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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: kylebumpers
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The Gators’ hopes of winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Volleyball Championship are no more. The Florida Gators lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers (25-20, 25-21, 17-25, 25-22) Thursday to be eliminated from the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. As the match got started, it became clear Florida had a real test in front of it. A…
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In what looks to be Florida’s last home match of the season, the Gators swept the No. 6 seed Cyclones in three hard-fought sets. The No. 3 seed Florida Gators took on the No. 6 seed Iowa State Cyclones Saturday in the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association volleyball tournament. The Gators swept…
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The Gators never looked rattled. Florida Gators volleyball got better as the match went on, beating the Florida A&M Rattlers in three sets (25-15, 25-15, 25-9) Friday. The team’s final set culminated in a performance the Gators were hoping for. The third set is truly who we are,” sophomore hitter Merritt Beason said. “We just…
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The Florida Gators’ volleyball team was acknowledged as a top program in the Southeastern Conference and country Sunday. Multiple players received SEC honors, and the team was placed in the National Collegiate Athletics Association tournament. Florida’s season came to a close Nov. 27 when it defeated Ole Miss in a five-set thriller. The No. 12…
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Florida volleyball’s final home series opened with a (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) sweep in the first match Saturday. The No. 10 Gators played the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats in a match to decide who would take sole possession of the top of the Southeastern Conference. The two teams played three close sets, but Florida had the…
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Two members of the Florida Gators volleyball roster earned Southeastern Conference awards for their performances against Texas A&M Saturday. Alexis Stucky won SEC freshman of the week and Merritt Beason won SEC offensive player of the week. Stucky and Beason led Florida to a 3-1 victory over the Aggies in College Station. The freshman won…
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Five days removed from a five-set thriller, the Florida Gators came away with a sweep (25-22, 25-17, 25-23) when it took on the Missouri Tigers. Each set was a battle, but the Gators managed a victory in front of their home crowd Friday. Florida drew blood first in its match against Missouri. Gabrielle Essix came…
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The Florida Gators followed up their win against Auburn Wednesday with a victory against the Auburn Razorbacks Saturday. Florida won (25-20, 25-20, 25-21) in its first match of this weekend’s two-game series with Arkansas. Freshman Alexis Stucky started the match strong for the Gators. She put the home team out front first with a service…
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Florida was shocked at home by Georgia four days after completing a weekend sweep against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs swept the Gators (25-22, 25-23, 25-20) Wednesday night. Marina Markova got started quickly to get Florida out to an early lead. She opened the first set with back-to-back kills. The first went through the hands of Georgia’s…
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Florida was up 2-0 entering the third set, but it blew its lead when Louisiana State took the third and fourth sets in dramatic fashion. The Gators finished the match strong and took the final set behind career-high performances from a couple of the team’s top players. Florida took down LSU in five sets (25-18,…
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