CK Ole Miss
Jim Burgess
Junior libero Caroline Knop had a career high 31 digs at Ole Miss Friday evening.
3
Winner Florida UF 11-1,1-0
1
Ole Miss OM 11-3,0-1
Winner
Florida UF
11-1,1-0
3
Final
1
Ole Miss OM
11-3,0-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida UF 24 25 25 25 (3)
Ole Miss OM 26 12 15 16 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Kelly Sobers

No. 6 Gators Extend Win Streak to 11, Take SEC Opener at Ole Miss

Florida defeated Ole Miss 3-1 to improve to 11-1 on the 2016 season.

OXFORD, Miss. -- Contributions from all over the court powered No. 6 Florida to a 3-1 win against the Rebels in the Gators' SEC opener at The Pavilion at Ole Miss, extending UF's win streak to 11 matches after the first of two contests on the weekend road swing. Next up, Alabama.
 
After falling to the Rebels in the opening set, 26-24, the Orange and Blue (11-1) stormed back to win the next three frames 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, and did so with a number of impressive performances.
 
Junior libero Caroline Knop stabilized a Gators defense with a staggering – and career high – 31 digs alongside a career high 12 scoops freshman Allie Gregory in the back row. Florida balanced the efforts with impressive offensive numbers. Another career night for redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez (54 assists) had four Florida offensive weapons with double-digit kills, including a fourth double-double this season for junior Carli Snyder (16 kills, 12 digs). A career high 12 kills for freshman middle Rachael Kramer, a team high 18.5 points for senior Alex Holston, a .455 clip and just one attack error for Rhamat Alhassan and an error free seven kills and .467 clip for Shainah Joseph, both season highs, followed.
 
Three players had five or more blocks on the night – Alhassan (7.0), Holston (6.0) and Kramer (5.0) as UF posted their fourth double-digit block effort (14.0) in the last five matches.
 
The Rebels gave the Gators all they could handle in the first, holding a three-point advantage for much of the opening frame. Florida knotted the set a 20-20 on a Joseph kill and had set point at 24-23 on a slam from Snyder, but Ole Miss battled with ties at 20, 21, 23 and 24-all before a Rebel kill and Gator error resulted in a 26-24 win for Ole Miss.
 
The second, third and fourth frames were all Gators en route to career nights for a number of Florida players.
 
Florida caps the weekend with a tilt at Alabama Sunday. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
 
WORDS FROM WISE
"Wins on the road this day and age are not easy to come by. We saw an Ole Miss team that played very well, but it took production by a lot of different players tonight, in particular the play of CK anchoring our defense."
 
THE RECORDS
No. 6 Florida: 11-1
Ole Miss: 11-3
 
NOTABLES AND TRENDS
  • Florida is now 47-3 all-time against Ole Miss (41-0 under Mary Wise), and improved to 22-3 all-time in Oxford following Friday's victory
  • With their SEC-opening win, the Gators are 416-45 (.902) all-time in SEC play, including a 390-23 mark under Wise
  • The Gators have now held nine of 12 opponents under a .200 clip, including Ole Miss (.132) in Friday action. Florida entered the weekend at No. 28 in opponent hitting efficiency in the NCAA (.153) and hit .370 against the Rebels,
  • Defensively, the Orange and Blue have been stellar on serve-receive with six matches of one reception error or less, including just one against the Rebels
  • Florida had 14 blocks to Ole Miss' three, giving the Orange and Blue four double-digit block efforts in the last five matches, and six double-digit block matches so far this season
 
NEXT OPPONENT
Florida will finish off its SEC opening weekend at Alabama Sunday at Foster Auditorium. Florida is undefeated all-time in program history against the Crimson Tide. The Gators own a 41-0 record against Bama, including a perfect 39-0 under Mary Wise. UF is 19-0 in Tuscaloosa.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION AT BAMA | Match Notes
Sunday, Sept. 25, at Alabama
TV: Live on SEC Network | Stream: WatchESPN | Radio Stream (Tom Collett) + live on ESPN Gainesville (95.3 FM / AM 850) | Live Stats
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE
at Alabama (Sept. 25) | 11-2 overall in 2016
  • Florida leads: 41-0 (39-0 under Mary Wise)
  • 3-set: 37-0 | 4-set: 4-0 | 5-set: 0-0
  • Home: 19-0 | Away: 19-0 | Neutral: 3-0
  • Last Time Out: Nov. 13, 2015 at Gainesville --> W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-16)
 
ON THE HORIZON
After a weekend road trip to open SEC play at Ole Miss and Alabama, the Orange and Blue will open the conference season at home against foe Kentucky Wednesday in the Lemerand Center. First serve between the Gators and Wildcats is slated for 8 p.m. on SEC Network.
 
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