Volleyball

Florida volleyball couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season.  Over the weekend, the No. 15 Gators dominated North Florida, East Tennessee State and Virginia at the O’Connell Center to kick start Mary Wise’s 32nd season at the program’s helm.  Following a 3-1 win Friday over UNF, the …

On Friday, August. 26, Florida took the courts against the UNF Ospreys in women’s volleyball for the first time in school history at the Gators Invitational. The Gators invited North Florida along with the Virginia Cavaliers and the Eastern Tennessee State Pirates to a two-day tournament.  A good crowd was …

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 …

Bailey Coleman’s first year as the Santa Fe Saints head volleyball coach started with a bang Wednesday, defeating Lake-Sumter State College 3-1. .@SFsaintsvball Turns it Up to Taste Victory in Season Opener over Lake-Sumter, 3-1. #SicEmSaints Story: https://t.co/InREqqcRZq pic.twitter.com/cNypRXHfdb — Santa Fe Saints (@santafesaints) August 25, 2022 This isn’t Coleman’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …