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The six seed Florida Gators volleyball team battled two seed Stanford, but couldn’t hold off the Cardinal in losing 3-1 (26-24, 17-25, 24-26, 27-29) Thursday night at the NCAA Louisville Region semifinal in Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. Battled to the end#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/M03QuPUbZi — Gators Volleyball …

The No. 22 Florida v0lleyball team looks to repeat last year’s result against No. 5 Stanford in tonight’s NCAA Tournament region semifinal at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, KY. Then-No. 8 Florida took down then-No. 2 Stanford on Aug. 29, 2023 in straight sets in California. Florida (23-7), the …

The Back Nine comes at you now that we have adjusted to no Gators football or basketball games over the weekend: 10. Yeah, it was kind of weird, but free of tension in my house. The championship games were good and some were great and please don’t get rid of …

The Florida Gators volleyball team advanced Friday to tonight’s Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament with a sweep (25-18, 25-21, 25-13) against North Carolina State in Lawrence, Kan. The Gators (22-7), the six seed in the lower left region, will play host Kansas (25-4) at 7:30 p.m. ET today inside …

The Florida volleyball team will head to Lawrence, Kansas, later this week for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators earned the sixth seed in the lower left region of the bracket and face North Carolina State in the first round Friday. WE’RE IN ‼️ The …

Kennedy Martin is pretty good at physics. When the Gator hits the ball, it’s only moments before it hits the court, often at a steep angle. The sophomore showed off her scientific knowledge and physical skill against UCF, leading the Gators with 29 kills on a .510 hitting percentage. Florida …

The Back Nine comes at you after a strange weekend and they are only going to get weirder. 10. Let’s start with what a disastrous weekend this was. Thursday was kind of a feel-good day for Gator fans because Athletic Director Scott Stricklin gave Billy Napier a dreaded vote of …

There wasn’t much that wasn’t working for the No. 22 Gators on Friday night, but that isn’t new. Over the last three weeks, Florida’s volleyball team has flipped a switch. After starting the season 11-5, trending to coach Mary Wise’s worst season in Gainesville, the Gators have risen out of …

For the second straight game, Kennedy Martin tallied 31 kills for the Florida Gators volleyball team. This time it was against Arkansas on Thursday night. Aury Cruz, the four-time AVCA All-American, set the career high with 31 kills on Dec. 8, 2001. Almost 23 years later, Cruz now shares that …

Less than a week ago, the Florida volleyball team suffered what could have been a defining loss. After a challenging beginning to the SEC slate that saw No. 7 Texas and No. 15 Kentucky exit the O’ Dome with wins, Florida set out to get a tone-setting victory over South …