Otero’s Opinion: UF volleyball not utilizing back-row depth
By EDEN OTERO | Oct. 21, 2014Coming into the 2014 season, UF volleyball coach Mary Wise said Florida was looking to become more dominant on defense.
Coming into the 2014 season, UF volleyball coach Mary Wise said Florida was looking to become more dominant on defense.
It was a late-August afternoon in the Gale Lemerand practice gym, and starting setter Mackenzie Dagostino was explaining why Florida’s practices are never lackadaisical.
In a battle to stay undefeated in the Southeastern Conference, No. 8 Florida volleyball swept unranked Arkansas in one of the Gators’ most highly contested matches of the season.
After the match’s first set, it appeared as if South Carolina would be the first Southeastern Conference team to hand Florida a loss this season.
Mary Wise has not had much reason to be angry this season.
In a perfect world, freshmen would be good enough to start as soon as they enter college.
For the second consecutive weekend, No. 9 Florida (12-3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) closed its weekend matchups with two wins against conference opponents.
The Gators learned their scouting report.
Mary Wise already knew the answer to the question she was about to ask.
By now, Florida’s volleyball team is tired of hearing about Chloe Mann.
In another weekend sweep of Southeastern Conference foes, Florida found solace in one player who has not played much this season.
Florida added another Southeastern Conference win to its belt on Sunday at Mississippi State.
Florida found themselves down 18 to 22 in the fourth set of Friday’s match against LSU.
Florida and LSU meet tonight in very different circumstances.
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In 2012, Maddy Monserez did not start a single match.
After Florida swept Auburn on Friday in its first Southeastern Conference game of the season, UF was able to do it again on Sunday against Ole Miss.
The opening point of Florida versus Auburn lasted for what seemed like three minutes, each team diving and digging and dashing around the court, neither side wishing to be the first to trail in its conference opener.
Closing the door to one of the toughest preconference schedules in Florida history, the Gators head to Alabama to face their first Southeastern Conference opponent, Auburn, tonight at 8.
If Florida’s offense worked like a battery, then Mackenzie Dagostino would surely be the energizer bunny.