Led by a career-high 22 points from freshman Jaterra Bonds (Gainesville, Fla.), the University of Florida women’s basketball team (17-13, 7-9 SEC) upset No. 22 Georgia (20-9, 10-6 SEC) on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Just like their SEC-opening win on Jan. 2, the Gators closed their regular season at home with an upset of the nation’s 22nd-ranked team, defeating then-No. 22 Arkansas, 64-53. Sunday’s win for the Orange and Blue was the first time in the long series history against Georgia that Florida won three consecutive at home versus the Lady Bulldogs.
The win also marked the 45th upset win over a higher-ranked team in program history, as well as the 26-th time Florida has earned a win against a ranked opponent when UF entered the match-up unranked.
