ATHENS, Ga. – Florida ladies’s basketball was unable to preserve tempo with Georgia on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Bulldogs in Athens, 81-55.
KK Deans led the Gators (14-11, 3-9 SEC) with 13 factors, with all 4 made discipline targets coming from behind the arc, and was the one Florida athlete in double figures. Ra Shaya Kyle made her presence felt in the submit, tallying 9 factors and eight rebounds.
Florida was unable to put an finish to the chilly capturing, ending the sport 17-of-52 (32.7%) from the ground and 6-of-22 (27.3%) from lengthy vary. At the free throw line, the Gators shot 15-of-19 (78.9%). The Bulldogs (17-9, 6-6 SEC) ended their afternoon 36-of-78 (46.2%) from the sphere and 1-of-7 (14.3) from three-point vary.
On the glass, Georgia held a 45-33 benefit, together with a 22-11 edge on the offensive boards. Kyle led the best way for the Gators with eight rebounds, whereas Tatyana Wyche pulled-down 5 of her personal and Nina Rickards ended with 4.
Defensively, Florida swiped eight steals with a trio of athletes recording two, whereas forcing 16 turnovers. The Bulldogs, nevertheless, pressured 28 UF turnovers that resulted in 17 steals and a 28-16 lead in factors off turnovers.
Neither workforce was ready to discover an offensive rhythm early with Kyle connecting on a hook shot with 7:55 left in the opening body to give Florida the primary lead of the sport. The Bulldogs responded with the following six earlier than Alberte Rimdal knocked-down a triple to make it 6-5 heading into the media timeout. Florida was ready to maintain Georgia to only a 3-of-14 begin from the sphere, however the Bulldogs transformed on their final six photographs from the sphere to take an 18-8 benefit into the second quarter.
Georgia opened-up a 14-point benefit on the 6:54 mark of the second quarter behind four-straight jumpers. The Orange & Blue would not go away, nevertheless, getting three-consecutive layups from Kyle, Jeriah Warren and Leilani Correa to pull inside eight, 29-21. An 8-2 response from the opposition prolonged the lead to 14 as soon as once more prior to Georgia taking a 39-28 lead into halftime.
An 8-0 run halfway by way of the third body gave UGA their largest lead of the quarter, 53-32, with 4:32 remaining. An 8-1 response from Florida, with 4 coming from Kyle, pulled the Gators again inside 14 three minutes later, however that is as shut because the Orange & Blue would get, falling 81-55 in the tip.
Up Next
The Gators will head to Columbia, S.C. for a Thursday-evening matchup with No. 1 South Carolina. The recreation will tip at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.
Head Coach Kelly Rae Finley
“It’s unfortunate, the Florida-Georgia rivalry is a big one, so where this team is at we just need to work harder. We have to keep working hard. We have a group of competitors and when things don’t go your way, you need to compete together through that. We need to understand that hard work, resiliency, learning and us as coaches teaching, that’s the solution. Unfortunately, that takes time.”
Notables
– Georgia now holds a 64-18 benefit in the all-time sequence.
– With 4 triples, KK Deans is now tied for the Fifteenth-best particular person season from behind the three-point line, holding 55 makes on the season.
– Deans scored in double-figures for the nineteenth time this season and sixtieth time in her profession.
– Myka Perry tied a career-best with three made free throws.
– #GoGators –
