Saturday, September 3
East Lansing, MI
4:30 PM
Florida Gators
3-1
3
vs
0
Morgan State
0-5
1
2
3
F
Florida
25
25
25
3
Morgan State
11
12
9
0
Florida used wins over Central Michigan and Morgan State to move to 3-1 on the season Saturday.
No. 7 Gators Sweep Morgan State to go 2-0 in Saturday Play
Saturday, September 3, 2016 | Volleyball
Florida notched wins over Central Michigan and Morgan State to improve to 3-1 in 2016.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Fresh faces, freshmen, Carli Snyder and a number of career bests highlighted No. 7 Florida's second of two matches Saturday at Jenison Field House on the Michigan State campus as the Gators swept Morgan State (25-11, 25-12, 25-9) to cap off the day's action.
Snyder slammed down a team-best 14 kills, her fourth straight match in double digits, to post a .609 hitting efficiency against the Bears. Senior Alex Holston (.545) and freshmen Morgyn Greer (.571), Darrielle King (.417) and Rachael Kramer (1.000 on five swings) all hit above .400 on the afternoon to contribute to UF's .556 clip, the third best in a single match in school history. Florida had just four attack errors, its fewest in three years since four against Duke in 2013.
Kramer, junior Sam Dubiel and freshman Cheyenne Huskey all earned their first starts this season against Morgan State, while the Gators had significant contributions and career matches from Allie Gregory, Chanelle Hargreaves, Ann-Lorrayne Bzoch and Lindsey Rogers as the quartet had five of Florida's seven service aces – three back-to-back-to-back from Rogers – and nearly half (14) of UF's 35 digs.
Serving runs proved to keep the Gators poised for their second sweep of the day, first a seven-point strand for Rogers in the first, including her trio of aces, to keep UF in control. Dubiel earned the start at libero in the second set, while Huskey, who dished out a career best 35 assists, served Florida to a 5-0 lead in the second frame. Bzoch capitalized with a four-point run of her own for the 19-9 Gators lead in the second.
Hargreaves, who dropped over three aces in Florida's first match against Central Michigan, had her fourth ace on the day with a mini service run to start the third frame, while Gregory rallied for a nine-point run through the heart of the third for the 17-4 UF lead that would seal the deal against the Bears.
The Gators return to Jenison Field House at 3:30 p.m. Sunday for their Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational finale against the host team Michigan State Spartans, who are receiving votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Sunday's Gators-Spartans showdown is scheduled to stream on BTN+ or via the BTN2Go app.
WORDS FROM WISE
"This was a great opportunity to let what we hope will be our strength, to be our strength: the depth. To play all four middle blockers, to get so many of our back-row players in. The constant really continues to be Carli Snyder. She is playing at such a high level and continued right where she left off last weekend."
THE RECORDS
No. 7 Florida: 3-1
Morgan State: 0-6
NOTABLES
Snyder slammed down a team-best 14 kills, her fourth straight match in double digits, to post a .609 hitting efficiency against the Bears. Senior Alex Holston (.545) and freshmen Morgyn Greer (.571), Darrielle King (.417) and Rachael Kramer (1.000 on five swings) all hit above .400 on the afternoon to contribute to UF's .556 clip, the third best in a single match in school history. Florida had just four attack errors, its fewest in three years since four against Duke in 2013.
Kramer, junior Sam Dubiel and freshman Cheyenne Huskey all earned their first starts this season against Morgan State, while the Gators had significant contributions and career matches from Allie Gregory, Chanelle Hargreaves, Ann-Lorrayne Bzoch and Lindsey Rogers as the quartet had five of Florida's seven service aces – three back-to-back-to-back from Rogers – and nearly half (14) of UF's 35 digs.
Serving runs proved to keep the Gators poised for their second sweep of the day, first a seven-point strand for Rogers in the first, including her trio of aces, to keep UF in control. Dubiel earned the start at libero in the second set, while Huskey, who dished out a career best 35 assists, served Florida to a 5-0 lead in the second frame. Bzoch capitalized with a four-point run of her own for the 19-9 Gators lead in the second.
Hargreaves, who dropped over three aces in Florida's first match against Central Michigan, had her fourth ace on the day with a mini service run to start the third frame, while Gregory rallied for a nine-point run through the heart of the third for the 17-4 UF lead that would seal the deal against the Bears.
The Gators return to Jenison Field House at 3:30 p.m. Sunday for their Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational finale against the host team Michigan State Spartans, who are receiving votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Sunday's Gators-Spartans showdown is scheduled to stream on BTN+ or via the BTN2Go app.
WORDS FROM WISE
"This was a great opportunity to let what we hope will be our strength, to be our strength: the depth. To play all four middle blockers, to get so many of our back-row players in. The constant really continues to be Carli Snyder. She is playing at such a high level and continued right where she left off last weekend."
THE RECORDS
No. 7 Florida: 3-1
Morgan State: 0-6
NOTABLES
- Junior Carli Snyder, playing just over an hour from home as a Michigan native (Macomb) had her fourth straight double-digit kill outing (14) this season to lead UF against Morgan State. Snyder had 14 kills each against the Chippewas and Bears
- Florida's posted 16 service aces between its two matches Saturday – nine against CMU and seven against the Bears, with five from Lindsey Rogers and four from Chanelle Hargreaves
- In addition to hitting the third-best efficiency in a match in school history at .556, the Gators held the Bears to just an .013 clip, lowest opponent average on the season, after limiting the Chippewas to an .024 hitting efficiency first thing Saturday morning
- The Orange and Blue chalked up their second three-set sweep of the season Saturday after playing two four-setters to debut 2016 at the VERT Challenge
BROADCAST INFORMATION | Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational Tournament Central | Florida Match Notes
Sunday, Sept. 4 at (rv) Michigan State
Radio Stream (Tom Collett) | Live Stream (BTN+/BTN2Go) | Live Stats
SCOUTING THE GATORS' REMAINING OPPONENTS
at (rv) Michigan State (Sept. 4 – 3:30 p.m.) | 3-0 overall in 2016
Florida and Michigan State will meet for the second time in program history Sunday at Jenison Field House
• Florida leads the series: 1-0 (1-0 under Mary Wise)
• 3-set: 0-0 | 4-set: 1-0 | 5-set: 0-0
• Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0
• Last Time Out: Dec. 13, 1996 at Gainesville (NCAA Regional Final) -- Florida advanced to the NCAA Final Four with the win --> W, 3-1 (7-15, 15-7, 15-9, 17-15)
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Team Stats
UF
MORGANST
Kills
44
19
Errors
4
18
Attempts
72
77
Hitting %
.556
.013
Points
57.0
23.0
Assists
39
17
Aces
7
2
Blocks
6.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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