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Photo Gallery: Gator Volleyball Rallies in 5-set Match to Defeat Kentucky Sunday
University of Florida volleyball team rallied a major comeback Sunday afternoon against the University of Kentucky, losing the first two games but winning the following three. In the first two games, Gators struggled to put up a quality pass to setter Taylor Brauneis, but in the final three games, Gators were able to turn it around and take home the victory.
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The Florida Gators celebrate their comeback victory after the final point of Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Florida head coach Mary Wise
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez gets a dig for the Gators in Sunday's match.
Freshman Ziva Recek has a back row attack for the Gators in the first set of the match against the Kentucky Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
Setter Taylor Brauneis had 47 assists against UK on Sunday.
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets a kill for the Florida Gators in the first set on Sunday.
Outside hitter for the Gators, Gabby Mallette
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez gets a dig for the Gators in Sunday's match.
Middle blocker Chloe Mann and setter Taylor Brauneis go up for a block on the right side in the first set of Sunday's match.
Sunday's match was "Serve for the Cure" in honor of breast cancer awareness.
Setter Taylor Brauneis serves for the Florida Gators.
Junior Chloe Mann gets a block for the Florida Gators in the first set of Sunday's match.
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Freshman Gabby Mallette of the Florida Gators
Many fans showed up to watch the Gators battle the Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
Junior Chloe Mann and Senior Tangerine Wiggs get a block for the Gators in the first set of Sunday's match against Kentucky.
Outside hitter, Gabby Mallette, gets a block for the Gators in the third set of Sunday's match.
Right side hitter Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill for the Gators in the third set of Sunday's match.
Middle blocker Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday's match by hitting around the double block set up by Kentucky.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek fails to block Kentucky's hitter in the second set of the match on Sunday.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann celebrate after a block against Kentucky on Sunday.
Senior Betsy Smith gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of the match against Kentucky on Sunday.
Freshman Berkley Whaley goes up for a kill in the second set against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday.
Junior Taylor Brauneis gets a block on Kentucky's outside hitter in the second set on Sunday.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann get a block for the Gators during Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Kentucky hits through Florida's Betsy Smith's block for a Kentucky point in the second set.
Chloe Mann, 16, gets a block for the Florida Gators in the second set.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette gets a block for the Gators during Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Tangerine Wiggs hits down the line for a kill in the second set of Sunday's match.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday's match.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Chloe Mann get a block for the Gators during Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Senior Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill by avoiding Kentucky's block in Sunday's match.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday's match.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the second set of Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets blocked in the second set against Kentucky on Sunday.
Head coach of the Florida Gators, Mary Wise, coaches her team through the 5-set match from the sidelines on Sunday.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the third set of Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Freshman Gabby Mallette tips over the block and down the line in the third set against Kentucky on Sunday.
Simone Antwi serves for the Florida Gators in the third set against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday.
Both libero Taylor Unroe and defensive specialist Holly Pole go for the return of serve in the third set of Sunday's match.
Defensive specialist Madison Monserez dives for the ball in the third set of Sunday's match against Kentucky.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette and middle blocker Simone Antwi get a block for the Gators during Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Senior Betsy Smith serves for the Gators
Chloe Mann gets the winning kill for the Gators win over Kentucky in a 5-set match on Sunday.
Freshman Ziva Recek celebrates with her team after she gets a kill against the Kentucky Wildcats in the final set of the match on Sunday.
Middler block Chloe Mann and right side hitter Tangerine Wiggs get a block for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Outside hitter Ziva Recek gets a kill for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday's match.
Outside hitter Gabby Mallette gets blocked by Kentucky in the fourth set of Sunday's match.
Chloe Mann gets a kill for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Tangerine Wiggs hits down the line for a kill in the fourth set of Sunday's match.
Ziva Recek gets a kill from the back row for the Gators in the fourth set of Sunday's match against Kentucky.
Senior Tangerine Wiggs gets a kill for the Gators in the fifth set of Sunday's match.
Middle blocker Chloe Mann tips over Kentucky's block in the fifth set of Sunday's match.
Florida's libero Taylor Unroe
Sundai Weston of the Florida Gators
Freshman Ziva Recek gets a dig for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Freshman Gabby Mallette gets blocked by Kentucky in the fifth set on Sunday.
Holly Pole serves for the Gators in the fifth set.
Tangerine Wiggs hits outside for the Gators in the fifth set on Sunday.
Freshman Ziva Recek hits around the block and down the line for a kill for the Gators in the fifth set Sunday.
The Florida Gators celebrate their comeback victory after the final point of Sunday's match against the Kentucky Wildcats.
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