Florida drops match to Tennessee in five sets
By JOE MORGAN< | Sep. 25, 2011As Kelly Murphy goes, so do the Gators — for better or for worse.
As Kelly Murphy goes, so do the Gators — for better or for worse.
Stephanie Ferrell was locked in on Saturday night.
Through seven home games this season, Florida has played host to two teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25. But it’s tonight’s matchup with an unranked Kentucky team that has UF coach Mary Wise dialed in.
To err is human, but the Gators are slowly overcoming that.
The Gators brought out the brooms in their Southeastern Conference opener, much like they did to begin the regular season.
After every game, Florida's volleyball team forms a circle and stretches. For most players, this is a mindless routine; but for Holly Pole, it often serves as a moment of reflection.
Something was missing for UF volleyball coach Mary Wise at the end of last weekend’s Nike Big Four Classic in Palo Alto, Calif.
A little more than one week ago, Florida’s volleyball team could do no wrong.
At the Nike Big Four Classic, the Gators had a couple of big fives out on the court.
If playing five sets is in style, then the Gators have been very fashionable this week.
Kristy Jaeckel knows there’s no time for wasted chances.
With five seniors and three juniors on the roster, the natural assumption would be that the No. 7 Gators are a top-heavy, veteran squad.
Kelly Murphy’s kill attempt ricocheted off the net and back to her. Instead of a pleasant sendoff after a lengthy homestand, Monday’s match ended in the first loss of the season.
If the Gators (6-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) were in the Atlantic Coast Conference, then their prospects would be looking very good.
From beginning to end, Florida thoroughly dominated a completely overmatched Florida Atlantic squad.
In a game where the Gators volleyball team found a way to use all but one player on the roster, an overmatched Jacksonville squad was on the losing end of a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-6) sweep.
Chanel Brown busted into college volleyball with a successful first season in 2010.
For 10 points in the second set, the Gators volleyball team was on the ropes as much as it has been since last December’s season-ending loss to Purdue.
Going from 13 kills in a Final Four match to coming off the bench just one season later was a tough break for senior outside setter Stephanie Ferrell.
Sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Ferrell and the Gators know how to start out on the right foot — or ankle.