Saturday, September 10
Brooklyn, NY
11 AM
Florida Gators
5-1
3
vs
0
Denver
4-4
1
2
3
F
Denver
17
20
11
0
Florida
25
25
25
3
Florida junior captain Rhamat Alhassan posted a season-best 18 points against Denver.
Alhassan Shines in No. 8 Florida’s Sweep Against Denver
Saturday, September 10, 2016 | Volleyball
Junior captain Rhamat Alhassan posted 18 points in UF's sweep against Denver.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Junior captain Rhamat Alhassan had a special day for the No. 8 Gators, who racked up their fourth straight sweep this season against the Denver Pioneers (25-17, 25-20, 25-11) in the opening match of the Blackbird Invitational Saturday. Alhassan hit an error-free .789 with 15 kills and added five blocks for a team-high 18 points.
Thanks to serving runs from Allie Gregory, Chanelle Hargreaves and Allie Monserez, Florida separated from the Pioneers in the first with an 11-3 run that gave the Gators control for the 25-17 set win. UF opened the second with a 5-0 lead under Alex Holston's serve and entered the locker room up 2-0 at the break with the 25-20 second-set win. The third was all Gators, wo worked to a 24-9 advantage before the Pioneers fended off match point twice until junior outside Carli Snyder slammed down one of her 11 kills and 13 points for match point.
In addition to Alhassan's season-best clip, Saturday's match allowed redshirt junior Shainah Joseph to get her feet wet after treating an injury the past two weeks -- and that she did, slamming down set point in the first frame. Freshman middle blocker Rachael Kramer had an impressive showing in the third set, slamming down two monster kills and posting three roofs in the final frame.
Freshman Allie Gregory dropped over a career high two service aces, Florida had just two reception errors and hit .437 as a team, its second-best efficiency of the season so far.
The Orange and Blue will wrap up the Blackbird Invitational Sunday with a noon match against host LIU Brooklyn.
WORDS FROM WISE
"To score 18 points as a three-rotation player tells you the level at which Rhamat Alhassan was today. She just has a way of changing a match both with her offense and her defense."
THE RECORDS
No. 8 Florida: 5-1
Denver: 4-4
NOTABLES
Thanks to serving runs from Allie Gregory, Chanelle Hargreaves and Allie Monserez, Florida separated from the Pioneers in the first with an 11-3 run that gave the Gators control for the 25-17 set win. UF opened the second with a 5-0 lead under Alex Holston's serve and entered the locker room up 2-0 at the break with the 25-20 second-set win. The third was all Gators, wo worked to a 24-9 advantage before the Pioneers fended off match point twice until junior outside Carli Snyder slammed down one of her 11 kills and 13 points for match point.
In addition to Alhassan's season-best clip, Saturday's match allowed redshirt junior Shainah Joseph to get her feet wet after treating an injury the past two weeks -- and that she did, slamming down set point in the first frame. Freshman middle blocker Rachael Kramer had an impressive showing in the third set, slamming down two monster kills and posting three roofs in the final frame.
Freshman Allie Gregory dropped over a career high two service aces, Florida had just two reception errors and hit .437 as a team, its second-best efficiency of the season so far.
The Orange and Blue will wrap up the Blackbird Invitational Sunday with a noon match against host LIU Brooklyn.
WORDS FROM WISE
"To score 18 points as a three-rotation player tells you the level at which Rhamat Alhassan was today. She just has a way of changing a match both with her offense and her defense."
THE RECORDS
No. 8 Florida: 5-1
Denver: 4-4
NOTABLES
- Florida has now held four straight opponents to under a .100 clip. The Gators held Denver to an .063 percentage Saturday
- The Gators played the minimum three sets for the fourth straight match, having swept through the Spartan Invitational last weekend before Saturday's three-set win against the Pioneers
- The Orange and Blue have two reception errors or less in four consecutive matches
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Sunday, Sept. 11 at LIU Brooklyn (12 p.m.)
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SCOUTING THE BLACKBIRDS
at LIU BROOKLYN (SEPT. 11) | 0-6 overall in 2016 (playing NJIT Saturday)
• Florida leads: 2-0
• 3-set: 1-0 | 4-set: 1-0 | 5-set: 0-0
• Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0
• Last Time Out: Nov. 27, 2015 at Gainesville (regular-season finale) --> W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-19)
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Team Stats
DEN
UF
Kills
28
47
Errors
22
9
Attempts
95
87
Hitting %
.063
.437
Points
34.0
60.0
Assists
27
44
Aces
2
3
Blocks
4.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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