Florida's unquestioned leader this season has been Ronni Williams, who scored 31 points and led the Gators to a 65-58 victory against Georgia on Sunday in the final home game of the 2016-17 season and of her illustrious career.

The Gators used a 15-6 run to close the game and secure their first win at home against Georgia since Feb. 19, 2012.

The victory also marked just the fourth time in the 70-game series between the two teams the Florida has won consecutive games. The last time the Gators earned back-to-back wins against their Southeastern Conference rivals was during the 2003-04 season.

Florida took the 76-68 decision in Athens on January 22.

In what has become a classic tight rivalry game where entering Sunday's battle 15 of the last 16 meetings between the two teams have been decided by 11 points or less, this one followed that trend as it featured 11 tied scores and five lead changes.

Georgia held a 45-43 lead entering the fourth quarter but Williams scored the first points 28 seconds into the final frame. From there, the teams matched each other shot for shot over the next three minutes.

Georgia's Pachis Roberts hit a three. Gator junior Brooke Copeland, who finished with 12 points, drilled one from beyond the arc.

Georgia converted two free throws. Williams followed with two from the line.

The Bulldogs hit an outside jumper. Gator senior Tyshara Fleming took a great feed from Copeland and finished inside to tie the game at 52 and 4:39 remaining.

That's when the Gators altered the script.

Fleming broke up the back-and-forth scoring by coolly converting a pair of free throws with 4:01 remaining and gave the Gators their first lead since there was 2:58 left in the second quarter.

The Gators didn't stop there, however, as the 'Dawgs missed a pair of three-point attempts on their next trip down the court and Copeland finally gathered the defensive board. Williams came through for Florida on the other end and the Gator lead was 56-52 with exactly three minutes on the clock.

Georgia fouled a driving Delicia Washington who was on her way to the basket and instead made two from the free throw line, as Florida's lead grew to six.

Roberts halted UF's 8-0 run, before Williams struck again with another jumper 21 seconds later and the Gator lead was back to six with 1:42 to play.

Fleming, who finished with a game-high nine rebounds, grabbed a defensive board on the very next possession and Florida was again on the move offensively.

Williams provided the honors with a tough layup inside, as she would go on to score Florida's final seven points in the last 58 seconds of the game en route to netting 13 points in the final quarter alone.

The fourth quarter alone had four tied scores and one lead change and that lead change was in favor of the Gators, who finally halted the back-and-forth scoring in the final five minutes of the game.

Senior Salute

*         Sunday's game was the final regular-season game, as well as the final home games for Gator seniors Ronni Williams & Tyshara Fleming.

*         Williams scored a game-high 31 points.

*         Fleming grabbed a game-high nine rebounds

Double-Digit Gators

*         Williams: 31 points (10-17 FG, 11-12 FT) - fourth game this year and in career with 30+ points; 13th game with 20+ points this season

*         Brooke Copeland: 12 points (4-10 FG, 3-8 3FG, 1-2 FT) - third double-figure scoring game this year, seventh of career

Top Scoring Lady Bulldog

*         Pachis Roberts was one of two Dawgs scoring in double-figures with 18 points

More Possible History for Williams

*         Ronni Williams entered Sunday's game leading the SEC in scoring with 19.3 points per league game. She held a slight lead over Missouri's Sophie Cunningham, who entered Sunday's game against Alabama with a 19.1 points per game average.

*         After Sunday's 31-point performance over Georgia, Williams ended the SEC season with a scoring average of 20.1 per league game.

*         No Gator has ever led the league in scoring - either overall or in league games.

*         Williams' highlight game is a 43-point, 14-rebound performance against Vanderbilt (Jan. 29).

*         Entering Sunday's action, Williams also led SEC players in all games with 18.7 points per game, just more than Cunningham's 17.7 average.

Numbers of Note

*         Ten of UF's last 12 games have been decided by 10 points or less.

*         Florida is 5-9 in games overall this year decided by 10 points or less this season, including 4-7 in SEC games.

Individual Numbers of Note

*         Williams grabbed the 800th rebound of her career during the third quarter and became just the ninth Gator to collect as many and score 1,400+ points in a career.

*         Delicia Washington grabbed her 150th rebound during the first quarter

Florida vs. Georgia: The Updated Series

*         70-Game Series: UF trails 17-53 (UF Home: 11-23; Away: 6-28; Neutral: 0-2)

*         The Gators won this year's meeting in Athens, 76-68, on January 22, halting Georgia's three-game win streak in the series.

*         Trend: 16 of the last 17 meetings between the two teams have been decided by 11 points or less.

Gripping Gators

*         Over the previous three-plus seasons, the team has played a combined 59 games decided by 10 points or less, with a 31-28 record

*         In 2016-17, the Gators are 5-9 in games decided 10 points or less (4-7 SEC).

Information provided and article written by University of Florida Athletics Communications Department