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Florida Gators volleyball is back in the NCAA tournament for the 32nd consecutive year and will face the Florida A&M Rattlers in the first round Friday night. UF head coach Mary Wise, who has led the Gators since 1991, is still in search of her first title. The Gators finished …

The Arkansas Razorbacks have never won a match in Gainesville in volleyball, and it didn’t start this weekend. On Saturday, the Gators swept Arkansas in three straight sets. On Sunday, the match played out differently as Arkansas walked back into Gator territory prepared. The Hogs managed to hold the Gators …

The 14th ranked Florida volleyball team is back on track after sweeping the Auburn Tigers on the road Wednesday night.  The Gators are now 16-4 in season wins and 8-2 in the SEC. After a surprising 0-3 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs last Wednesday, the Gators were able to get …

The No. 11 Gators fell to the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night in three sets, their first loss since they played South Carolina. This is also the first time this season that the Gators did not win a single set. This is the first time Georgia has swept a ranked …

The rivalry between Alabama and Florida often offers nail-biting moments. Both athletic programs have established themselves as true powerhouses, compiling thousands of wins across all sports. In volleyball, though, the story is different. The Gators have never lost a match against the Crimson Tide in 38 years. That dominant run …

Florida volleyball couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season.  Over the weekend, the No. 15 Gators dominated North Florida, East Tennessee State and Virginia at the O’Connell Center to kick start Mary Wise’s 32nd season at the program’s helm.  Following a 3-1 win Friday over UNF, the …

On Friday, August. 26, Florida took the courts against the UNF Ospreys in women’s volleyball for the first time in school history at the Gators Invitational. The Gators invited North Florida along with the Virginia Cavaliers and the Eastern Tennessee State Pirates to a two-day tournament.  A good crowd was …

Gabrielle Essix is a freshman on the Gators Volleyball team from Hoover Alabama. Before entering collegiate Volleyball, Essix had a laundry list of accolades. In 2020 she was a member of the U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. She was also AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team in 2020. She …

Freshman Gabrielle Essix of Gators Volleyball spoke with Steve Russel on Sports Scene to talk about her freshman season, mental health, NIL deals and what’s next for Gators Volleyball. Standing 6 feet 3 inches tall Gabby Essix dominated the high school game. Her only question, where would she play next? …