No. 8 Florida Volleyball Takes Down Missouri Tigers, 3-0

Friday, October 24

Gainesville, FL

7:00 PM

Florida Gators

Missouri

No. 8 Florida Volleyball Takes Down Missouri Tigers, 3-0

Saturday, October 25, 2014 | Volleyball

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Orange and Blue used a balanced offensive attack and stellar defense Friday as the No. 8 Florida volleyball team blanked Missouri in front of 2,504 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center to improve to 15-3 on the season and complete the first portion of the SEC slate an undefeated 9-0.

Rhamat Alhassan (14), Gabby Mallette (11) and éiva Recek (11) notched double-digit kills, senior Holly Pole led the Florida back row with 13 digs, her most since Oct. 10, while Florida's service reception was yet again on point with no reception errors for the fourth time in conference play.

Florida out-blocked Mizzou, 5-2, and limited the Tigers to a .168 hitting efficiency on the match. Missouri became the seventh sweep in SEC play for Florida and UF's 12th opponent this season to hit under .197, including eight of nine SEC opponents thus far.

UF improved to 4-2 all-time against Missouri and will now set its sights on its second meeting with Mississippi State, with first serve slated for 1:30 p.m. from the O'Dome Sunday.

GETTING WISE

“This was a match where, as good as our back row play continues to be, our offense matched it.”

BY THE NUMBERS

· 17.5: points for freshman middle Rhamat Alhassan, who led all players on the floor with 14 kills, her second-best output this season. Alhassan hit .591, served up one ace and posted a team-high five blocks to lead Florida in roofs for the 17th match this season. The 6-4 freshman was just 1.5 points shy of her season high 19

· 13: digs for senior libero Holly Pole, her most in SEC play since Oct. 10 against Georgia. Seniors Taylor Unroe and Maddy Monserez had eight and five digs, respectively

· 12: opponents the Gators have forced to operate below a .197 hitting efficiency, including eight of nine SEC foes. Florida held Missouri to .168 Friday and got better through each set. After the Tigers hit .276 in the first, UF held them to .154 in the second and .074 in the third frame

· 11: kills each for junior outside hitters Gabby Mallette and éiva Recek. Mallette and Recek were each just one kill shy of season-best performances. Mallette hit .455 for Florida, Recek .364

· 10: straight wins for the Gators, extending UF's longest win streak of the season, now the longest of any team in league play. Florida strung together a 13-match win streak from 9/13/13-10/18/13 last season

· 9: straight SEC wins to start conference play. Florida is the only undefeated team in SEC play half way through the conference schedule

· 7: SEC sweeps following the win against Missouri Friday (Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Missouri). Florida has dropped just two sets in SEC play, both on the road -- one to LSU and one to South Carolina

· 2: service aces for junior setter Mackenzie Dagostino to lead the Gators. Dagostino has at least one service ace in 15 of Florida's 18 matches this season, including multiple aces in nine matches. Dagostino chipped in 35 assists and had four kills of her own on five swings (.800 clip), eight digs and a block to her credit

· 0: reception errors for Florida for the fourth time in conference play, and the sixth time this season

UP NEXT

The Gators continue the weekend at home Sunday when Florida squares off with Mississippi State for the second time this season. The Gators and Bulldogs met Oct. 5 in Starkville and UF took home the 3-0 decision.

FLORIDA vS. MISSISSIPPI STATE BROADCAST INFORMATION
	Match Time	TV	Radio Stream	Live Stats
FLORIDA \| MISSISSIPPI STATE	1:30 p.m.	SEC Network +	ESPN 850 WRUF	Stat Broadcast