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After sweeping rival Florida State on Tuesday, it took the No. 4 Gators (10-1) volleyball team all it had to overcome Marquette (5-4) in three sets 25-21, 25-21, 25-13.
No. 4 Florida (9-1) trailed 9-8 in the second set against No. 17 Florida State (6-4) on Tuesday, and it appeared another long point might not fall in the Gators’ favor.
Sophomore defensive specialist Nikki O’Rourke (20) squats to bump the ball during Florida’s victory against Georgetown on Friday in the O’Connell Center. UF’s three-set win was its fourth sweep of the season.
Sophomore middle blocker Simone Antwi (16) jumps to block the ball during Florida’s three-set win against Iona on Sept. 14 in the O’Connell Center.
Although it may seem as if Florida was run out of the gym by then-No. 1 Penn State on Sunday, there were enough positives to leave the Gators optimistic moving forward.
Spending the last two years under the tutelage of Chloe Mann and Betsy Smith, middle blocker Simone Antwi proved on Saturday that she has been a good student.
During Saturday’s home match against Duke, winning points became almost too easy for the ninth-ranked Gators women’s volleyball team.
After blowing out New Orleans in the first match of the day, No. 9 Florida came back down to earth against LIU-Brooklyn in the second game of the double-header Friday.
For Jennifer Robinson, returning to Gainesville meant reliving one of the most successful seasons of her volleyball career.
When Florida dropped the fourth and final set to Illinois in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Mary Wise began one of the most difficult offseasons she has ever had in her 21 years as a head coach.
With 6-foot-2 Betsy Smith and 6-foot-4 Tangerine Wiggs patrolling the net last season, coach Mary Wise never had to worry about the Gators not getting enough blocks.
Ziva Recek speaks during Volleyball Media Day on Friday at the Lemerand Athletics Center.
Ziva Recek speaks during Volleyball Media Day on Friday at the Lemerand Athletics Center.
Ziva Recek was as good as anyone could have expected in 2012.
It’s the best of times and the worst of times in Gainesville.
Many articles having to do with getting in shape suggest squeezing in an hour or more of exercise into your day about three to five days a week, but what are we supposed to do about those other hours of the day? Sitting in front of a TV or a computer should not be your answer. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicated that “the amount of leisure time spent sitting in front of a screen can have such an overwhelming, seemingly irreparable impact on one’s health that physical activity doesn’t produce much benefit.” In other words, try decreasing your inactivity rather than increasing your exercise during the day.
Before becoming an O’Connell Center staple with thousands of Rowdy Reptiles cheering his name, Ron “Moose” Davis was just a teacher on his way home from swim practice.
The Florida Quidditch team will pick up its broomsticks this weekend to compete in the International Quidditch Association’s sixth annual World Cup.
Despite the success of Gators athletics on the field and hardwood this year, UF has seen less attendance at its Fall sports.
For the eighth year in a row, the Gators are among the final 16 teams alive in the NCAA Tournament.
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