Florida volleyball claims close win in five-set battle
By Krisha Sanghavi | Sep. 24, 2023The No. 3 Florida Gators (9-1, 2-0 SEC) defeated the Georgia Bulldogs (9-3, 0-1 SEC) 3-2 Sunday evening at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (9-1, 2-0 SEC) defeated the Georgia Bulldogs (9-3, 0-1 SEC) 3-2 Sunday evening at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
The Florida Gators (4-3-3, 0-2-1 SEC) drew against the Kentucky Wildcats (6-0-3, 0-0-2 SEC) 1-1 Sunday afternoon at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (3-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the Charlotte 49ers (1-3, 0-0 AAC) 22-7 Saturday night in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida outgained Charlotte 396 yards to 210 yards in the game.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (9-1, 1-0 SEC) beat the Auburn Tigers (10-2, 0-1 SEC) 3-2 Friday evening on the road in Auburn, Alabama, in their first game of Southeastern Conference play.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) will face the Charlotte 49ers (1-2, 0-0 AAC) Saturday night in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida will look to secure the first three-game win streak under Napier after a huge victory against rivals Tennessee a week ago.
The Florida Gators (4-2-2, 0-2 SEC) fell to the Tennessee Volunteers (5-2-1, 1-1 SEC) 2-0 Thursday night at Regal Soccer Stadium. The team's losing streak now stands at three.
Gators sophomore setter Alexis Stucky will miss the rest of the 2023 volleyball season after she suffered a season-ending ACL and MCL tear.
As the No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) prepare for their upcoming matchup against the Charlotte 49ers (1-2) Saturday, there is an increased emphasis on remaining committed and not getting too comfortable, Napier said.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) have given up 226 yards per game through the air which is good for the 62nd best rank in FBS — a 22-spot jump from last season where they finished 84th in the nation.
Week two of the NFL season is in the rearview and several former Florida Gators have found their bearings this season. A mix of young players finding their way at the highest level and veterans making an impact for big teams represented the Gators this week.
Florida offensive linemen Damieon George Jr. and Micah Mazzccua and tight end Dante Zanders will be suspended for the first half against the Charlotte 49ers following a late-game altercation against the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday.
Former Gators outfielder Wyatt Langford is expected to earn promotion to Triple-A with the Round Rock Express Tuesday, according to Kennedi Landry, the Rangers beat writer for MLB.com.
Becoming the voice of a team is an opportunity in sports sought out by thousands. For Sean Kelley, this opportunity came last year with the Florida Gators. Now, he takes his experience with him from year one into year two.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the now-No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) 29-16 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Sept. 16. The matchup marked the second largest crowd in the Swamp in the Tennessee-Florida matchup at 90,751 people.
The sound of 10,323 Florida fans chanting “Let’s Go Gators” echoed through the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Sunday afternoon as the No. 3 Florida Gators (8-1) fell 3-2 to the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (9-0). The number set a new record for the most attended volleyball game in UF program history.
The Florida Gators Men’s Golf team had their first tournament of the 2023-24 season this weekend. The team hit the road to travel to Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago for the Fighting Illini Invitational. UF finished the tournament ninth out of 15 teams that competed.
The Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) 29-16 Saturday night in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. UF used a 20-point second quarter to race to an insurmountable first-half lead and secure head coach Billy Napier’s first win over a rival.
Gators freshman wide receiver Eugene Wilson III will miss the remainder of Florida's game against the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers.
I sat down with Caleb Jarreau, the sports editor at The Daily Beacon, the independent student newspaper at the University of Tennessee, to break down the matchup.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (8-0) will look to take down the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (8-0) Sunday at home in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Both teams come to the match unbeaten. Florida has only dropped seven sets and Wisconsin has only been defeated in six so far into the 2023 season.