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The No. 8 Florida Gators added another clean sweep to their Spring season as they topped the Arkansas Razorbacks 3-0 on Friday. Florida advances to a 13-2 overall record. The Razorbacks put up a fight against the Gators as there was plenty of toe-to-toe action between the two teams throughout the three sets. However, the Gators outmatched the Razorbacks with a quick offense and a sturdy defense that gave them the sweep.

How it happened

Set 1: 25-16 UF

The start of the first set saw mostly back-and-forth action between Florida and Arkansas with neither team holding a significant edge over the other. Florida began to pull away from Arkansas with a score of 15-11, and it forced a timeout. Arkansas came back from the timeout strong as they attempted to diminish Florida’s lead. However, a successful touch challenge by Florida set them back again. Florida began to pull even further away with a monumental run that put them up 22-15 over the Razorbacks. Florida finished the set with three consecutive points that gave them their first set win of the evening.

Set 2: 25-19 UF

As the two teams came back in play, Florida and Arkansas returned with the same toe-to-toe action that was seen in the beginning of the first set. The teams were tied up 5-5 until Arkansas gained the slight edge with three consecutive points that put them just ahead. Florida regained their ground as they slowly worked to tick away Arkansas’ lead and tie up the game again at 11-11. Arkansas pulled out of this tie with the slight advantage 15-12, causing a timeout. Florida began to reduce Arkansas’ lead until the Gators pulled ahead slightly 17-16, forcing an Arkansas timeout. Florida came back strong, pulling ahead 22-19. The Gators finished out the set with three consecutive points to claim another win.

Set 3: 25-21 UF

In a similar fashion to the other two sets of the evening, the third set began with equal action by both teams. The score was tied up at 7-7, until the Gators began to pull ahead slightly. Arkansas regained their ground and tied the game back up at 10-10. The roles reversed as the Razorbacks took a small edge, and the Gators worked to catch back up. Arkansas won a touch challenge that set the Gators back again, and it caused a timeout. Florida came back out of the timeout strong to not only tie the game up, but to also take the lead 19-17 and to force an Arkansas timeout. The Gators held their lead coming out of the timeout. However, Arkansas frantically worked to catch up, but the Gators solidified their win with an impressive three final kills.

Leaderboard

Kills

Hall, 16

Carlton, 9

Ceasar, 8

Monserez, 5

Aces

Hall, 2

Ceasar, 1

Hammock, 1

McKissock, 1

Blocks

Dooley, 8

Carlton, 5

Monserez, 4

Digs

McKissock, 16

Monserez, 12

Hal1, 8

Ceasar, 5

What’s Next?

The Gators return to the O’Connell Center March 5 at 6 p.m. to once again take on the Arkansas Razorbacks.