No. 10 Gators Sweep Georgia, Move Into Tie for Second in SEC Standings

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The Gators are off to an 8-1 start in SEC play, leaving them just one game out of first place in the league standings.

No. 10 Gators Sweep Georgia, Move Into Tie for Second in SEC Standings

Sunday, October 23, 2016 | Volleyball

Box Score Photo gallery by Matt Stamey

Florida posted its second-highest hitting percentage (.438) of the season to sweep the Bulldogs

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three-time All-American senior right side Alex Holston and junior outside hitter Carli Snyder tallied 15 kills apiece to lead the Gators offense, which finished with a .438 hitting percentage, their second-highest clip of the year, in a sweep of Georgia on Sunday (Oct. 23) afternoon.

Snyder, who also tallied nine digs, hit .583 for the match, while Holston amassed eight digs, three blocks, and a .536 hitting percentage.

Behind the service line, UF posted six aces, four of which came from redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez. In addition to being a career high, Monserez's four aces were the most by any Gator in a match this year.

For the 16th time this season and sixth consecutive match, junior libero Caroline Knop led the Gators in digs, posting a match-high 13 in that category.

The first two sets were, for the most part, back-and-forth battles, ending in 25-19 wins for the Gators. UF took complete control of the third right from the outset, scoring 13 of the first 14 points. Monserez was on serve for a 10-point run, during which she posted all four of her aces. The eight points allowed in the final set were the fewest UF surrendered in a set since giving up eight against Georgia back on Oct. 29, 2014.

The victory moves UF into a tie with Kentucky for second place in the SEC standings in the loss column, trailing only undefeated Missouri.

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#Gators SWEEP! pic.twitter.com/Ojn4fJhstz
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) October 23, 2016

THE RECORDS
No. 10 Florida: 18-2, 8-1 SEC
Georgia: 13-9, 1-8 SEC

NOTABLES AND TRENDS

Florida improves to 60-9 all-time against Georgia, and logged its 44th sweep of the Bulldogs
The Gators have won 12 of the last 13 meetings against Georgia via sweeps
Florida held its opponent below a .200 clip for the fifth consecutive match and 15th time this season
Alex Holston's 15 kills equaled her highest total in a three-set match this year
Holston's first kill of the match was No. 1,332 in her career, vaulting her past Kristy Jaeckel (2008-11) for the seventh-most in school history
Holston's .536 hitting percentage was her second-best clip of the year, though her season high of .545 against Morgan State came on just 11 total attacks
Allie Monserez's four service aces topped her previous career high of three, which she set on two different occasions, the most recent of which came at Alabama on Sep. 25
Carli Snyder's 15 kills tied her highest total in a three-set match this season
Today marked the second time this season Snyder hit above .575 (minimum of 10 total attacks)

UP NEXT
Florida continues its four-match homestand at the Lemerand Athletic Center, where the Gators are 6-1 this season, next Friday (Oct. 28) against Ole Miss and Sunday (Oct. 30) against LSU. Friday's match will be streamed via SEC Network +, while Sunday's match will be televised by SEC Network. Both matches can also be heard on ESPN Gainesville 95.3 FM / 850 AM.

First serve on Friday will be at 7 p.m. ET, and Sunday's match will commence at 12 p.m. ET.

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