Despite the cancellation of the Active Ankle Challenge, which included matches against No. 23 Michigan State, American and North Carolina Greensboro, the No. 3 Gators found a way to be productive.
It was a clean sweep for the Gators as they visited Puerto Rico to take part in the SEC-ACC Challenge. Over the weekend, Florida easily took down its two opponents, unranked N.C. State and then-No. 16 North Carolina, in sweeping fashion, as the team did not lose a single set in its two matches.
This season might be different.
It was a dominant night for the Gators as they handily swept NC State 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-22).
Rachael Kramer stood in front of reporters on Wednesday coming off Florida’s strong start to the season. Despite winning multiple honors this week, including the American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week, she remained modest by crediting her teammates.
After an opening weekend that featured a pair of top-5 upsets at the hands of the Florida volleyball team, the No. 3 Gators insist that they’re still hungry for more.
For the first time in program history, the Florida Gators beat two top-five opponents in back-to-back nights after defeating No. 1 Texas in four sets Friday and No. 5 Nebraska in a five-set thriller on Saturday.
It was only fitting that the game concluded on a Rachel Kramer kill.
As they jogged out of the tunnel, the Gators were met with a tenacious roar from their fans. At the end of the game, the same roar erupted as the Gators finished their upset of No. 1 Texas.
It's been 630 days since the Gators played their last game in the O’Connell Center, a thrilling 3-1 victory in the NCAA Tournament against Florida State in 2015.
Yes, I understand Gator football season is underway next weekend.
There’s a lot of excitement within the Florida volleyball team. Excitement for 2017 home matches to finally be played at the O’Connell Center again.
Shainah Joseph took a leap and sent a spike down the baseline for the first point of the game. From there, the Gators would go on to beat Coastal Carolina in a friendly exhibition against the school from the Big South conference.
When I found out I was going to be covering track and field for the Alligator, two things happened immediately.
Eighteen Florida volleyball players filled the residence with friendly chatter, excited laughter and new faces.
After winning the match’s first two sets, the No. 11-ranked UF volleyball team dropped three straight sets to lose to No. 16 Florida State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
In the third and final set of Florida volleyball’s match against Alabama State, the Gators were in complete control.
With eight freshmen on the Florida volleyball team, nearly half of UF's roster will get its first taste of postseason action tonight against Alabama State to open NCAA tournament play.
Early in the first set of Florida volleyball’s match against Arkansas, UF setter Allie Monserez lofted the ball into the air toward rightside hitter Alex Holston. The senior lept into the air and delivered a hard smack on the ball, slamming it down on the Razorbacks’ side of the court for a kill.
Throughout the first two sets of Florida’s match against the Auburn Tigers, offense was hard to come by. Both teams found it hard to get anything going consistently and errors accounted for many of the points.
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