University of Florida volleyball team rallied a major comeback Sunday afternoon against the University of Kentucky, losing the first two games but winning the following three. In the first two games, Gators struggled to put up a quality pass to setter Taylor Brauneis, but in the final three games, Gators were able to turn it around and take home the victory.
The Florida Gators celebrate their comeback victory after the final point of Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Freshman Ziva Recek hits around the block and down the line for a kill for the Gators in the fifth set Sunday.
Tangerine Wiggs hits outside for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Holly Pole serves for the Gators in the fifth set.
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets blocked by Kentucky in the fifth set on Sunday.
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a dig for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Sundai Weston of the Florida Gators
Florida’s libero Taylor Unroe
Middle blocker Chloe Mann tips over Kentucky’s block in the fifth set of Sunday’s match.
Senior Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill for the Gators in the fifth set of Sunday’s match.
Ziva Recek gets a kill from the back row for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday’s match against Kentucky.
Tangerine Wiggs hits down the line for a kill in the fourth set of Sunday’s match.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette gets blocked by Kentucky in the fourth set of Sunday’s match.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday’s match.
Middler block Chloe Mann and right side hitter Tangerine Wiggs get a block for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Freshman Ziva Recek celebrates with her team after she gets a kill against the Kentucky Wildcats in the final set of the match on Sunday.
Chloe Mann gets the winning kill for the Gators win over Kentucky in a 5-set match on Sunday.
Senior Betsy Smith serves for the Gators
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Simone Antwi get a block for the Gators during Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez dives for the ball in the third set of Sunday’s match against Kentucky.
Both libero Taylor Unroe and defensive specialist Holly Pole go for the return of serve in the third set of Sunday’s match.
Simone Antwi serves for the Florida Gators in the third set against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday.
Freshman Gabby Mallette tips over the block and down the line in the third set against Kentucky on Sunday.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the third set of Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Head coach of the Florida Gators, Mary Wise, coaches her team through the 5-set match from the sidelines on Sunday.
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets blocked in the second set against Kentucky on Sunday.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday’s match.
Senior Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill by avoiding Kentucky’s block in Sunday’s match.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann get a block for the Gators during Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday’s match.
Tangerine Wiggs hits down the line for a kill in the second set of Sunday’s match.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette gets a block for the Gators during Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Chloe Mann, 16, gets a block for the Florida Gators in the second set.
Kentucky hits through Florida’s Betsy Smith’s block for a Kentucky point in the second set.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann get a block for the Gators during Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Junior Taylor Brauneis gets a block on Kentucky’s outside hitter in the second set on Sunday.
Freshman Berkley Whaley goes up for a kill in the second set against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday.
Senior Betsy Smith gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of the match against Kentucky on Sunday.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann celebrate after a block against Kentucky on Sunday.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek fails to block Kentucky’s hitter in the second set of the match on Sunday.
Middle blocker Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday’s match by hitting around the double block set up by Kentucky.
Right side hitter Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill for the Gators in the third set of Sunday’s match.
Outside hitter, Gabby Mallette, gets a block for the Gators in the third set of Sunday’s match.
Junior Chloe Mann and Senior Tangerine Wiggs get a block for the Gators in the first set of Sunday’s match against Kentucky.
Many fans showed up to watch the Gators battle the Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
Freshman Gabby Mallette of the Florida Gators
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Junior Chloe Mann gets a block for the Florida Gators in the first set of Sunday’s match.
Setter Taylor Brauneis serves for the Florida Gators.
Sunday’s match was “Serve for the Cure” in honor of breast cancer awareness.
Middle blocker Chloe Mann and setter Taylor Brauneis go up for a block on the right side in the first set of Sunday’s match.
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez gets a dig for the Gators in Sunday’s match.
Outside hitter for the Gators, Gabby Mallette
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets a kill for the Florida Gators in the first set on Sunday.
Setter Taylor Brauneis had 47 assists against UK on Sunday.
Freshman Ziva Recek has a back row attack for the Gators in the first set of the match against the Kentucky Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez gets a dig for the Gators in Sunday’s match.
Florida head coach Mary Wise
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon against the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Florida Gators celebrate their comeback victory after the final point of Sunday’s match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
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