Florida Hosts Saturday Matinee Against Samford

Florida (2-0) is back at the O’Connell Center as they welcome Samford (1-2) for a matchup on Saturday at 2 p.m.

 Team Overview

Florida

• Florida started the season with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Zada Williams and Kiara Smith have been a spark for the Gators this season. Williams is leading the way with 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Smith is second-in-command as she is racking up 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• Freshmen Brylee Bartram and Lavender Briggs are having an incredible first season with Florida. Both are averaging double figures in the scoring column. Briggs is scoring 11.0 per game while Bartram is tallying 10.0. Bartram is currently leading the team in three-point percentage with .353. Briggs is second on the team in assists with 5.0 per game.
• The Gators claimed a 71-54 victory in their home opener against Longwood.
• Freshman Lavender Briggs recorded the first double-double of her collegiate career (16 points, 10 rebounds).
• Head Coach Cam Newbauer claimed his 100^th victory.

Samford

• Head Coach Carly Kuhns enters her first season at Samford.
• The Bulldogs are 1-2 to start the season.
• Sarah Myers is playing in her first season with Samford after transferring from Maryland. She is currently leading the team with 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Myers was the leading scorer in her first three games with the Bulldogs.
• Charity Brown is second-in-command for the Bulldogs. She returns after sitting out most of last season with an injury. Since her return to the court, Brown has racked up 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
• Samford fell to Troy 74-65 on Tuesday.
•        Sarah Myers led the way with 22 points.

Game Series

•  Florida last hosted Samford at the O’Connell Center on Dec. 28, 2011. The Gators won the game 81-56.

History of the Head Coaches

•  Kuhns was an assistant under Newbauer when he was the head coach at Belmont.
•  The game on Nov. 16 will be the first game both coaches are on opposite benches.

Season Stat Leaders

                    Florida                                                                                                Samford

Points

Photo Credit: Florida Athletics

Zada Williams (14.5 per game)  

Photo Credit: Samford Athletics

Sarah Myers (17.7 per game)

                                                                       

                                                                              

Rebounds

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Kiara Smith (8.5 per game)

Photo Credit: Samford Athletics

Sarah Myers (7.7 per game)

                                                                   

                                                                                         

Assists

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Kiara Smith (5.5 per game) 

Photo Credit: Samford Athletics

Charity Brown (4.3 per game)

                                                               

                                                      

                                                     

                                                                                        

Steals

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Kiara Smith (3.5 per game)   

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Samantha Fitzgerald (1.7 per game)

                                                            

                                                        

Blocks

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Sarah Myers (0.7 per game)

                                                             

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Lavender Briggs,
Nina Rickards
(0.5 per game)