GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Seven Gators scored in double-figures and each athlete who noticed the ground scored in a 110-46 rout of Saint Leo throughout an exhibition contest on Wednesday night.
Florida was paced offensively by Ra Shaya Kyle, who in her debut, scored 16 factors to go together with 11 rebounds. Alberte Rimdal (15), Nina Rickards (14), Leilani Correa (13), Jordyn Merritt (10), KK Deans (10) and Frieda Bühner (10) additionally scored in double-figures.
As a crew, the Orange & Blue shot a powerful 40-of-82 (48.8%) from the ground, together with 8-of-23 (34.8%) from three-point vary. Defensively, the Gators held the Lions to 15-of-64 (23.4%) from the sector and simply 4-of-23 (17.4%) from deep. In one other spectacular show, UF compelled 22 turnovers to go together with 16 steals, led by Deans’ 4.
On the glass, Florida was dominant with a 56-40 rebounding edge over the opposition, together with 19 on the offensive finish. Kyle led the way in which with 11, whereas a trio of Gators tallied seven (Bühner, Rickards and Taliyah Wyche).
The Gators wasted no time in getting the offense rolling on Wednesday night, opening the sport with a powerful reverse layup from Faith Dut off of a perfectly-placed lob from Kyle. That opening possession set the tone for a 15-2 run over the primary 3:30 of the sport, that includes 5 factors from Rimdal through the spurt.
The offensive barrage did not let up following the opening minutes because the Gators, with freshman Bühner getting concerned with four-consecutive factors earlier than the media timeout, giving the Gators a 22-6 lead. The Gators went on to open up a 33-7 first quarter lead.
Saint Leo managed to pull again inside 25 with 7:17 on the clock through the second quarter, however that will be as shut because the Lions would get earlier than Florida pulled-away for a start-to-finish, 110-46 victory. The Florida lead swelled to as a lot as 66.
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The Gators will now flip their consideration to the regular-season opener on Monday, Nov. 7, when Florida A&M visits Exactech Arena for a 5:30 p.m. ET tip.
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