Sunday’s Senior Day surely wasn’t how senior guard Carlie Needles imagined.
After sustaining a concussion during Thursday’s game at LSU, the fifth-year starter was forced to watch the game from the bench.
“It’s not the place I wanted to be tonight,” she said, “but I trusted that my team was gonna get it done.”
As it turned out, her trust was well-placed.
Despite getting blown out by 22 at Auburn just two weeks ago, Florida picked up a 56-49 win over the Tigers on Sunday.
“When we played at Auburn, we absolutely just were not us from a personality standpoint,” UF coach Amanda Butler said.