Florida athletics: Gator Bits — women’s soccer upends Miami, coach earns win No. 500

It was a bit of a busy weekend for Florida athletics. We have decided to introduce a new segment to Hail Florida Hail, called Gator Bits.

It was a good weekend for Florida athletics.

With today’s first installment of Gator Bits, we look at the non-football related sports at Florida — which are just as tasty, without all the calories that come from other university’s sports.

Some of the highlights today come from women’s soccer and volleyball.

Enjoy.

Gator soccer tops Miami, 3-0

Big story: Florida got goals from Cassidy Lindley, Vanessa Kara and Sammie Betters to beat in-state rival Miami, 3-0.

Bigger story: What’s more, Parker Roberts assisted with two of the goals. All three goals came within 18 minutes of each other.

https://twitter.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1173423929471291393

Biggest story: Florida head coach Becky Burleigh became the first female soccer coach in Division I to get 500 career wins. She has the third-highest win total of any active Division I soccer coach — male or female.

Kara earns SEC honors

Fresh off the goal against Miami — which followed two goals in a win over Florida Gulf Coast earlier in the week — Florida forward Vanessa Kara was named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer.

https://twitter.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1173643458151473153

The goals against FGU made Kara and first Gator to score multiple goals in their first appearance for Florida soccer.

Volleyball closes Gator Invite with win

Darrielle King notched 15 kills and three blocks while Lauren Dooley added another 14 kills and four blocks to lead Florida volleyball to a 3-2 win over Long Beach State in the final game of the Gator Invitational Saturday.

The Gators opened the tournament Friday posting a 3-1 win over South Florida and a 3-0 win over James Madison.

Dooley was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Thayer Hall — who had 12 kills and a block against Long Beach State — and Holly Carlton — who added 11 kills and three blocks — were named to the All-Tournament team.

The Gators will host Florida State at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center before hosting the Gators Invitational — last weekend was the Gator (no “s”) Invitational — this weekend.

Gator tennis duo win Seahawk Invitational

Florida tennis duo Duarte Vale and Blaise Bicknell won the Flight A doubles title at the Seahawk Invitational in Wilmington, North Carolina Sunday.

In addition, Vale beat his doubles partner, 6-3, 6-2 in the Flight A singles final, giving Vale a pair of tourney titles for the weekend.

Brothers Greysen and Harrison Cacciatore won the backdraw of the Flight B doubles bracket.