Florida State will meet Florida in Gainesville on Sunday

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Seminoles.com) – The 83rd meeting between rivals Florida State (6-2) and Florida (8-3) will take place on Sunday afternoon at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville at 1 p.m. on the SEC Network.

The Gators lead the all-time series 44-38, but under head coach Sue Semrau (since 1997, without last year’s meeting) the Seminoles lead the series 13-12.

Our rivalry matchup at UF is 2⃣4⃣ hours away # NoleFAM | #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/RdTl3h12uc

– FSU Women’s Hoops (@fsuwbb) December 11, 2021

The Seminoles have won five straight games against the Gators participating in Sunday afternoon competition, which includes an 81-75 inaugural win at Tallahassee last year, behind 22 points from Morgan Jones. Last year’s game marked the then interim head coach Brooke Wyckoff’s head coaching debut. FSU’s current winning streak, with five games in the series, is the longest since it won seven in a row from 1978 to 1980.

Florida state seniors Valencia Myers, Kourtney Weber and Morgan Jones have the chance to beat Florida 4-0 on Sunday in their FSU careers. Two years ago, FSU alumna Nicki Ekhomu and Nausia Woolfolk became the first seniors to go undefeated against UF when the Seminoles claimed a 66-55 win on their last trip to Gainesville in 2019.

The Seminoles continue to compete against other Sunshine State teams, holding a record 46-6 against Florida state teams in their last 52 games. This season FSU is 2-0 with home wins against UNF (78-50) and Jacksonville (64-39).

FSU Senior and returning All-American Morgan Jones was selected as one of 30 women basketball candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. Jones’ extrajudicial leadership skills include membership of Alpha Kappa Alpha, participation on various subcommittees of the FSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), mentoring newcomers to the FSU’s Summer Bridge program, and forming the Black Student Athlete Association.

. @ MorganAmari_ is one of 3⃣0⃣ Women Basketball Senior CLASS Award nominees #NoleFAM

– FSU Women’s Hoops (@fsuwbb) December 8, 2021

Jones currently has a run of seven consecutive games in the double digits, the longest of her career. Their longest distance to date was four games in a row from December 31st to January last year. 24 (15 at Virginia Tech, 14 at Louisville, 36 against Clemson in 2OT, and 14 at Georgia Tech).

In FSU’s last five games, freshman guard O’Mariah Gordon has shot 12 of 23 off the floor, an average of 5.6 points off the bench. Gordon was the top ranked player from the state of Florida in the 2021 signing class.

The FSU did well in the shot blocking division that season, leading the ACC with 6.4 blocked shots per game. Among all ACC schools, the FSU leads the conference with the fewest personal fouls per game with 14.0 (nationally in 25th place).

The Gators celebrate a 60:57 home win over Atlantic 10 favorites Dayton. Junior Guard Lavender Briggs led UF with 18 points while Graduate Guard Kiara Smith added 12 points, nine boards and seven assists.

After losing to UF on Sunday, FSU is returning home next week, starting with their Youth Basketball Night Matchup against Houston on Thursday, December 16 at 7pm. Children wearing their youth league or school jerseys can purchase tickets for as little as $ 3.

Santa Claus will also work on the FSU’s Thursday night competition against Houston and will be visiting with kids until the beginning of the second half.

The fans in attendance can also take part to win an Amazon Echo Dot at the marketing table.

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