Gators Volleyball

From the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, WRUF/WUFT’s Mike Gillespie has your two-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Sports-Update-10-7-13.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Sports-Update-10-7-13.mp4]

The third ranked Florida volleyball team won its 10th straight match after sweeping the Alabama Crimson Tide 25-21, 25-16, 25-18 Sunday in Tuscaloosa. The team is now 15-1 on the year and 4-0 in the SEC. The Gators hit .529 on the afternoon, their best hitting efficiency in program history. Before the game, Gators associate coach …

Florida and head coach Mary Wise knew it was going to be a tough battle.  Florida had played Texas earlier in the season, being swept.   But since then, the Gators have enjoyed what senior Sundai Weston called a dream season.  Even with the momentum, however, Florida fell to the Longhorns 25-22, 26-24, 25-17 …

The Florida Volleyball squad is traveling to Texas after their impressive performance this past weekend. The Gators beat the College of Charleston in straight sets on Saturday (25-20, 25-16, 25-14) to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA volleyball tounament. The Gators have grown steadily throughout the season. Head …

During a season in which the preseason polls had the Gators finishing fourth in the conference, Florida won the SEC championship, had the SEC Player of the Year (Chloe Mann), SEC Freshman of the Year (Ziva Recek), and SEC Coach of the Year (Mary Wise). Florida began play in the NCAA Tournament Friday …

The Florida volleyball team (25-4, 19-1 SEC) opens NCAA Tournament play Friday when it hosts the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (26-9, 14-2 C-USA). The Gators and Golden Hurricanes will play the second match of the Gainesville sub-regional, as College of Charleston and Miami (FL) battle it out in the first round matchup. Florida and Tulsa …

The SEC announced its 2012 volleyball individual and team awards earlier today.  The Florida Gators were well represented as three players/coaches received individual honors and five All-SEC honors. Out of the individual honors, junior middle blocker Chloe Mann was named SEC Player of the Year, freshmen outside hitter Živa Recek received Freshmen …

The Florida Gator volleyball team takes to the road to finish out its SEC season after winning the conference title outright on Sunday with a sweep over South Carolina. First, they’ll head to Auburn, Alabama to take on the Tigers on Wednesday night before closing out league play in Athens against …

The 16th ranked Florida volleyball team wasn’t supposed to be here, hoisting the SEC crown, after all time greats Kelly Murphy and Kristy Jaeckel graduated last year.  Many believed it would take some time for the Orange and Blue to fill the shoes of Jaeckel and former SEC Player of the …

The Florida volleyball team (19-4, 13-1 SEC) will hit the road this weekend, making stops at Missouri Friday, and Ole Miss on Sunday. The 16th ranked Gators are coming off a loss against Tennessee at home on Sunday, when the Volunteers handed Florida it’s first conference loss of the season. …