Gators Travel to Tallahassee for Sunday Showdown with Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Gators look to get back on the winning track this Sunday as they travel to Tallahassee to take on yet another in-state foe in the Florida State Seminoles (4-0).
The Gators (3-1) fell from the ranks of the undefeated Thursday despite a furious fourth quarter rally that saw them erase the entirety of a 16-point deficit against South Florida to tie the score at 70 with 78 seconds to go. Florida had three opportunities down the stretch to take the lead, but the Bulls escaped with a 72-70 win.
After averaging 89.5 points per game on 50.4 percent shooting from the field over the first two games of the season, Florida has stumbled a bit on the offensive end of the floor. Chattanooga and South Florida held the Gators to an average of 67.0 points over the last two games, and 41.4 percent shooting.
Vivian Iwuchukwu has proven to be the Gators most consistent and efficient offensive threat of late, as the junior is averaging 17.7 points over her last three games, while connecting on 81.0 percent of her shots from the field, and getting to the free throw line 28 times.
For the year, Iwuchukwu is making 73.1 percent of her field goal attempts, which would be the 10th highest percentage in the nation, but she is one made field goal shy of the statistical minimum necessary for inclusion in the rankings.
Jade Weathersby has also been a force down low recently, averaging an 11.3-point, 10.3-rebound double-double, and making 52.0 percent of her shots over the last three contests.
Kiyomi McMiller scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game netting 14 against South Florida, and she ranks third in the nation in scoring average (25.8 ppg).
Florida State is unbeaten entering the weekend, outscoring opponents by an average of 32.0 points per game. The Seminoles have taken 79 more shots than the opposition by grabbing 25 more offensive rebounds, and forcing an average of 23.0 turnovers per game.
Given FSU’s early-season dominance, Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff has had the opportunity to spread the wealth quite a bit in terms of minutes allocation. Of the 13 players on the roster, 11 are averaging more than 10 minutes per game, and no player is averaging more than 26.2.
Freshman Morgan Stewart leads the Seminoles in scoring at 15.5 points per game, while connecting on 53.3 percent from the floor, and 45.5 percent from distance. Solé Williams (11.3 ppg), Timaya Lewis-Eutsey (11.0) and Tatum Green (10.3) round out Florida State’s quartet of double-digit scorers.
Emma Risch is FSU’s most prolific 3-point shooter connecting on 10 triples on the year at a 41.7 percent clip, while Green is the Seminoles top rebounder averaging 7.5 per game.
Florida is 44-38 all-time against Florida State, including an 89-67 win on November 20, 2025 (box score/recap), however, the Seminoles have won 13 of the last 17 meetings between the clubs. Note — FSU has the season series as 45-41, but that includes games from the 1973-74 season which predates the Gators women’s basketball team’s time as an official sport of the university’s athletics department.
FLORIDA STATE (4-0)

A FLORIDA WIN WOULD …

Improve the Gators’ record to 4-1 on the season.

Improve Florida’s record to 2-0 on the road this season.

Improve the Gators’ record to 45-38 overall and 14-21 on the road against the Seminoles.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Florida		Florida State
78.0	PPG	85.5
63.8	UP PPG	53.5
+14.3	SCORING MARGIN	+32.0
46.1	FG %	43.8
41.0	UP FG%	34.4
30.6	3 FG%	32.8
33.3	UP 3 FG%	27.2
6.5	3FG/G	9.5
71.4	FT %	71.2
42.0	REBOUNDS/G	42.5
33.5	OPP REBOUNDS/G	34.8
+8.5	REB MARGIN	+7.8
12.3	ASSISTS/G	16.0
12.3	TURNOVER/G	9.5
+1.00	A/TO RATIO	+1.68
6.50	STEALS/G	12.25
2.00	BLOCKS/G	4.25

PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS

GATOR BITES

The Florida Gators are receiving votes in the USA Today coaches poll as well as the AP poll. This week’s version of the AP poll saw them with the 31st most votes in the nation, and the USA Today poll had them with the 38th most. The last time prior to this year that Florida received votes in either of the polls was in the 2022-23 preseason AP poll.

Florida has just one player returning from the 2025-26 roster, senior Jade Weathersby. Weathersby was fifth on the team in scoring last season, and third in rebounding and three-point field goal percentage.

Kiyomi McMiller enjoyed an All-Big Ten season at Penn State last year when she finished 12th in the nation in scoring. She was also one of only five players in the country to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists on the season. She was named AP National Player of the Week Honorable Mention and SEC Co-Player of the Week after leading the Gators to a 3-0 record from Nov. 2-9, while averaging 29.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Vivian Iwuchukwu is making 73.1 percent of her field goal attempts this year, which would lead the SEC in field goal percentage and rank 10th in the nation, except she is one made field goal shy of qualifying for the rankings.

The Gators have a pair of career, 1,000-point scorers on their roster in Jordan Jones (1,208) and Kiyomi McMiller (1,123). They could have two more by season’s end in Jade Weathersby (805) and Moriah Murray (726).

Although Jade Weathersby is the lone player to return from the 2025-26 squad, she isn’t the only player with SEC experience. Taliyah Parker played for the Texas A&M Aggies during the 2024-25 season where she averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds as a freshman.

McMiller made Florida history Nov. 5 when she scored 42 points. It was the fourth highest scoring game in program history, as well as her second straight game of 30 or more points, which made her the fifth member of the Gators to ever pull off that feet. It was also the most points ever scored by a Florida player in a home game,

Florida has nine games this season against ranked opponents or opponents who are receiving votes in the most recent Associated Press or USA Today polls.

SEC media members picked the Gators to finish 12th in the league, while SEC coaches tabbed Florida to finish 11th.

PROJECTED FLORIDA STATE STARTERS

	No.	Ht.	Pos.	Class	Hometown/Previous School
Savannah Henderson	4	6-2	F	5th	Trenton, N.J. / Marshall, VCU
Good Morning	10	6-3	F	Sr.	Sierakowice, Poland / Vanderbilt
Tatum Greene	13	6-1	G	Jr.	Baltimore, Md. / Boston College
Solé Williams	15	5-8	G	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio / Texas A&M
Morgan Stewart	24	5-9	G	Fr.	Columbia, Md.

FLORIDA STATE QUICK HITS

Florida State is outscoring opponents by 32.0 points per game, which is the 43rd largest differential in the nation, and 28th among Power Four teams.

The Seminoles are averaging 85.5 points per game, which is the 40th highest scoring average in the country.

Florida State ranks 24th in the nation in made 3-pointers per game averaging 9.5 per contest.

Of the 13 players on the FSU roster, 11 are averaging more than 10 minutes per game, and no player is averaging more than 26.2.

Freshman Morgan Stewart leads the Seminoles in scoring at 15.5 points per game. That is tied for the 13th highest scoring average among freshman in the country. She is also connecting on 53.3 percent from the floor, and 45.5 percent from distance.