Florida volleyball welcomes six freshmen this year after last season’s National Championship run. Losing All-Americans Carli Snyder, Rhamat Alhassan, Shainah Joseph, plus libero Caroline Knop will cause the team to take a hit. But, the incoming class of top prospects are ready to take on that challenge. Thayer Hall Remember …
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 »Gator Volleyball Final Four Bound After Five-Set Thriller
As students at the University of Florida crammed for finals on their Saturday afternoon, they may have taken a break and tuned in to see their volleyball team play. If they tuned into the wrong time, they could have seen a team at the end of their season desperately holding …
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 »Florida Volleyball Set to Play UCLA In Sweet 16 Matchup
The Florida Gators will come back after a week off to play the UCLA on Friday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Volleyball tournament. The Gators won the first two rounds handily only dropping one set of the seven they played. Mary Wise continues to make her the history books …
Read More »FEATURE: Rhamat Alhassan Leaving Her Mark on Gator Volleyball
Seven years ago you could have told those close to Rhamat Alhassan that she would be one of the best college volleyball players and very little would have believed you. That’s because the Glenarden, Maryland native did not pick up volleyball until her sophomore year in high school. In fact, she …
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 »No. 2 Seed Florida Sweeps Alabama State In First Round
Florida walked out in their blue and white with all the confidence in the world. Looking like a team on a mission, you wouldn’t think they were making their 27th straight tournament appearance. No, instead they looked like a team possessed. Determined to let no one get in their way …
Read More »No. 3 Gator Volleyball Finishes Regular Season in Missouri
The Gator volleyball team will play its final regular season match on Saturday. The game will be in Columbia and the match has a lot of implications for seeding in the NCAA Tournament. The Gators right now are in contention for the #1 seed. Also, if the Gators beat the …
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