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ORLANDO, Fla. – The 16th-ranked Florida Gators begin the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a matchup against Florida State on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. First serve is slated for 4:30 p.m.
UCF is serving as the host for the first & second rounds of the tournament, with Thursday's and Friday's matches taking place in The Venue.
Thursday's match will air on
UCFKnights.TV. Tickets for the first and second rounds can be located at UCF
Ticket Office's website.
Florida (24-6) holds the 41-20 series advantage over the Seminoles, including a 34-6 record under
Mary Wise. UF also holds the NCAA series advantage between the two squads, leading 3-2.
The Gators defeated FSU the last time the two teams met on Sept. 12, 2018 in Tallahassee, Fla. UF won the first two sets, 25-22, before falling 25-16 in the third. The Gators were able to close out the match with a 25-19 victory in the fourth.
Thayer Hall paced the Florida offense, posting 14 kills during the match.
Rachael Kramer added 11 of her own, while
Holly Carlton pitched in nine.
Allie Monserez recorded a team-leading 20 assists on her way to a double-double (20 assists, 10 digs).
As a squad, Florida recorded 13.0 blocks, led by six from
Rachael Kramer and five from
Holly Carlton.
The Gators are looking for their 25th win this season, which would extend their current streak to 28 consecutive seasons.
HOW TO FOLLOW – No. 16 Florida vs. Florida State
Time & Date: Thursday, Nov. 29 | 4:30 p.m.
Live Stream: Knights.TV
Live Stats: NCAA.com
Radio: ESPN 98.1
Tickets: UCF Ticket Office
Parking Information: There will be free parking in the baseball lot, but Garage F, which located closest to The Venue, will be $5. On Friday, Garage F will be free.
SERIES INFORMATION
Florida State | 19-9 overall, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference
- Florida leads: 41-20 (34-6 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 22-7 | 4-set: 13-5 | 5-set: 6-8
- Home: 24-6 | Away: 14-9 | Neutral: 3-5
- NCAA Tournament series: Florida leads, 3-2
- Last Time Out: Sept. 12, 2018 | Tallahassee, Fla. | W, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 25-19)
- Notable: 23rd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and 10th consecutive trip
SCOUTING THE REST OF THE FIELD
UCF | 27-3 overall, 18-0 American Athletic Conference
- Florida leads: 19-0 (7-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 13-0 | 4-set: 5-0 | 5-set: 2-0
- Home: 9-0 | Away: 7-0 | Neutral: 3-0
- NCAA Tournament series: Florida leads, 2-0
- Last Time Out: Sept. 2, 2018 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-1 (26-24, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17)
- Notable: AAC Champions (18-0); Have not lost a match since the outing against Florida in the Bubly Invitational
Florida Gulf Coast | 26-6 overall, 15-1 ASUN
- Florida leads: 1-0 (1-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 1-0 | 4-set: 0-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0
- NCAA Tournament series: 0-0
- Last Time Out: Aug. 25, 2012 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-16)
- Notable: This is the first NCAA Tournament Appearance for FCGU
ORLANDO FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
- First Round Matches | Thursday, Nov. 29
- Match 1 (Florida vs. Florida State) – 4:30 p.m.
- Match 2 (FGCU vs. UCF) – 7 p.m.
- Second Round Matches | Friday, Nov. 30
- Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 7 p.m.
FLORIDA NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
- The Gators are 6-6 this season against the 2018 NCAA Tournament Field
- Florida's 28 all-time NCAA Tournament ties Arizona for the 10th-most in Division I history, trailing Penn State (38) Stanford (38), Hawaii (37), Nebraska (37), Southern California (36), UCLA (36), Texas (35), BYU (31), Colorado State (30)
- The Gators have made 24 Regional Semifinals and 15 Regional Championships in program history
- Florida is seeking its ninth all-time NCAA semifinals appearance, looking to make back-to-back trips
- Florida head coach Mary Wise boasts a 70-27 (.722) all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, with all her postseason appearances coming with the Gators
- The Gators carry a 71-28 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament
- UF is 4-7 on the road in the NCAA Tournament, but 21-0 in the first round and 24-4 in the second round
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