During Saturday’s home match against Duke, winning points became almost too easy for the ninth-ranked Gators women’s volleyball team.
After blowing out New Orleans in the first match of the day, No. 9 Florida came back down to earth against LIU-Brooklyn in the second game of the double-header Friday.
There were few signs of any offseason rust for No. 9 Florida (1-0) in its season opener as it swept New Orleans in three sets (25-7,25-9,25-12) Friday afternoon.
For Jennifer Robinson, returning to Gainesville meant reliving one of the most successful seasons of her volleyball career.
When Florida dropped the fourth and final set to Illinois in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Mary Wise began one of the most difficult offseasons she has ever had in her 21 years as a head coach.
With 6-foot-2 Betsy Smith and 6-foot-4 Tangerine Wiggs patrolling the net last season, coach Mary Wise never had to worry about the Gators not getting enough blocks.
Mary Wise’s Frankenstein-like creation that was the 2012 squad was pieced together to fill the gaps left by season-ending injuries and graduating seniors.
Ziva Recek was as good as anyone could have expected in 2012.
Noami Santos-Lamb is healthy and ready to get going.
With an injury-plagued, youthful and inexperienced team, coach Mary Wise said making the NCAA Tournament was an accomplishment in itself.
In Texas, they don’t mess with Taylor Unroe.
For the eighth year in a row, the Gators are among the final 16 teams alive in the NCAA Tournament.
When it comes to defense, Madison Monserez keeps digging and digging.
For the second time in school history, the Gators enter the NCAA Tournament with the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year.
The Gators wrapped up their regular season with a three-set sweep (25-21, 25-22, 25-19) on the road against Georgia (14-16, 8-12 Southeastern Conference).
With the Gators already crowned the champions of the Southeastern Conference, Chloe Mann didn’t need a career performance Wednesday night.
The Gators' 20th Southeastern Conference championship is one for the history books.
Seniors Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston stepped onto the O’Connell Center floor for possibly the last time in their careers on Sunday.
Coming into the weekend, LSU (12-15, 8-10 Southeastern Conference) had more digs than any other Southeastern Conference team. But No. 16 Florida (22-4, 16-1) fought fire with fire to defeat the Tigers in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Friday night to move one step closer to a conference title.
When South Carolina rolls into the O’Connell Center on Sunday, Florida could potentially wrap up its 20th Southeastern Conference championship on the same day Betsy Smith, Tangerine Wiggs and Sundai Weston are honored for Senior Day.
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