Former Gator volleyball great Kelly Murphy was named to the 12 person Olympic team roster on Tuesday morning; this is the first Olympic appearance for Murphy as well. During her tenure at UF, Murphy was a four time All-American and was named the SEC Player of the Year in 2010. …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Games to Remain on Campus During O-Dome Construction
Despite the $64.5 million renovations in the O’Connell Center, Gator volleyball will still have a place to call home for the 2016 season. In fact, it is a place they all know too well, the Lemerand Athletic Center. The “Lem” is where the team holds their practices as well as three practice …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Nets Five All-Americans
While the Florida Volleyball team may still be recovering from their tough end to the 2015 season, five Gators received All-American honors yesterday. Congratulations to the Florida Five: AVCA All-Americans! @aleh3 @iZivac @ra_montie @mackenziedag10 @carli_snyder pic.twitter.com/a8NFhToLhJ — Mary Wise (@GatorMary) December 16, 2015 Sophomore middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan was named a First Team …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Team Ends Season on Sour Note in Austin
Earlier this year, instant replay was proposed for the NCAA Tournament in the sport of volleyball. Florida volleyball coach Mary Wise recognized that this change was necessary for the future of the sport, but voiced her opinion that only certain schools could actually implement the necessary technology in time for this year’s tournament. Following …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Falls Short of Final Four Against Texas
The Florida volleyball team came into a tough Elite Eight matchup Saturday night against the #3 seed Texas. In the first set the Gators won 25-22. The next two sets the Longhorns would take advantage winning those 25-22 and 25-19. The Gators bit back to take the fourth set 25-20 but …
Read More »Volleyball Preview: Gators Advance To Elite 8
The Florida volleyball team takes on three seed Texas Saturday night for in an Elite 8 match up in NCAA Tournament play. The Gators are coming off a thrilling win which went to a full five sets to upset sixth seeded Wisconsin on Friday. Texas defeated UCLA three sets to one in …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Takes Sweet 16 in Five Over Wisconsin
The Florida volleyball team took their first five-match win of the season and when a better time to do it other than in the Sweet 16. The Gators took down the Badgers 3-2 with scores of: 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 22-25, and 15-12. Florida associate head coach Dave Boos says a fifth …
Read More »Volleyball Preview: Gators Take on Wisconsin in NCAA Sweet 16
Tonight the eleventh seeded Florida Gators will face off with the sixth seed Wisconsin Badgers in Austin, Texas for the third round of the NCAA tournament. The (24-6) Gators are coming off of a 3-1 victory over rival Florida State as they finished off the season in the O-Dome as …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Advances to Sweet 16 With Win Over FSU
The Florida volleyball team faced off against Florida State for round two of NCAA tournament play on Friday night. The match proved to be a tough one as each team battled back and forth for the lead. FSU took set one 25-23, but the Gators answered grabbing set two 25-19. …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Sweeps in Round One Against New Hampshire, Next Up is FSU
Gator volleyball came out strong on the hardwood entering the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida took down New Hampshire in three sets with scores of 25-15, 25-9, and 25-15. The Wildcats were held under a .100 hitting efficiency by the Gators and even dipped to -.226 in the second …
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