Florida
Florida State Women’s Basketball Selected to 10th Straight NCAA Tournament
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Ladies’s Basketball remained one of many choose few NCAA Ladies’s Basketball packages to make The Large Dance for the previous decade on Sunday night time. The Seminoles earned the No. 7 seed and can head out to Iowa Metropolis to face No. 10 seed Georgia on Friday at a time to be decided at Carver-Hawkeye Area.
The winner of the FSU-Georgia matchup will battle the winner of No. 2 seed and web site host Iowa in opposition to 15th-seeded Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday.
MARCHING ON TO IOWA CITY ‼️#NoleFAM pic.twitter.com/CF45LKGtmn
— FSU Ladies’s Basketball (@fsuwbb) March 13, 2023
Instances for first-round video games can be introduced both Sunday night time or no later than Monday morning.
Florida State’s bid marks 10 consecutive seasons that it has reached the NCAA Ladies’s Basketball Event, becoming a member of fellow mainstays Baylor, Louisville, Maryland, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee and UConn.
The Seminoles additionally be a part of ACC faculties Notre Dame and Louisville in making 17 of the final 18 NCAA Tournaments, a stretch that spans since 2005.
POV ‼️ you discover out the place the Noles are going dancin’ 🪩#NoleFAM pic.twitter.com/RYhsE4g6f9
— FSU Ladies’s Basketball (@fsuwbb) March 13, 2023
“This was their objective,” FSU Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff stated. “Particularly for our older gamers, they wished to get to the NCAA Event. This is the reason they got here to Florida State. They’re undoubtedly able to go and really excited.”
Wyckoff leads the Seminoles as head coach within the NCAA Event for the second time, as she guided FSU to postseason play in her interim yr in 2020-21.
Florida State enters the NCAA postseason with 15 wins in opposition to the NET Prime 100, which is a Prime-15 mark nationally. FSU’s 12-6 file in ACC play, regardless of being picked ninth within the league, is its greatest exhibiting because the 2017-18 season.
The Seminoles will play within the Seattle 4 Area within the 2023 Event. The 2023 championship would be the second to have 68 groups. First 4 video games can be performed March 15-16, at 4 of the top-16 host websites. First- and second-round video games can be performed March 17-20, on the campuses of the top-16 seeds.
The championship can be using a two-site regional format in 2023, with eight competing groups enjoying at Bon Secours Wellness Area in Greenville, South Carolina, and eight groups competing at Local weather Pledge Area in Seattle. Regional play in Greenville and Seattle will happen March 24-27, with every web site internet hosting two regional semifinal video games on March 24 and two on March 25. As well as, every web site will host a regional championship sport March 26 and one March 27.
The 2023 Ladies’s Ultimate 4 can be performed March 31 and April 2 on the American Airways Heart in Dallas.
Florida
Wet, windy Election Day in South Florida
MIAMI – South Florida is in for a wet and windy Election Day.
There will be scattered showers throughout the day, with some storms possible, due to increasing moisture unrelated to Tropical Storm Rafael. Rain bands from this system will begin to move in on Tuesday night.
A wind advisory has been issued through 1 a.m. Wednesday due to east winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
Wednesday will be windy with off-and-on gusty heavy downpours moving in throughout the day as Rafael moves to our south and west into the Gulf of Mexico. Flooding will be possible.
Tuesday morning Rafael was strengthening as it moved near Jamaica with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. it was moving to the northwest at 13 miles per hour.
A tropical storm watch continues for the lower and middle Keys as tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area within 48 hours. Rafael is expected to move near or over parts of the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and be near or over western Cuba on Wednesday. It is forecast to intensify into a Category 1 Hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Tuesday afternoon or evening.
Florida
Men’s Basketball: TCU Dominant in 105-59 Win Over Florida A&M
TCU men’s basketball started their season off with a bang. The Frogs dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers 105-59 Monday.
It is tough to find many flaws about this win. Pretty much every aspect about the Frogs was a positive.
Here are some notable stat differentials from the win:
TCU |
Florida A&M |
|
---|---|---|
FG Percentage |
55% |
33% |
3FG Percentage |
47% |
24% |
Total Rebounds |
47 |
29 |
Offensive Rebounds |
18 |
9 |
Blocks |
3 |
0 |
Steals |
8 |
3 |
Assists |
29 |
8 |
Understandably, they did play against subpar competition in Florida A&M, but this was a highly efficient win that will help TCU’s rankings long term.
There should rightfully be optimism for this team.
One of the biggest stories surrounding this year’s TCU team is the amount of youth on the roster.
TCU’s bench rotation includes four freshman and one true sophomore, and they all played well against the Rattlers.
Here are the five young guys’ statlines:
Vasean Allette: 20 points, 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Jace Posey: 11 points, 3-4 3FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Isaiah Manning: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Micah Robinson: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
David Punch: 7 points, 3-4 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
This youth is one of the biggest question marks for TCU this season and how they will step into these roles.
It is safe to say this is a stellar start for this group as they hope to keep these performances going.
Ernest Udeh Jr. has taken a massive step this season from last, and the additions of guards Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have helped this jump drastically.
Udeh Jr. tied his career-high with 13 points along with 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.
Collins and Reynolds have done a stellar job getting him the ball and running the offense a lot better than last season.
Jamie Dixon touched on this postgame, saying how it is nice for the offense to have “pass first” guards.
These three players are probably the most important guys for the Frogs to have success this season, so establishing this connection early is extremely valuable as TCU goes deeper into their schedule.
Jamie Dixon
Jace Posey, Vasean Allette, and Frankie Collins
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Florida
Texas Longhorns vs. Florida Gators Preview
When the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns faced off in 1940, the Longhorns shut out the Gators 26-0. Since then, the programs have combined for a total of 1,285 wins, 34 conference titles, and seven national championships.
A lot has happened as you can tell, but finally, both teams will face off again, this time, as members of the same conference.
The Florida Gators (4-4 overall, 2-3 SEC) looked dangerous last week against the Georgia Bulldogs with backup quarterback D.J. Lagway before his untimely injury in the second quarter. The Gators were forced to turn to freshman Aidan Warner who failed to keep the Gators in the lead. Florida eventually lost 34-20.
Lagway hasn’t been ruled out for the Texas game, but if he can’t make it back in time, Warner will once again be out there for Florida which shouldn’t be particularly a tough task for the Longhorns’ defense who should have Andrew Mukuba come back after losing the defensive back to injury in the Georgia game.
But the Texas offense will have a taller task. Don’t let the score confuse you against Georgia. The Gators defense stomped on Georgia before mistakes from the offense and special teams started haunting the team. The Gators in their last two games against Kentucky and Georgia have had six interceptions, a concerning development for Texas QB Quinn Ewers who has thrown an interception in every game this year he has played in (except for Michigan) including two against Vanderbilt last game.
Texas will need running backs Jaydon Blue and Tre Wisner to have big games. The Gators’ defense has allowed more than 140 rushing yards in each of their last three games this season and ranks second to last in rushing yards allowed in the SEC at 165 yards a game.
With Texas favored to win by -21.5 points and ESPN giving Texas a 90.9% chance, it could be easy for Texas fans to write off Florida as another victory for the 7-1 Longhorns. But Florida, who hasn’t had a winning season in over three seasons, will have a chip on their shoulder and aren’t a stranger to playing top-ten opponents to their level. If you remember, Florida took Tennessee to overtime in Knoxville just a couple of weeks ago. And if Florida plays Texas like they played Georgia, with Lagway or not, then Texas could be in trouble.
But Texas is hungry to prove themselves as a top team in the nation again. A big statement win could be just that.
2024 record: 4-4, 2-3 in the SEC
Head Coach: Billy Napier
Passing: QB D.J. Lagway
2024 stats: 56 for 92 for 1,071. Six touchdowns and five interceptions.
Rushing: RB Montrell Johnson Jr.
2024 stats: 70 carries for 373 yards and four touchdowns
Receiving: WR Elijhah Badger
2024 stats: 24 catches for 560 yards and two touchdowns
Tackles: DB Trikweze Bridges
2024 stats: 41 (19 solo)
Sacks: EDGE Tyreak Sapp
2024 stats: 3.5 sacks
Interceptions: DB Devin Moore
2024 stats: two interceptions, two pass deflections
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