{"id":674,"date":"2022-11-30T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/fourth-quarter-surge-boosts-gators-past-panthers-florida-gators\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:52:00","slug":"fourth-quarter-surge-boosts-gators-past-panthers-florida-gators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/fourth-quarter-surge-boosts-gators-past-panthers-florida-gators\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Quarter Surge Boosts Gators Past Panthers &#8211; Florida Gators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"sidearm-story-template-links\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game hide-on-small-down\">\n<div class=\"postgame_1-2_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-logo\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n<h2>Next Game:<\/h2>\n<p>at Dayton<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/2022 | 1 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        GATORS SPORTS NETWORK FROM LEARFIELD&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postgame_3_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-primary\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Dec. 04 (Sun) \/ 1 P.M.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/d2b5htfb6s9xp9.cloudfront.net\/images\/logos\/Dayton_1Color.png\" alt=\"Dayton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span>Dayton<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>     &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>                    <strong>GAINESVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Florida women&#8217;s basketball used an 18-7 effort in the fourth quarter to pull away from Prairie View A&amp;M on Wednesday evening, 68-53, inside Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O&#8217;Connell Center.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Gators (7-1, 0-0 SEC) had their work cut out for them defensively against a team that leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference in three-pointers made per game. Rising to the occasion, UF held the Panthers (3-4, 0-0 SWAC) to just 16-of-59 (27.1%) shooting and 8-of-29 (27.6%) from three-point range.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAnother area that saw the Gators take control was on the glass, ending with a dominant 52-28 advantage in rebounding. Sophomore <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jeriah-warren\/15317\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15317\" target=\"_blank\">Jeriah Warren<\/a><\/dfn> led the way with a career-best 15 rebounds, 10 of which came in the first half, while <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tatyana-wyche\/15319\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15319\" target=\"_blank\">Tatyana Wyche<\/a><\/dfn> tallied a career-best nine of her own.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn the offensive end, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kk-deans\/15328\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15328\" target=\"_blank\">KK Deans<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/nina-rickards\/15315\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15315\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Rickards<\/a><\/dfn> paced the Gators, each registering 16 points. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alberte-rimdal\/15316\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15316\" target=\"_blank\">Alberte Rimdal<\/a><\/dfn> was the third Gator in double-figures, ending with 14, as the team shot 25-of-58 (43.1%) from the field and 7-of-24 (29.2%) from deep. The Orange &amp; Blue finished the night with a 26-10 advantage in points in the paint.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHolding just a four-point lead with 10 minutes to play, the Gators needed an offensive kickstart. Rickards provided just what Florida needed, scoring seven-consecutive points to start the quarter and give UF a 57-46 lead with 6:54 left in the game. Florida&#8217;s defensive intensity was elevated in the fourth, holding the Panthers to just 1-of-6 shooting through the first five minutes, including a momentum-shifting block from <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/taliyah-wyche\/15318\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15318\" target=\"_blank\">Taliyah Wyche<\/a><\/dfn>, to take a 59-49 lead into the media timeout. That would be as close as Prairie View A&amp;M would get, with the Orange &amp; Blue pulling away for the 68-53 victory.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Gators were in control early with Rimdal finding Rickards in the corner for a triple on the opening possession and then Deans finding the bottom of the net on a long range shot two possessions later. Dean&#8217;s jumper served as a spark for the beginning of a 10-0 run, that was capped-off by a Rimdal three, that gave Florida a 13-4 lead with 6:20 remaining in the period.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAfter a TaMiracle Taylor three at the 5:54 mark, the Gators again responded with an 11-0 run to help open-up a 24-7 lead. Prairie View, who leads the SWAC in threes made per game, used three-consecutive triples to shrink their gap 24-16 and eight is where UF&#8217;s lead would remain after the opening frame, 26-18. The Orange &amp; Blue ended the first quarter shooting an impressive 4-of-6 (66.7%) from long range.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDeans continued to give Florida the upper-hand into the second quarter, unloading two deep threes within 22 seconds of each other to again put the Gators on top, 34-18, with 8:20 on the clock. The Panthers managed to hold UF scoreless over a period of 4:20 to trim the lead down to 35-24, but Warren found Wyche along the baseline for a jumper to put an end to the drought with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. Florida ended the half with a 40-27 advantage thanks to a pair of free throws from Rimdal with seven seconds left.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWith 20 minutes of play concluded, the Gators shot 15-of-31 (48.4%) from the floor, led by Deans&#8217; 10 points. In just 12 minutes of action in the first half, Warren matched her career-high in rebounds, pulling down 10 to lead all athletes.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Panthers remained within striking distance to start the third quarter, even pulling back within three points at 44-43 following a 14-0 run with 4:17 left in the third. Florida took a 50-46 lead into the final period.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Up Next<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Gators will hit the road and head north for a matchup with Dayton on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. ET. Sunday&#8217;s game will be streamed live on ESPN+.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong><u>Head Coach <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/kelly-rae-finley\/1497\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"1497\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Rae Finley<\/a><\/dfn><\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>On Prairie View&#8217;s third quarter offense\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;In that four-minute stretch she (Kennedy Paul) hit five threes, I think. We didn&#8217;t make an adjustment as quickly as we needed to. I think our team has great ownership, but we were in our zone and we just had a better awareness of where she was after that little spurt. I&#8217;d say that was probably the blip in the game, but other than that we really haven&#8217;t had that happen to us in quite a few games. It&#8217;s something to learn from and take to the next competition.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<em>On how the Gators pulled-themselves out of the third-quarter slump\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;Get <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/nina-rickards\/15315\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15315\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Rickards<\/a><\/dfn> the ball and get her to the basket. Nina&#8217;s a senior, she&#8217;s played a lot of minutes on that floor and she needs to be comfortable making plays in big-time moments. We&#8217;re comfortable with her in those situations. I thought that KK did a great job of controlling the tempo late in the game and I though that Berte (<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alberte-rimdal\/15316\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15316\" target=\"_blank\">Alberte Rimdal<\/a><\/dfn>) had some very timely drives and attacks to the rim. A lot of people think about her, they think that she&#8217;s a three-point shooter, no, she&#8217;s a heck of a basketball player and I thought that was the difference in the game. Our rebounding was very good down the stretch as well.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<em>On <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jeriah-warren\/15317\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15317\" target=\"_blank\">Jeriah Warren&#8217;s<\/a><\/dfn> career-night\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;For Jeriah to have 15 rebounds coming off of a 10-rebound game last game, that was pretty awesome. It&#8217;s impressive for a guard. She&#8217;s really bought into her role and she&#8217;s excelling. I got after her a little bit in terms of how she&#8217;s an electric guard, she&#8217;s really worked on her game and I wanted to see her get down hill a little bit more, get to the basket, and she did that as well. Those five fouls, it is what is, but I liked her aggressiveness as well.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong><u>Senior Guard <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/nina-rickards\/15315\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15315\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Rickards<\/a><\/dfn><\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>On the confidence her head coach has in her\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;I think that&#8217;s what every player looks for from their head coach. It just pushes me and gives me confidence knowing that Kelly has my back and she&#8217;s 10-toes down behind me and my teammates.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<em>On what changed after the fast start\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m going to hold myself accountable. We emphasize having a great start because we usually start off slow, so we saw we had an amazing start and, I guess, the energy and intensity went down once the other team started scoring and it just hit us for a second. Then we regrouped, I gathered, I started talking more and that&#8217;s why we finished out the way we did. We picked it up on defense. I think it&#8217;s just moments where we weren&#8217;t connected and talking together, especially myself, but we found a way to make it happen and that&#8217;s all that matters.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong><u>Notables<\/u><\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#8211; With Wednesday&#8217;s victory, the Gators now hold a 3-0 series lead over Prairie View A&amp;M. It was also the largest victory in the series.<br \/>\n&#8211; Florida extended their nonconference home win streak to 20 games, the third-longest in program history.<br \/>\n&#8211; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jeriah-warren\/15317\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15317\" target=\"_blank\">Jeriah Warren<\/a><\/dfn> pulled-down a career-best 15 rebounds and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tatyana-wyche\/15319\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15319\" target=\"_blank\">Tatyana Wyche<\/a><\/dfn> ended with a career-best nine.<br \/>\n&#8211; Warren&#8217;s 10 rebounds in the first half marked the first time since Nov. 25, 2020 that a Gator recorded 10 in the first half. The last to do it was Kiara Smith against Grambling State on the above date.<br \/>\n&#8211; Under head coach <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/kelly-rae-finley\/1497\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"1497\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Rae Finley<\/a><\/dfn>, UF moved to 18-0 when holding opponents to under 60 points.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Gators now own 795 wins as a program, just five away from becoming the 13th SEC school to win 800.<br \/>\n&#8211; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kk-deans\/15328\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15328\" target=\"_blank\">KK Deans<\/a><\/dfn> now boasts 894 career points, closing in on her 1000th.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong><em>&#8211; #GoGators &#8211;<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/news\/2022\/11\/30\/womens-basketball-fourth-quarter-surge-boosts-gators-past-panthers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Story Links &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Dayton 12\/4\/2022 | 1 P.M. &#13; GATORS SPORTS NETWORK FROM LEARFIELD&#13; &#13; Dec. 04 (Sun) \/ 1 P.M.&#13; &#13; at\u00a0Dayton&#13; &#13; GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Florida women&#8217;s basketball used an 18-7 effort in the fourth quarter to pull away from Prairie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}