Friday, September 8
Gainesville, FL
5 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Michigan State
Gators Host No. 21 Michigan State Friday Evening
Thursday, September 7, 2017 | Volleyball
Florida faces a ranked opponent for the fourth time this season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – What was once a four-team, two-day event is down to just a single head-to-head matchup between Florida and No. 21 Michigan State Friday (Sep. 8) at 5 p.m. in Exactech Arena / Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
The Gators, who rose one spot to No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, are the only team in the nation with three wins over ranked opponents (including two top-five wins) and could collect a fourth against the Spartans.
Fans with a ticket to Saturday's (Sep. 9) Florida-Northern Colorado football game will be admitted to Friday's match free of charge.
Additional information on the cancellation of the rest of the weekend's Active Ankle Challenge matches can be found at this link.
BROADCAST INFORMATION | Match Notes
Friday, Sep. 8 vs. No. 21 Michigan State | 5 p.m. ET
Stream: SEC Network + / Watch ESPN | Audio Stream (Tom Collett & Josh Crow)
NOTABLE NEWS & NUMBERS
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
No. 21 Michigan State (5-1) | 2016 synopsis: 25-9 overall, 13-7 Big Ten, NCAA Tournament Second Round
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The Gators, who rose one spot to No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, are the only team in the nation with three wins over ranked opponents (including two top-five wins) and could collect a fourth against the Spartans.
Fans with a ticket to Saturday's (Sep. 9) Florida-Northern Colorado football game will be admitted to Friday's match free of charge.
Additional information on the cancellation of the rest of the weekend's Active Ankle Challenge matches can be found at this link.
BROADCAST INFORMATION | Match Notes
Friday, Sep. 8 vs. No. 21 Michigan State | 5 p.m. ET
Stream: SEC Network + / Watch ESPN | Audio Stream (Tom Collett & Josh Crow)
NOTABLE NEWS & NUMBERS
- Rhamat Alhassan reached both the 1,000-kill and 500-block career plateaus in last Sunday's (Sep. 3) win over North Carolina
- Alhassan leads the SEC and ranks 13th nationally in blocks per set (1.67), while setter Cheyenne Huskey ranks third in the SEC and 40th nationally
- Rachael Kramer ranks 9th nationally in hitting percentage (.494), up three spots from last week
- Carli Snyder ranks second in the SEC and 46th nationally in service aces per set (0.53)
- Florida ranks 21st nationally in digs per set (17.67), a category it ranked 208th in a year ago (14.24)
- The Gators also rank tied for 26th nationally in blocks per set (2.80)
- Head coach Mary Wise enters Friday with 798 wins in her 26-plus seasons at Florida—two more would make her the 11 coach in NCAA history (all three divisions) to win 800 matches at one school
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
No. 21 Michigan State (5-1) | 2016 synopsis: 25-9 overall, 13-7 Big Ten, NCAA Tournament Second Round
- Florida leads: 2-0 (2-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 1-0 | 4-set: 1-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0
- Last Time Out: Sep. 4, 2016, at Michigan State – W, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-19)
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