More times than not, there is someone else to thank for one's success.
Last season Kelly Murphy broke the school record for most triple-doubles in a career, this season she broke the school record for most triple-doubles in one weekend.
After running out to a 22-19 lead in the third set, the Gators allowed the Crimson Tide back into the match as the set went back and forth until sophomore outside hitter Kristy Jaeckel knocked down three kills to help No. 10 Florida (17-3, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) take charge and eventually win the set 33-31.
After 18 years of conference dominance, coach Mary Wise has seen many successful graduating classes pass through Florida.
As the NBA season begins, the Gators will have two fewer fans in attendance at the O'Connell Center.
After falling two games behind the Southeastern Conference lead, Florida knew it had to win all of its remaining matches to get back in the race.
Since showing their imperfections against LSU, the Gators have been flawless.
As they look up in the conference standings, the Gators can't help but like the position they are in.
After playing one of the toughest nonconference schedules in school history this season, the Gators decided it wasn't quite hard enough.
After the Gators were swept in a regular-season conference match for the first time under coach Mary Wise, nobody knew how they would respond.
The decision that helped win Friday's match for the Gators was made before it even started.
Three weeks after deciding to transfer to Florida, Brynja Rodgers packed everything she had in a U-Haul trailer, hooked it to the back of her 1998 Toyota Camry and drove across the country on her own.
The Gators' run at a 19th-straight conference title is now out of their control.
The Gators have dealt with more changes to the scoring rules than regular-season conference home losses under coach Mary Wise.
On Sunday, the Gators dropped the first set of a conference road match for the second time in five days.
During Florida's recent blocking drought, senior libero Elyse Cusack wrote a quote on the whiteboard before practice that the team will play by for the rest of the season.
While other Southeastern Conference teams have been flying first-class, the Gators have been the class of the league - and saving money in the process.
As Kristy Jaeckel's attack hit the O'Connell Center floor just beyond the in-bounds line, every player on the Florida volleyball team faced an outcome they had never been a part of: a regular-season loss at home.
In the span of a season, one of Florida's oldest volleyball rivalries has changed from a traditionally lopsided affair into a battle for conference supremacy.
Mary Wise gave a quick fist pump as she looked at the stat sheet after Sunday's match. The Gators didn't just outblock an opponent for the first time this season, they dominated at the net.
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