Florida volleyball faced a tall task hosting the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal in the Gator home opener on Wednesday night. The match started out with a competitive first set but quickly turned into a Cardinal takeover in the second set. The third set proved to be tighter for Florida, …
Read More »Florida Volleyball 2018: A Season of Lessons
Florida’s 2018 season began with a 3-1 win in Lincoln, Nebraska over the then-No. 2 Cornhuskers. It ended in Provo, Utah with a 3-1 loss to the No. 4 BYU Cougars in the regional semifinal Friday night. It was a quest for consistency and growth for Mary Wise’s young squad. …
Read More »The Gator Volleyball Team Wins Twice, Signs UGA Transfer
The No. 13 Florida Gator Volleyball team picked up three wins: one against LSU, and two from Georgia. However, not both of Georgia’s wins were on the court. Sophomore T’ara Ceasar signed with the Gators Monday and will transfer from the University of Georgia in January. T’ara Ceasar The former …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Host LSU for Late-Season Rematch
Florida is in the home stretch of the regular season. The No. 13 Florida Gators (21-5, 12-2) play host to the LSU Tigers (11-14, 6-8) in their second-to-last home match of the season. It is a brief home stint before they head on the road for two straight matches. LSU …
Read More »Gators Drop First SEC Match of the Season
The Florida Gators’ 14-match winning streak has come to an end. No. 11 Florida (18-4, 9-1) had its win streak snapped by the Missouri Tigers in Florida’s sixth five-setter on the season Sunday afternoon. Florida is now 3-3 in five-set matches in 2018 and 3-1 in conference five-set matches. “Neither …
Read More »Gators Sweep Tigers on the Bayou
No. 11 Florida entered the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge looking for their first conference road win on the season. They were able to do just that by defeating the LSU Tigers 25-23, 25-21 and 25-19 in what was considered a close match Wednesday night. The Gators are …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Looking to Pickup Tough Road Win Against LSU
No. 11 Florida is traveling to Baton Rouge on Wednesday trying to extend their season-long winning streak to eight. The Gators couldn’t have asked for a better start to the SEC season as they beat both Ole Miss and Mississippi State without dropping a set. Wednesday’s match will be LSU’s …
Read More »Gators Sweep Mississippi Schools Over The Weekend
Florida made it look easy over the weekend as they opened up volleyball conference play. The number 11 Gators (11-3) swept the Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs 3-0 over the weekend to start off the SEC schedule 2-0. The wins move Florida to a combined 99-3 over the …
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 »No. 4 Gators Volleyball Drops Home Opener
A Gator home crowd of 4,431 was sent home without the satisfaction of a home-opening win. The No. 4 Gator Volleyball team fell to 1-2 on the season after a 3-1 loss to the No. 7 Southern California Trojans in their first game of the Bubly Invitational. Struggles on the …
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