Sunday, February 26, 2012

Florida Falls at Tennessee in Regular-Season Finale

Sophomore Lily Svete (Granger, Ind.) scored a career-high and led Florid with 12 points but the Gators went cold from the floor in the final minutes and lost at No. 10/9 Tennessee, 75-59, at Thompson-Boling Arena Sunday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Florida (18-11, 8-8 SEC) committed 20 turnovers that the Lady Vols (21-8, 12-4 SEC) converted into 10 points, as UT also benefitted from holding a 16-7 advantage in fast break points.

The Gators will be the No. 8 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament that begins Thursday, March 1 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Florida will play Auburn in the first round beginning at 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT.