A Gator home crowd of 4,431 was sent home without the satisfaction of a home-opening win. The No. 4 Gator Volleyball team fell to 1-2 on the season after a 3-1 loss to the No. 7 Southern California Trojans in their first game of the Bubly Invitational. Struggles on the …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Plays in Home Opener
The fourth ranked Florida volleyball team opens its home season this weekend with the Bubly Invitational in the Exactech Arena. The Gators will face seventh ranked Southern California, Louisville, and UCF in this three-day tournament. You can hear Friday’s match against USC on ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF starting at …
Read More »Florida Volleyball: Freshmen Look to Fill Important Spots
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. …
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