Jacksonville at Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — The Florida Gators delivered a commanding performance from the opening tip, cruising to a 100-55 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins in a women’s NCAA basketball game Monday night at the O’Connell Center.

Florida’s dominance was established immediately, outscoring Jacksonville 28-6 in the first quarter and never looking back. The Gators extended their lead to 55-20 by halftime and maintained their offensive pressure throughout the second half before an announced crowd of 1,224.

The Gators’ offense was fueled by a relentless attack in the paint, where they outscored the Dolphins 60-22. Florida also capitalized heavily on Jacksonville’s mistakes, scoring 32 points off 25 Dolphins turnovers. Defensively, Florida was equally disruptive, recording 14 steals.

Me’Arah O’Neal led a balanced Florida scoring effort with a team-high 20 points. Liv McGill added 19 points and three assists, while Laila Reynolds contributed 17 points and three assists. KN’isha Godfrey and Caterina Piatti also reached double figures with 10 and nine points, respectively. Gift Ezekial came off the bench to add nine points for the Gators.

Jacksonville, which struggled with its shooting all night, was led by Bailey Burns with 10 points. Carmaya Bowman added eight points, and Tatum Brown finished with six points and a team-high five assists.

The Gators improved their season record to 3-0, while the Dolphins evened their record at 1-1. Florida’s next game is at home against Samford on Thursday. Jacksonville will travel to face Georgia Tech on Sunday.