Florida sophomore right side Alex Holston registered a match high 20 kills and junior setter Mackenzie Dagostino dished out a career high 58 assists as the seventh ranked Gators defeated Sunshine State opponent UCF 3-1 (28-30, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17) to wrap up a challenging non-conference slate Sunday for the …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Falls to Marquette in Five
Despite double-doubles from freshman middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan and junior setter Mackenzie Dagostino, the Marquette Golden Eagles edged the seventh ranked Florida volleyball team in a five-set affair Friday evening (24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20, 13-15). Gators head coach Mary Wise credited Marquette for coming out on top, despite trailing in …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Back Home for Campus USA Invite; Looking for “Golden” Weekend
The Florida Gator volleyball team is coming off its best weekend of its 2014 campaign with top-25 wins against San Diego and USC in Los Angeles. The seventh ranked Gators (5-2) will be back in front of an Orange and Blue crowd in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center this weekend as they host Marquette …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Sweeps USC Classic, Trojans; Wise Wins 800th Match
The USC Tournament was nothing but “California Love” for the 10th ranked Gator volleyball team. Coming off consecutive losses to top-10 opponents (FSU and Texas), the Gators were “California Dreamin'” for a bounce back. After sweeping 13th ranked San Diego Thursday night, the Gators turned their attention to the host …
Read More »Gator Volleyball on Winning End of Bullfight Against Toreros
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 …
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