No. 3 Gators Head to Texas A&M

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Florida is poised for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament so long as it keeps winning.

No. 3 Gators Head to Texas A&M

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 | Volleyball

Florida looks to keep winning in order to bolster its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament

By: Zach Dirlam

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Florida, up to No. 3 in the AVCA Top 25 and No. 2 in the NCAA RPI, hits the road for its only match of the week. The Gators (22-1, 14-1 SEC) face Texas A&M Wednesday night, with ESPNU providing television coverage.

Florida continues to be the only team in the nation with three wins over current top-10 teams in the RPI, and it leads Kentucky by a half-game in the Southeastern Conference standings. The Gators are coming off four-set wins over Arkansas and Missouri, and are down to their final three matches of the regular season—which concludes next Saturday (Nov. 25).

We heard @NCAAVolleyball was taking resumés for Top-4 seeds.

Had to make sure we submitted ours.

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— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) November 13, 2017

Earlier this week, fifth-year senior right side Shainah Joseph was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.

BROADCAST INFORMATION | Match Notes
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Texas A&M | 6 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU | Streaming: Watch ESPN [Tiffany Greene, Missy Whittemore] | Radio: Audio Stream [Tom Collett] (also available via ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM) | Live Stats

NOTABLE NEWS & NUMBERS (national stat rankings updated through Nov. 13)

Florida is one of four teams (Baylor, Nebraska, Texas) ranked in the top 20 nationally in hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage
Florida is one of five teams (Dayton, Penn State, San Diego, Wisconsin) with two players ranked inside the top 35 nationally in hitting percentage
The Gators rank second nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.125) and are on track to finish with a season average below .135 for the first time since 2003, and fifth time since 1997
Florida has held its opponents below a .100 clip in 32 of 80 sets this season (40 percent)
The Gators rank third nationally in blocks per set (3.21), have 10-plus blocks in 19 of their 23 matches, and are on pace for their highest blocks per set average since 2006 (3.39)
Rhamat Alhassan leads the nation in blocks per set (1.81) and tied for 32nd in hitting percentage (.387)
Rachael Kramer ranks eighth nationally and leads the SEC in hitting percentage (.429)
Kramer is also tied for sixth in the SEC and tied for 80th nationally in blocks per set (1.17)
Carli Snyder ranks fifth nationally and leads the SEC in service aces per set (0.54)
Caroline Knop ranks second in the SEC and tied for 65th nationally in digs per set (4.75), and the Gators moved up to second in the SEC in digs per set (16.23) after 159 digs in eight sets last week
Shainah Joseph remains seventh in the SEC in hitting percentage (.350) and is hitting .430 with 82 kills in her last seven matches
Cheyenne Huskey ranks fifth in the SEC and tied for 73rd nationally in blocks per set (1.18)
- Huskey is the only setter ranked higher than 181st nationally

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Texas A&M (7-14, 4-10 SEC) | 2016 synopsis: 21-9 overall, 15-3 SEC (t-3rd) | NCAA Tournament qualifier

Series History: Florida leads, 13-1 (11-1 under Mary Wise)
3-set: 5-0 | 4-set: 6-0 | 5-set: 2-1
Home: 7-0 | Away: 5-1 | Neutral: 1-0
Last Time Out: Oct. 4, 2017 in Gainesville à W, 3-1 (26-24, 25-23, 25-27, 25-10)