Paulina Hersler, a redshirt junior from UCLA, has signed a SEC Agreement to join the Florida women’s basketball team for the 2017-18 season, coach Cameron Newbauer announced Thursday.
Hersler, who will graduate from UCLA this spring with a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies, will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate student-athlete.
The 6-foot-2 forward from Malmufffd, Sweden, appeared in all 34 games for the Bruins during the 2016-17 season when the team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to UConn. Hersler contributed 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game and converted a steady 73.