University of Florida head coach Mary Wise addressed the media Monday morning as part of the Gators' All-Sports Media Day.
Coach Wise shared her assessment of last week’s lone match when Florida (27-1, 20-0 Southeastern Conference) capped off the first 20-0 SEC season in league history last Friday night with a 3-0 win at South Carolina. It marked the 12th perfect SEC season in program history and first since 2003.
Florida earned the program's first-ever No. 1 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Gators will play host to South Carolina State on Friday night in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center and, should UF advance, it would play the winner of Florida State vs. Georgia Southern.
It is Florida's 20th consecutive NCAA appearance and 21st overall in school history.
Coach also discussed and fielded questions about the team waiting to celebrate the SEC title until after the win against South Carolina even though it clinched it the previous weekend, on playing the first round of the NCAA Tournament at home, on the improvements made by senior Erin Fleming, on looking at the NCAA bracket, on the team’s chances of moving deep in the tournament and on South Carolina State.
