Freshman Laila Reynolds leads Florida in a 68-58 Victory over Georgia Tech

Wednesday, November 29

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Laila Reynolds leads Florida to victory in ACC/SEC Challenge with 18 points.

Freshman Laila Reynolds leads Florida in a 68-58 Victory over Georgia Tech

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Meg Christenson

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Gators secure another win on the road, defeating Georgia Tech 68-58 in the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge. Florida was led in scoring by Laila Reynolds with 18 points and by Ra Shaya Kyle on the boards grabbing 14 rebounds.

Florida kicked off Wednesday's five game ACC/SEC Women's Basketball Challenge slate with day's only SEC win.

SERIES RECORD
The Florida victory over Georgia Tech now ties up the all-time series at 1-1.

ROAD SURGE
Florida is currently on a seven-game road stretch. The win at Georgia Tech will mark the Gators third straight road victory.

IN THE FIRST:

Laila Reynolds was the sole scorer for Florida in the first five minutes of play
- Grabbing back-to-back layups (6:25 and 6:03) and a three-point jumper (5:08)
Florida forced four Georgia Tech turnovers and totaled 20 possessions in the first
Ra Shaya Kyle hit both of her shots in the final minute, including a layup with time expiring in the quarter

IN THE SECOND:

Florida grabbed its game high in rebounds with 15
The Gators secured 13 points spread across five players:
- Kyle (4)
- Reynolds (3)
- Leilani Correa, Paige Clausen, and Alberte Rimdal (2)
Clausen's layup at 3:08 marked her first basket of the 2023-24 season

IN THE THIRD:

Aliyah Matharu secured her first points of the game and led the quarter in scoring with 11
Jeriah Warren's layup at 4:28 put Florida ahead 40-39 and the Gators led for the remainder of the game
Florida recorded their game high in steals, totaling five
The Gators finished the third shooting 58.8 percent from the field (10-17)
Florida forced seven turnovers on the Yellow Jackets

IN THE FOURTH:

Kyle and Reynolds led the Gators in scoring with six points each
Florida out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets 11-to-6
- Kyle grabbed eight of those rebounds, dominating on the boards
Reynolds was three of four from the field

WORTH NOTING

Matharu scored 12 points in tonight's game and in now only 11 away from reaching 1,000 career points
Reynolds recorded her first game leading the Gators in scoring with 18 points
The Gators had three other players in double figures for scoring
- Kyle (14)
- Matharu (12)
- Rimdal (10)
Kyle secured her third double-double of the season grabbing 14 rebounds
Florida ended the game with 38 points in the paint and 71 total possessions

NEXT UP:
Florida will continue on their road stretch, traveling to Marshall University on Saturday afternoon. The game is set for a 1 pm tip and will be available on ESPN+.

Most recently, Marshall (2-3, 0-0 SBC) lost 78-89 to Wright State (Nov. 27) and will play Morehead State Thursday evening. Marshall has three players averaging in double figures for scoring and is led by Roshala Scott with 122 points (24.4 ppg).

MARSHALL (2-3, 0-0 SBC)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 2
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: Huntington, W.Va.
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM
Stats: StatBroadcast

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