Gator freshman middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan was unstoppable as the 10th ranked Florida volleyball squad (4-2) swept through 13th ranked San Diego (5-2) to open play at the USC Classic in the City of Angels. The Gators downed the Toreros (25-22, 25-19, 25-14) and moved head coach Mary Wise to …
Read More »Gator Volleyball on West Coast Swing for USC Classic
The 10th ranked Gator volleyball team is California this weekend, as Florida (3-2) heads down the final stretch of a tough non-conference slate at the USC Classic in Los Angeles. The Orange and Blue will match up against 13th ranked San Diego (5-1) and number six USC (6-0) as part of the four-team …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Drops Match to Texas, 3-1
Freshman Carli Snyder and junior Noami Santos-Lamb both posted career-best performances against the Texas volleyball squad, but the third ranked Longhorns edged the 11th ranked Florida Gators 3-1 (16-25, 28-26, 17-25, 16-25) Saturday night in front of a Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 4,845 in the first of two …
Read More »Gator Volleyball to Continue Tough Non-Conference Schedule; Host No. 3 Texas
The third ranked Texas Longhorn volleyball team (3-0) comes to Gainesville Saturday to face nationally ranked Florida for the first of two meetings between the two powerhouses this season. The last time the 11th ranked Gators (3-1) faced the Longhorns, things didn’t go smoothly. In the meeting in the 2012 …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Falls Short in Five Sets in Tallahassee
In the 2014 edition of the Sunshine State volleyball showdown, the 11th ranked Gators fell short in five games after a gritty battle against the eighth ranked Florida State Seminoles in front of a boisterous crowd of 1,408 at Tully Gym. UF moved to 3-1 on the young season, while …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Travels to FSU; Look to Avenge Tournament Loss
On tap this week, the 11th ranked Gator volleyball team will meet its first two ranked opponents of the 2014 campaign when Florida heads to Tully Gym Thursday night for a clash with eighth ranked FSU in Tallahassee, for the only meeting between the two squads this season. The match …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Pushed to the Brink By Sooners; Sweep Active Ankle Challenge
Gator coach Mary Wise made it clear on Friday night that despite the team’s strong performance in their first two games, there would be no slacking off against the Oklahoma Sooners. “The challenge tomorrow [Saturday] will be against the very big, physical Oklahoma team,” Wise said. “They play in a big conference; they’re used to …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Sweeps First Day of Active Ankle Challenge
The 10th ranked Florida Gator volleyball team made quick work of both their opponents on the first day of the Active Ankle Challenge. Slated early against the Georgia Southern Eagles, the Gators struggled a bit early, but quickly righted the ship for a three-set victory (25-19, 25-11, 25-15). Their later …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Opens Season Playing Host to Active Ankle Challenge
The 10th ranked Florida Gator volleyball team welcomes Georgia Southern, Idaho and Oklahoma to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center August 29 & 30 for the two-day Active Ankle Challenge, featuring six games between the quartet of schools. The Gators finished the 2013 season at 28-4 overall, 16-2 in Southeastern Conference play, …
Read More »Gator Softball Closes Regular Season with Series Sweep Against Arkansas
The seventh ranked University of Florida softball team completed regular season play on Sunday with a 5-1 victory to sweep Arkansas. Florida won its 21st consecutive game against the Razorbacks overall, and took the 16th consecutive meeting in Fayetteville. The weekend began with the Orange and Blue (45-10, 15-9 SEC) defeating Arkansas, 8-3 …
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