The Gators survived a sloppy, error-driven performance and beat the LSU Tigers 3-1.
Florida’s volleyball team was without one of its main weapons — middle blocker Nnedi Okammor — for Wednesday’s match against LSU, but it didn’t matter.
Florida recorded a season-high 14 aces in its second match against Ole Miss
Florida tallied a season-high 14 aces in a 3-0 victory against Ole Miss.
The Gators throttled the Rebels in straight sets when kicking off their spring season.
Florida is traveling to Oxford, Mississippi, to clash with the Rebels. First serve is at 3 p.m. and can be streamed on SEC Network+.
Always dreaming of going to school in Florida, King left her hometown of DeSoto for UF in 2016.
After facing unranked opponents during the first half of its schedule, UF is slated to face three ranked foes, including No. 2 Kentucky and No. 8 Missouri.
Redshirt junior T’ara Ceasar waited two years to knock off her former squad.
One Florida student yelled “wake up,” encouraging the Gators to play better after Georgia’s Kacie Evans clinched the first set for the Bulldogs. The orange and blue faithful in attendance tried to jumpstart Florida, cheering loudly every time it strung together a few points.
Most coaches and players are ready to move on to the next match after a difficult loss.
Florida came into this shortened 2020 season with title dreams, but there was one thing it had yet to deal with this campaign:
Redshirt senior Holly Carlton spent most of her offseason alone because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida added four new players to its 2021 recruiting class, even though there has been a recruiting dead period in place since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coach Mary Wise had one big concern heading into the 2020 season: How to replace Rachael Kramer.
Junior Haley Warner didn’t see the court on Friday night when the Gators defeated Alabama 3-0. Coach Mary Wise called her name late in the first set on Saturday with Florida nursing a narrow 20-19 lead.
Florida coach Mary Wise said after practice on Wednesday that the one-two combo of outside hitters Thayer Hall and T’ara Ceasar could, in time, prove to be a deadly one.
There were multiple instances in the past few months that Florida coach Mary Wise didn’t think Florida’s home opener on Friday against Alabama would happen.
Despite an unconventional, pandemic-hindered offseason, the Gators hit the court for the first time Wednesday. Everything suddenly felt conventional that night in Auburn, Alabama, though, including the win.
Thayer Hall raised her hitting percentage from .198 to .250 in 2019. She has struggled through the Gators’ first two matches this season, leaving coach Mary Wise to find a way to replace her production.
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