Newcomer lifts Florida women's basketball to win over UCF with 42-point effort
Thanks to a star Penn State transfer, the Florida women's basketball era under first-year coach Tami Reiss is off to a promising start. The Florida Gators (2-0) picked up their second win of the season, knocking off UCF 95-65 Thursday, Nov. 5, behind 42 points from junior point guard Kiyomi McMiller. The 5-foot-9 McMiller, from Silver Springs, Md., went 14 of 25 from the floor, 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 from the foul line to post the highest scoring output for a UF women's basketball player since Ronnie Williams scored 43 points against Vanderbilt in 2017. "Just keep going until they stop me," McMillan said, when asked about her mentality throughout the game. McMiller scored 31 points in her UF debut, an 83-60 win over Bucknell. "It was really special," Reiss said. "When you shoot 7 for 10 (from 3) efficiency, mid-range is her bread and butter but when you're hitting 3s, there's really nothing a defense can do." Florida jumped to a 48-26 halftime lead and maintained it by shooting 47.0% from the floor and 44% from 3-point range. UF outscored UCF 14-7 in second chance points and outrebounded the Knights 47-25, grabbing 19
