The Florida Gators volleyball team opened up the Honda of Gainesville Gator Invitational with a strong 3-1 victory over Jacksonville University. The game was the first of two the Gators will play Friday. They take on Florida International University at 7 p.m. Thayer Hall put on a show, recording 11 …
Read More »Kramer, Carlton and Gators Volleyball Learning from Experiences
Behind Rachael Kramer and Holly Carlton, the Florida Gators volleyball team are working through their growing pains to meet their potential. Roster Turnover On a team with six true freshmen, two sophomores and three redshirt sophomores, learning experiences are to be expected. The team has nine returning players from the 2017 team …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Falls Short of First National Championship
The Florida Gator volleyball team made history all season long. Unfortunately, it could not finish in that fashion as they fell short of their first national championship, losing to Nebraska three sets to one. It was a rough night offensively as the Huskers gave the Gators all they could handle. …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Defeats Bruins to Advance to Elite Eight
All season long the No. 3 Gators showed that they were elite, Friday night was no different. Faced with adversity after losing the first set, Florida swung back in a big way winning three straight sets to defeat the No. 17 Bruins three sets to one. Carli Snyder led the …
Read More »FEATURE: How UF Fell in Love with Volleyball
One of the more unique things about the University of Florida is the importance of athletics on its campus. Of course, sports such as football, basketball, and baseball will be getting most of the attention but that doesn’t mean that the other sports don’t get any love either. Students at …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Smashes the Canes to Move on in NCAA Tourney
Mary Wise said that the 2nd round in the NCAA tournament is always the hardest—she was right. The Florida Gator volleyball team is headed to the NCAA Regional Semi-final after defeating the Miami Hurricanes three sets to one. Florida was led by Shainah Joseph who had a career-high 21.5 points. …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Clinches SEC Title With Win Over Missouri
Saturday afternoon was a historic one for the Gator volleyball program as Florida clinched its 23rd SEC title and Mary Wise won her 900th game as a head coach as the Gators beat Missouri on the road 3-1. The Gators were led by senior Shainah Joseph who had a team-high 19 …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Travels To College Station For SEC Match-Up
Fresh off a four-set victory at home versus Missouri on Sunday afternoon, the (22-1, 14-1 SEC) Gators will be traveling to College Station to face the (7-14, 4-10 SEC) Texas A&M Aggies. Wednesday’s match-up has a lot at stake for Florida as they currently have a half-game lead in front …
Read More »Gators Win Seventh Game In A Row, Defeating Razorbacks In Four Sets
The last time the Gators and Razorbacks faced each other in volleyball it was a tough battle until the end. Friday night’s game was very similar as the (17-9,7-7 SEC) Razorbacks took the (21-1, 13-1 SEC) Gators to four sets. Florida made the proper adjustments leading to a three sets to …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Gets Gritty Win In Knoxville
The story of the 2017 Gator volleyball season has been finding a way to win. That was once again the case on Sunday afternoon as the fourth ranked Gators (20-1, 12-1 SEC) defeated Tennessee (11-11, 4-9 SEC) in three sets. Rachael Kramer led the way for Florida as she totaled …
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