# SEC Women's Basketball: Florida Gators Dominates Bucknell Bison 83-60

**Published:** 2026-11-02 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield
**Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap
**Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-women-s-basketball-florida-gators-dominates-bucknell-bison-83-60

**Teams:** [Florida](https://secscouts.com/florida/)

**Players:** [Vanessa Harris](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5312795/vanessa-harris), [Vivian Iwuchukwu](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5239661/vivian-iwuchukwu), [Kiyomi McMiller](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5240037/kiyomi-mcmiller), [Jade Weathersby](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5175413/jade-weathersby)


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (11/01/2026) — The Florida Gators never trailed and never let the Bucknell Bison believe an upset was possible, rolling to an 83-60 victory Sunday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center behind a combined 57 points from Kiyomi McMiller and Vanessa Harris.

McMiller poured in a game-high 31 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists, while Harris added 26 points and 6 boards of her own. Florida shot 55 percent from the field and controlled the glass 42-26, overwhelming a Bucknell squad that competed for stretches but could not keep pace. The game featured zero lead changes and was tied just once, with 1,116 fans on hand for the early-season matchup.

## How It Happened

McMiller set the tone immediately, knocking down a 21-foot pullup jumper at the 9:14 mark of the first quarter for a 2-0 lead Florida would never surrender. The Gators' perimeter attack took over from there. Harris buried a 26-foot three off a Ja'Niya Broome assist to make it 15-9, Taliyah Parker connected from 23 feet off a McMiller feed for a 22-11 edge, and Harris struck again from 25 feet — another McMiller assist — to push the margin to 25-11 with 40 seconds left in the opening frame.

Bucknell's Tessa Liggio answered with a 23-foot three off an Anna Kunzwiler assist, but McMiller beat the buzzer with a 4-foot jumper to send Florida into the second quarter up 27-14.

The Bison hung around behind Elana Weisman, who led Bucknell with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Her 24-foot three off a Liggio assist at the 3:56 mark of the second quarter cut into the deficit at 40-19, and McMiller's 10-foot jumper at the second-quarter horn sent the teams to the break with Florida ahead 42-25.

The second half followed the same script. Vivian Iwuchukwu opened the third quarter with a layup off a Jordan Jones assist, Weisman kept firing — including a 27-foot three off a Mariah Hardy assist that made it 53-33 — and McMiller's free throw in the final seconds of the period gave Florida a 62-42 cushion heading to the fourth. Harris opened the final frame with a driving layup, Parker added her second three of the night from 24 feet off an Aurora Almon assist for a 71-47 lead, and Grace Feeney's 27-foot triple off an Alaina Dadzie assist stretched the advantage to 81-55. Kunzwiler's late free throw closed out the 83-60 final.

## Turning Point

Florida decided this one early with a 15-0 run that turned a 27-14 game into a 40-16 runaway bridging the first and second quarters. Harris's 23-foot three off a Moriah Murray assist at the 9:45 mark of the second quarter ignited the surge, and by the time Bucknell finally scored again, the Bison faced a 24-point hole no mid-major visitor was going to climb out of against a team shooting 55 percent from the floor.

## Star of the Game

McMiller earned the honor with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a complete offensive performance. She scored from the perimeter and the paint, opened the game's scoring, closed the first quarter at the buzzer, and repeatedly set up teammates — assisting on threes by both Parker and Harris during Florida's first-quarter surge. Harris merits mention alongside her, hitting three triples among her 26 points as the duo outscored Bucknell's entire starting effort.

## What It Means

For Florida, this is exactly the kind of businesslike November result that builds a foundation. The Gators dominated inside with a 16-rebound advantage and got efficient scoring at 55 percent from the field — though the 26 percent mark from three-point range and 12 turnovers leave room to tighten up before SEC play arrives. The emergence of a McMiller-Harris scoring tandem capable of 57 combined points gives Florida a dangerous backcourt identity.

For the Bucknell Bison, the 39 percent three-point shooting and Weisman's 18-point outing are genuine positives to carry forward. Bucknell took care of the ball with just 9 turnovers, but 37 percent shooting overall and a 26-rebound total against Florida's 42 proved too much to overcome. The Bison leave Gainesville with a clear blueprint of what needs to improve against high-major competition.

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