Eighteen Florida volleyball players filled the residence with friendly chatter, excited laughter and new faces.
After winning the match’s first two sets, the No. 11-ranked UF volleyball team dropped three straight sets to lose to No. 16 Florida State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
In the third and final set of Florida volleyball’s match against Alabama State, the Gators were in complete control.
With eight freshmen on the Florida volleyball team, nearly half of UF's roster will get its first taste of postseason action tonight against Alabama State to open NCAA tournament play.
Early in the first set of Florida volleyball’s match against Arkansas, UF setter Allie Monserez lofted the ball into the air toward rightside hitter Alex Holston. The senior lept into the air and delivered a hard smack on the ball, slamming it down on the Razorbacks’ side of the court for a kill.
Throughout the first two sets of Florida’s match against the Auburn Tigers, offense was hard to come by. Both teams found it hard to get anything going consistently and errors accounted for many of the points.
No. 5 Florida travelled to Columbia, Missouri, aiming to tighten its grip on the Southeastern Conference title with a victory over the No. 25 Missouri Tigers.
After eight consecutive sweeps against conference opponents, it’s hard to fault the No. 5 Florida volleyball team.
Before Sunday afternoon’s match with Alabama, the Florida volleyball team celebrated one of the most prominent players in program history.
She did the same thing to start the second set.
The No. 6 Florida volleyball team defeated Mississippi State in a clean sweep on Sunday to capture its 12th Southeastern Conference win of the season.
No. 6 Florida is standing tall in the latter portion of its Southeastern Conference schedule.
She hadn’t attempted a swing the entire match.
With the Florida Volleyball team leading 14-9 in the second set, coach Mary Wise decided to utilize her bench, something that has become more important as the long Southeastern Conference season progresses.
Through the first 22 matches of the season, toughness has been the driving force for Florida’s promising start.
Rhamat Alhassan stood behind the serve line and slammed a ball over the net that bounced about a foot inside LSU territory. The referee called the ball out, giving the point to the Tigers.
After two closely contested sets in which Florida narrowly pulled out victories, Ole Miss didn’t make things any easier after the break.
Last year the Gators had five home meets.
With Florida volleyball leading 23-19 during the second set of Sunday’s match against Georgia, UF setter Allie Monserez gently lofted the ball into the air.
Twenty games into the 2016 Florida volleyball season, the No. 10 Gators are sitting comfortably in the Southeastern Conference standings.
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