Florida volleyball lost key players to graduation in outside hitters Thayer Hall and T’ara Ceasar, along with setter Marlie Monserez following a Third Round NCAA Tournament exit last season. Now, No. 15 Gator volleyball reloads with eight new players including five freshmen and three transfers. Additionally, they’ve got two preseason …
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Gator Football Trophy Watchlist The Football Writers Association of America named Gervon Dexter Sr., O’Cyrus Torrence to the Outland Trophy Watch-List and Kingsley Eguakun to the Rimington Trophy Watchlist. Torrence also collected a Preseason All-American by Phil Steele from Sporting News and Walter Camp. He earned All-SEC honors by Athlon, Phil Steele and …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Ranked Second in SEC Preseason Poll
The Florida Gators volleyball team was picked to finish second next season in the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Gators’ 132 total points and two first-place votes put them in the runner-up position behind the defending SEC champions, the Kentucky Wildcats. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1546509659535773698?cxt=HHwWhMC4pe6Vp_YqAAAA Two Gators Headline All-SEC Team Sophomores Merritt Beason …
Read More »Bre Kelley talks Gators Volleyball and Mary Wise
Bre Kelly is a sophomore on the Gators Volleyball team from Rockwall, Texas. Kelly achieved many things prior to coming to the University of Florida. In an interview on Tuesday on “SportScene With Steve Russell,” she mentioned that she has only been doing volleyball for the past four and a …
Read More »Three Gators Volleyball Players Selected To Represent Team USA In The Pan American Cup
Three Gators Volleyball players have officially been selected to represent USA’s U21 team at the Pan American Cup. https://twitter.com/GatorsVB/status/1533288268321771527 Merritt Beason, Bre Kelley, and Alexis Stucky have been selected to join the 12-woman roster and will be heading to La Paz, Mexico, to compete at the Pan American Cup, which …
Read More »Gabby Essix Feature
Gabrielle Essix is a freshman on the Gators Volleyball team from Hoover Alabama. Before entering collegiate Volleyball, Essix had a laundry list of accolades. In 2020 she was a member of the U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. She was also AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team in 2020. She …
Read More »NCAA Rules on Transgender Athletes
The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Season Is Over
After winning back-to-back matches in the NCAA Tournament, the Gators season is over. The No. 1 seeded Louisville continue their purge through the tournament after crushing the Gators in three straight sets. First Set Despite a closer second match, Florida was outplayed by the undefeated Louisville. Florida started off hot …
Read More »Florida Volleyball in NCAA Sweet 16
After a 3-0 shutout against No. 24 Miami Friday, the No. 16 Florida Gators will advance to the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. In the first round of 16 they will meet with No.1 ranked Louisville. Florida 1⃣ of 1⃣6⃣ left. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/nAH4U05AcU — Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Moves to NCAA Round 3, Wise Wins 1,001st Match
The 16-seeded Florida volleyball team (22-8) advanced to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, defeating a highly-touted No. 24 Miami team. Head Wise said it took one of the Gators’ best matches all year to defeat the Hurricanes (25-5) in three sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-16). Outside …
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