Florida rallies to eliminate sixth-seeded Dayton
Cassie Peoples scored 21 points and all five Florida starters scored in double figures, leading the Gators past Dayton 83-69 Sunday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Florida Gators
83
Dayton Flyers
69
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 29 | 54 | 83 |
| DAY | 32 | 37 | 69 |
Bryce Jordan Center · 3,925 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | vs South Florida Bulls | L 70-72 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Chattanooga Mocs | W 64-58 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs UCF Knights | W 95-65 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Bucknell Bison | W 83-60 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 83-69
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 82-69
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 81-69
Foul on Tiffany Johnson.
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LayUpShot 0:26 81-69
Celeste Edwards made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 81-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 80-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 79-67
Foul on Andrea Hoover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 79-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 78-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 77-67
Foul on Andrea Hoover.
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LayUpShot 1:17 77-67
Kayla Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Ronni Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 75-67
Celeste Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffany Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 75-64
Ronni Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:52 74-64
Foul on Amber Deane.
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LayUpShot 1:52 74-64
Ronni Williams made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:44 72-64
Carlie Needles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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TipShot 3:24 69-64
Celeste Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:02 69-62
Carlie Needles made Layup. Assisted by Ronni Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 67-62
Ally Malott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 67-61
Ally Malott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:42 67-60
Foul on Carlie Needles.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:17 67-60
Carlie Needles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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LayUpShot 5:48 64-60
Jaterra Bonds made Layup. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 62-60
Ally Malott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 62-59
Ally Malott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 62-58
Foul on Kayla Lewis.
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LayUpShot 6:22 62-58
Jaterra Bonds made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:31 60-58
Andrea Hoover made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:31 60-57
Andrea Hoover made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:31 60-56
Foul on Ronni Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:47 60-56
Carlie Needles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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LayUpShot 8:52 57-56
Kayla Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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LayUpShot 9:14 55-56
Cassie Peoples made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:24 53-56
Foul on Ally Malott.
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JumpShot 9:43 53-56
Cassie Peoples made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:50 51-56
Amber Deane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:50 51-55
Amber Deane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:50 51-54
Foul on Jaterra Bonds.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 51-54
Kayla Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 50-54
Kayla Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 49-54
Foul on Ally Malott.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:04 49-54
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:04 48-54
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:04 47-54
Foul on Cassie Sant.
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JumpShot 11:40 47-54
Cassie Peoples made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:53 45-54
Ally Malott made Layup. Assisted by Amber Deane.
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LayUpShot 12:04 45-52
Cassie Peoples made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:19 43-52
Cassie Sant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:19 43-51
Foul on Ronni Williams.
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LayUpShot 13:01 43-51
Cassie Sant made Layup. Assisted by Ally Malott.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 43-49
Foul on Jaterra Bonds.
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PersonalFoul 13:17 43-49
Foul on Kayla Lewis.
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LayUpShot 13:36 43-49
Jaterra Bonds made Layup. Assisted by Lily Svete.
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PersonalFoul 13:49 41-49
Foul on Lily Svete.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:04 41-49
Jaterra Bonds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:04 40-49
Foul on Amber Deane.
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LayUpShot 14:04 40-49
Jaterra Bonds made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:40 38-49
Ally Malott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:40 38-48
Foul on Ronni Williams.
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TipShot 14:53 38-48
Ronni Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
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End Game 0:00 83-69
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 83-69
Kayla Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 83-69
Ally Malott missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 83-69
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 82-69
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 81-69
Foul on Tiffany Johnson.
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LayUpShot 0:26 81-69
Celeste Edwards made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 81-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 80-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 79-67
Foul on Andrea Hoover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 79-67
Jaterra Bonds Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:43 79-67
Cassie Sant missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 79-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 78-67
Cassie Peoples made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 77-67
Foul on Andrea Hoover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 77-67
Kayla Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:57 77-67
Celeste Edwards missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 77-67
Cassie Sant Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 77-67
Celeste Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:17 77-67
Kayla Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Ronni Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 75-67
Celeste Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffany Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 75-64
Ronni Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:52 74-64
Foul on Amber Deane.
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LayUpShot 1:52 74-64
Ronni Williams made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:05 72-64
Ronni Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:05 72-64
Ally Malott Block.
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TipShot 2:05 72-64
January Miller missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:05 72-64
January Miller Offensive Rebound.
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TipShot 2:05 72-64
January Miller missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:05 72-64
January Miller Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 72-64
Carlie Needles missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:32 72-64
Cassie Peoples Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 72-64
Andrea Hoover missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:44 72-64
Carlie Needles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassie Peoples.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:50 69-64
Official TV Timeout
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TipShot 3:24 69-64
Celeste Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:24 69-62
Celeste Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:24 69-62
Amber Deane missed Layup.
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Steal 3:31 69-62
Andrea Hoover Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:31 69-62
Cassie Peoples Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 347 events.
Team Stats
FLA
DAY
30-64
FG
26-57
47
Field Goal %
46
5-20
3PT
6-20
25
Three Point %
30
18-23
FT
11-14
78
Free Throw %
79
41
Rebounds
26
15
Offensive Rebounds
5
26
Defensive Rebounds
21
14
Assists
13
10
Steals
9
1
Blocks
5
18
Turnovers
18
1
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
18
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