Sunday, October 2
Gainesville, FL
12 PM
Florida Gators
13-2, 3-1SEC
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Tennessee
10-6, 1-3SEC
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Tennessee
21
25
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Florida
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Five Gators scored double-digit points in UF's 3-1 win against the Vols.
No. 5 Gators Bounce Back Sunday With 3-1 Win Over Tennessee
Sunday, October 2, 2016 | Volleyball
Florida defeated Tennessee to improve to 13-2 overall, 3-1 in SEC play.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Double-doubles from Alex Holston and Carli Snyder, plus a career match for both Rachael Kramer and Allie Monserez contributed to a gutty performance all around for the No. 5 Gators, who rebounded with a 3-1 victory against Tennessee Sunday in the LemDome to improve to 13-2 on the season, 3-1 in conference play.
Florida grabbed the first set 25-21 before the Volunteers cruised to a 25-19 second-set win to tie the match 1-1 at the break. Holston and fellow All-American Rhamat Alhassan each slammed down eight kills in the final two sets, while redshirt junior Shainah Joseph had two of her three blocks down the stretch in the fourth on the way to 25-22, 25-20 Gator wins in thefinal two frames to seal the deal.
Snyder (13k, 13d) posted her team-leading fifth double-double this season with two huge solo stuffs, back-to-back aces in the first and a team high 18.0 points, while Holston put up her first double dip of the year with a team best 15 kills and 11 digs to the tally. Junior libero Caroline Knop anchored UF in the back row with 15 digs alongside Holston and Snyder double-digit efforts.
Other highlights in Florida's third SEC win in front of a 'dig pink' and blue rowdy Gators crowd included a season best nine kills and 11 points for Joseph, a career high 57 assists for Monserez, the SEC and national leader in assists per set, and a career high 13 kills and 15.5 points for Kramer.
Alhassan, Holston, Joseph, Kramer and Snyder all scored double-digit points for Florida, which will have a whole week to practice before traveling to South Carolina next Sunday.
WORDS FROM WISE
"It took a gritty effort to win today. We sure got that from this group."
THE RECORDS
Tennessee: 10-6, 1-3 SEC
No. 5 Florida: 13-2, 3-1 SEC
NOTABLES AND TRENDS
Florida grabbed the first set 25-21 before the Volunteers cruised to a 25-19 second-set win to tie the match 1-1 at the break. Holston and fellow All-American Rhamat Alhassan each slammed down eight kills in the final two sets, while redshirt junior Shainah Joseph had two of her three blocks down the stretch in the fourth on the way to 25-22, 25-20 Gator wins in thefinal two frames to seal the deal.
Snyder (13k, 13d) posted her team-leading fifth double-double this season with two huge solo stuffs, back-to-back aces in the first and a team high 18.0 points, while Holston put up her first double dip of the year with a team best 15 kills and 11 digs to the tally. Junior libero Caroline Knop anchored UF in the back row with 15 digs alongside Holston and Snyder double-digit efforts.
Other highlights in Florida's third SEC win in front of a 'dig pink' and blue rowdy Gators crowd included a season best nine kills and 11 points for Joseph, a career high 57 assists for Monserez, the SEC and national leader in assists per set, and a career high 13 kills and 15.5 points for Kramer.
Alhassan, Holston, Joseph, Kramer and Snyder all scored double-digit points for Florida, which will have a whole week to practice before traveling to South Carolina next Sunday.
WORDS FROM WISE
"It took a gritty effort to win today. We sure got that from this group."
THE RECORDS
Tennessee: 10-6, 1-3 SEC
No. 5 Florida: 13-2, 3-1 SEC
NOTABLES AND TRENDS
- Florida posted 11 blocks Sunday against Tennessee, thanks to a team high five from freshman Rachael Kramer and a career tying four from Carli Snyder. The Orange and Blue have eight double-digit blocking efforts this season, three in SEC play
- The Gators improved to 48-12 all-time against Tennessee, including 44-6 under Mary Wise and 26-6 against the Volunteers at home
- UF served up three aces against UT, giving the Orange and Blue multiple aces in 11 matches this season
UP NEXT
After Sunday's tilt against Tennessee, Florida will have a week to prepare for a Sunday road test at South Carolina Oct. 9. The Gators and Gamecocks tilt at noon on SEC Network next week.
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Team Stats
UT
UF
Kills
61
63
Errors
17
19
Attempts
148
136
Hitting %
.297
.324
Points
71.0
77.0
Assists
58
60
Aces
2
3
Blocks
8.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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