Adler Garfield

Box Score

Shainah Joseph finished with 10-plus kills for the fourth time this year and fifth time of her career.

South Carolina SC 10-11, 3-6 SEC

Florida UF 17-1, 9-1 SEC

South Carolina SC

10-11, 3-6 SEC

Final

Oct. 27, 2017

Florida UF

17-1, 9-1 SEC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
South Carolina SC	17	16	17	(0)
Florida UF	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | Friday, October 27, 2017 | Zach Dirlam

Joseph Fuels No. 4 Gators’ Sweep of South Carolina

Rhamat Alhassan broke Benavia Jenkins' school record for career block assists

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at Mississippi State

10/29/2017 | 1 PM

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Fifth-year senior Shainah Joseph starred for the No. 4 Gators (17-1, 9-1 SEC) once again, leading the team with 13 kills and a .458 hitting percentage in a sweep of South Carolina Friday night.

Joseph's 13 kills and 14 points were both career highs for a three-set match, topping the nine kills and 11 points she had against N.C. State earlier this year (Sept. 3). It also marked the fourth time this year and fifth time in her career Joseph tallied 10-plus kills in a match.

Senior outside hitter Carli Snyder totaled a match-high 14.5 points on 10 kills, three service aces and three block assists. Three-time All-American middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan finished with a match-high six blocks and added nine kills. Two points into the match, Alhassan recorded the 503rd block assist of her career, breaking Benavia Jenkins' (2000-03) school record.

Florida's defense stymied South Carolina's offense, holding it to a .066 hitting percentage. The first and third sets were particularly impressive for the Gators, who held the Gamecocks to an .038 clip and .048 clip, respectively. Florida also limited Mikayla Shields, who entered the night ranked sixth in the SEC in kills per set (3.60) and seventh in points per set (4.15), two kills and two points—both of which came late in the third set. Moreover, South Carolina's Mikayla Robinson, the No. 10-ranked hitter in the SEC (.329), registered a -.083 clip and three kills against Florida's defense.

Next up for the Gators is a trip to Starkville, where they face Mississippi state in a 1 p.m. ET match Sunday.

NOTABLES

Florida has held six opponents below a .100 hitting percentage this season, with five of those defensive efforts coming in SEC play
The Gators recorded double-digit blocks for a seventh consecutive match and for the 15th time in 18 matches this year
Florida posted five-plus service aces for the ninth time this season—it had 12 such matches in 2016
Shainah Joseph hit above .450 (with at least 10 total attempts) for the second straight match and sixth time this season
Six of Joseph's 10 career matches with 10-plus points have been recorded this season
Carli Snyder recorded three service aces (all consecutively in the first set) for the fifth time in her career and this season
Rhamat Alhassan finished with five-plus blocks for the 14th time this year
Morgyn Greer tied her season high with three kills and set a new season high with 4.5 points
Greer also recorded her first career service ace to win Florida its 25th point in the second set
Florida improved its all-time record against South Carolina to 55-7, and to 50-2 under head coach Mary Wise

BROADCAST INFORMATION | Match Notes
Sunday, Oct. 29 at Mississippi State | 1 p.m. ET
Streaming: SEC Network + (via Watch ESPN) | Radio: Audio Stream [Tom Collett] (also available via ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM) | Live Stats

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Mississippi State (9-15, 0-9 SEC) | 2016 synopsis: 14-18 overall, 6-12 SEC