In both 2009 and 2010, current Gator guard Carlie Needles arrived at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado, with high hopes.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Needles was there as part of Colorado’s high school final four, representing her school ThunderRidge.
Her team had two chances to bring home a state title on that very floor, but failed in each attempt.
“Every year that we played there, we actually lost,” Needles said.
Over Thanksgiving break, the UF women’s basketball team travelled to that very same court to play in the Omni Hotels Classic hosted by the University of Colorado.