Senior Day Headlines Gators’ Return Home

Friday, November 10

Gainesville, FL

7 PM

Florida Gators

Arkansas

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Florida needs wins to maintain its spot atop the SEC standings this weekend.

Senior Day Headlines Gators’ Return Home

Thursday, November 9, 2017 | Volleyball

Florida looks to keep itself in the mix for a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament this weekend

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida, still at No. 4 in the AVCA Top 25 and No. 3 in the NCAA RPI, returns home following a three-match road trip. The Gators will face Arkansas Friday night and Missouri Sunday afternoon, which will also be senior day.

Florida continues to be the only team in the nation with three wins over current top-eight teams in the RPI, and it also sits atop the Southeastern Conference standings with Kentucky—both are 12-1 in league play.

Earlier this week, senior outside hitter Carli Snyder was named the espnW and SEC Player of the Week, while three-time All-American Rhamat Alhassan collected her third consecutive SEC Defensive Player of the Week award.

PROMOTIONS

3D court projection video (Friday & Sunday)
Kid's Korner (Gate 4 Lobby – Friday & Sunday)
Little Gators Hip Hop Squad (between sets 1 & 2 Sunday)
Post-match autographs (Friday & Sunday)

BROADCAST INFORMATION | Match Notes
Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Arkansas | 7 p.m. ET
Streaming: SEC Network + (via Watch ESPN) [Tom Collett, Missy Whittemore] | Radio: Audio Stream [Ryan Urquhart, Josh Crow] (also available via ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM) | Live Stats

Sunday, Nov. 12 vs. Missouri | 1 p.m. ET
TV: SEC Network [Tiffany Greene, Missy Whittemore] | Streaming: Watch ESPN | Radio: Audio Stream [Tom Collett, Josh Crow] (also available via ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM) | Live Stats

NOTABLE NEWS & NUMBERS (national stat rankings updated through Nov. 8)

Florida and Texas are the only teams in the nation ranked in the top 15 nationally in hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage
Florida is one of three teams (Penn State, Wisconsin) with two players ranked inside the top 30 nationally in hitting percentage
The Gators rank second nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.127) 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 30 of 72 sets this season (41.7 percent), including 13 of its last 19 sets
The Gators rank third nationally in blocks per set (3.16), have 10-plus blocks in 17 of their 21 matches, and are on pace for their highest blocks per set average since 2006 (3.39)
Rhamat Alhassan ranks second nationally in blocks per set (1.80) and tied for 23rd in hitting percentage (.399)
Rachael Kramer ranks ninth nationally and leads the SEC in hitting percentage (.430)
Carli Snyder ranks eighth nationally and leads the SEC in service aces per set (0.50)
Shainah Joseph remained seventh in the SEC in hitting percentage (.337) and is hitting .430 with 54 kills in her last five matches
Cheyenne Huskey ranks fifth in the SEC and tied for 71st nationally in blocks per set (1.19)
- Huskey is the only setter ranked higher than 173rd nationally

SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
Arkansas (17-8, 7-6 SEC) | 2016 synopsis: 9-21, 7-11 SEC

Series History: Florida leads, 40-3 (40-3 under Mary Wise)
3-set: 23-1 | 4-set: 12-0 | 5-set: 5-2
Home: 17-0 | Away: 17-2 | Neutral: 6-1
Last Time Out: Sept. 24, 2017 in Fayetteville à W, 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13)
Notable: Arkansas' Pilar Victoria leads the nation in points per set (6.30) and ranks second nationally in kills per set (5.67)

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Missouri (17-9, 10-3 SEC) | 2016 synopsis: 27-6 overall, 16-2 SEC (t-1st) | NCAA Regional Semifinalist

Series History: Florida leads, 5-4 (5-4 under Mary Wise)
3-set: 4-1 | 4-set: 1-1 | 5-set: 0-2
Home: 3-1 | Away: 1-3 | Neutral: 1-0
Last Time Out: Nov. 20, 2017 in Columbia à L, 2-3 (18-25, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 10-15)