They lost three senior backrow players from a year ago and lost five conference matches for the first time in 25 years under Mary Wise, but the Gators still made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Here are our two features on two players who got them there: Patrick Pinak's story on the knitting middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan (http://www.alligator.org/sports/volleyball/article_0a8cb024-8447-11e5-9fdb-c7277e26ef59.html) and Brian Lee's look at Ziva Recek's journey (http://www.alligator.org/sports/volleyball/article_a26ac8a4-9973-11e5-87b8-c375ed626332.html)
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By Juleidi Machuca | 8:05pmThe Florida Board of Governors on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 4:58pmSanta Ono at the Board of Governors meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 3:53pmUF president-elect Santa J. Ono responds to a question at the Florida Board of Governors meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.