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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Aaliyah Nye made a career-high nine 3-pointers to finish with 27 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker had 18 points and 10 rebounds and No. 23 Alabama pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Florida 84-66. Alabama earned its first win in Gainesville since the 2020-21 season. The Crimson Tide have won three straight against Florida for the first time since 1986-88. Alabama had its lead trimmed to 58-55 early in the fourth quarter before making nine straight shots to pull away. Nye, who made six 3-pointers in a 72-57 win over Georgia on Sunday, set a career high with 3:25 left in the fourth quarter on her eighth 3-pointer to give Alabama a 77-61 lead. Her ninth came with 13.2 seconds left — on just her 12th attempt.
