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Following a pair of sweeps, the Florida Gators find themselves all over the SEC’s weekly awards. In all, the Gators claimed four of the five honors the conference awards each week. Player of the Week / Offensive Player of the Week For the fourth straight week, Kennedy Martin earned the SEC Offensive Player of the…
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Following Florida’s 3-1 win over Tennessee Friday evening, a pair of Gators have earned SEC weekly honors, the conference announced Monday. Sophomore Kennedy Martin earned SEC Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week after a record breaking night against the Volunteers. Martin set the program record for kills in a four-set…
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The No. 15-ranked Florida Gators opened SEC play with a five set victory over conference newcomer Oklahoma. The Sooners claimed sets two and three but Florida proved resilient and won the final two sets to head back to Gainesville with the win. Florida won the first set 25-21. It was a back and forth first…
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Florida setter Alexis Stucky was named the SEC Player of the Week and the conference’s Setter of the Week following her first weekend back in action after last season’s ACL injury. Middle blocker Alec Rothe earned Freshman of the Week honors, as well. In Friday’s (Sept. 20) win over North Texas, Stucky played one set…
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The Gators watched their season come to an end Thursday in Kentucky where they fell in straight sets to the nation’s top-ranked Louisville Cardinals. After scoring the match’s first three points, Florida lost 17 of the next 22 points en route to a nine-point, first-set defeat. The Gators totaled a staggering 10 errors in the…
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Florida knocked off Miami in straight sets Thursday night at the O’Connell Center to clinch its 28th NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance in program history. The Gators hit .276, but the Hurricanes landed only 27 kills and committed 21 errors en route to a 0.53 hitting percentage. The match marks Florida’s seventh this season in which…
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The Gators cruised past Florida A&M Thursday night at the O’Connell Center to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This marks UF’s fifth sweep victory over FAMU in the first round of the tournament since the turn of the century. In 31 seasons under head coach Mary Wise, Florida has never lost…
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The Gators swept South Carolina in consecutive matches this past weekend at the O’Connell Center to wrap up their home schedule. Florida improves to 14-2 in conference play and finishes 11-3 at home this season. Match One Florida cruised to a series-opening victory on Saturday. The Gators hit .454 — marking their most efficient attacking…
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The Gators dominated the Tigers from start to finish. Florida hit .305 and held Auburn to just .089. The Gators racked up 49 kills in contrast to Auburn’s 20 kills. Outside hitter T’ara Ceasar led Florida with 12 kills, while outside hitter Thayer Hall landed 11 kills on 22 attempts (.455) and middle blocker Lauren…
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After dropping the first set to Tennessee by three points, Florida bounced back and won the next three sets to record its fourth consecutive win and its eighth in the last nine matches. The Gators improve to 8-3 at home this season and 9-2 in conference play — tied for second in the SEC with…
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