: dee-ANN-dree-uh
• FUNDA NAKKASOGLU: FOON-da knock-a-SO-glue
• DELICIA Washington: duh-LEE-shuh

 
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