In their first five-set match of the season, the fifth ranked Florida volleyball team fell to the 25th ranked Missouri Tigers on Sunday on the road. Both teams now have identical 14-2 SEC records. The Match The Gators started out with the first point of the match thanks to a kill …
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Preview: Gators to Face Georgia and Mississippi State on the Road
After two weeks of playing in the “LemDome”, the Gator volleyball team is on the road again to face Georgia on Wednesday night and Mississippi State on Sunday. The Team On Monday, Florida made a strong move up in the national rankings. The Gators are now No.7 in the RPI rankings …
Read More »Gators Beat LSU, Win With Fourth Straight Sweep
In their second weekend at home, the No. 9 Florida Gator Volleyball defeated LSU for their fourth straight sweep. The Gators beat the Tigers 3-0, (25-11, 25-13, 25-19). The Match From the very beginning, the Florida Gators took control of the match. Rachael Kramer started the match slamming down two …
Read More »Gators Pull Off 18th Win, Defeats Georgia
In their twelfth clean sweep of the season, the No. 10 Florida Gator Volleyball team beat the Georgia Bulldogs 3-0, (25-19, 25-19, 25-8) to tie for the second spot in the SEC. Key Points Florida (18-2, 8-1 SEC) dominated the match from the very beginning. Alex Holston put down five of …
Read More »Gators Make It A Clean Sweep Against Alabama
The Florida Gator volleyball team finished their SEC opening weekend with a clean sweep against Alabama 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-19). The Gators improve to 12-1 on the season making it an undefeated start to SEC play. Gator coach Mary wise had a few words to say on their defense and …
Read More »Gators Streak Extends to 10, Defeats Marshall
In what was their first weekend of home games in the Lemerand Athletic Center, the No. 7 Florida Gator volleyball team finished strong after defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-22). Saturday afternoon’s match against Marshall was the final match for the Gators in the Active Ankle Challenge. The …
Read More »Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Olympics Kicks Off Tonight
Today is the official start date of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 207 countries will be represented at this year’s Olympiad in 28 different sports. Sports taking the center stage this weekend are gymnastics and swimming. The USA women’s gymnastics team are defending Olympic champions and the London …
Read More »O’Connell Center Demolition Underway
The arena that served as a stage to two consecutive men’s basketball national championships, (’06, ’07) and three consecutive gymnastics national championships (’13, ’14, ’15) won’t house a show again until December 2016. Demolition and renovation of the 36 year-old O’Connell Center is finally underway. The $64.5 million project is …
Read More »PREVIEW: Gator Women’s Hoops Aim To Continue Win Streak Over Robert Morris
The Gator women’s basketball team hosts Robert Morris today at 2 pm. The Gators and Colonials are meeting at half-court for the third time in program history. Florida leads the all-time series 2-0. Taking a stroll through memory lane, the first time these two teams met, back in 2007, it …
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Listen live weekdays from noon – 2 p.m. to Sportscene with Steve Russell. Steve Russell has been the Sports Director of AM850 since 1998 and also serves as the Sports Director for WUFT-TV. Russell is a graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications and has worked …
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