Piper Hansen

Box Score

LOU LOU 4-1

UF UF 2-2

LOU LOU

4-1

Final

Sep. 01, 2018

UF UF

2-2

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
LOU LOU	20	25	18	22	(1)
UF UF	25	23	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Katie Callahan

Florida Tops Louisville in Four Sets

The Gators move to 2-2 on the season and return for the finale of the Bubly Invitational on Sunday

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9/2/2018 | 3:30 PM

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 4 Florida Gators defeated Louisville, 3-1, on Saturday evening in their second match of the Bubly Invitational.

Florida took the first set 25-20, before falling 25-23 in the second game. The Gators would battle back though, winning the third and fourth sets with scores of 25-18 and 25-22, respectively.

This match was the first of four in which Florida has not faced a ranked opponent. That being said, as of the last AVCA poll, the Cardinals were receiving votes.

The player of the match for the Gators was senior Taelor Kellum, who had the match of her career. She posted a personal-best 10 kills and seven blocks, as well as an .833 hit clip.

Thayer Hall (14) and Holly Carlton (13) both posted double-digit kills for the Gators as well in the four-setter.

Louisville had three players in double-figure kills as well, but the 10 team blocks by Florida limited the Cardinals to a .203 hitting percentage.

In between the second and third sets, Florida honored a Gator Great in Rhamat Alhassan for earning the Honda Award for the sport the volleyball. Alhassan was the first Gator to win the award for the sport of volleyball. The four-time All-American signed with the NEC Rockets – a Japanese professional team – back in July.

How it Happened
During the first set, the teams went point-for-point until Allie Monserez led the Gators on a 3-0 run to take the 12-9 lead. From that point on, the Gators never trailed. Louisville tied the set at 18-18, but once again a 3-0 run led by A. Monserez, paired with a 3-0 service run by Thayer Hall secured the victory.

Florida found itself up 20-16 in the second set, thanks in part to six kills by Holly Carlton in the frame. Louisville fought back to even it at 22-22 and then recorded three consecutive kills to take the set 25-23.

The Gators controlled the entire third set, taking as large of a lead as six at the 15-9 mark. Haley Warner recorded a career-high four kills in the frame, followed by three kills by Paige Hammons.

UF was down 13-9 in the fourth set and it looked as though the Cardinals might take set four, but Macy Phillips and Allie Monserez both strung together great service runs to bring Florida to within one at 14-13. The Gators took advantage of the seven Cardinal errors in the frame and won the set 25-22, claiming the match.

Florida is back in the Exactech Arena on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. when they face UCF. The match will be streamed on the SEC Network + with Tom Collett and Josh Crow on the call.

Notables

Three Gators were in double-figure kills: Thayer Hall (14), Holly Carlton (13), Taelor Kellum (10)
Kellum's 10 kills were a career-high, passing her previous career-best of nine at Oregon (8/27/16). She also hit .833 for the match, with no errors
The senior also posted a personal-best seven blocks in the match – her previous best was five at Michigan State (9/4/16)
Allie Monserez dished out 23 assists, while Allie Gregory and Paige Hammons finished with 12 and 10 digs, respectively.
The team hit .291 as a whole, the best percentage on the season thus far
The Gators move to 7-0 all-time against the Cardinals, including a 5-0 record at home
Florida picked up its first ever four-set win against Louisville
UF picked up its first win in Exactech Arena for the 2018 season

Thoughts from Coach Wise

"The challenge of playing Louisville off of our loss last night was tough. I don't know who set that schedule [laughs], but that was a tall order for this team. At times, there were four or five newcomers on the court at once. We are learning on the fly and we are asking them to respond in a high energy environment and they did."
"What I said to the team afterwards was that we learned a lot about ourselves last night [against USC], but we learned a whole lot about ourselves today as well in the win. This is one of those wins that are going to help us down the road."

No. 4 Florida vs. UCF Broadcast Information
Time & Date: Sunday, Sept. 2 | 3:30 p.m.
Live Stream: SEC Network + | Live Stats: Sidearm/Statbroadcast | Radio: ESPN 98.1FM/850AM

Series Information – No. 4 Florida vs. UCF
Knights | 2018 season synopsis: 2-1

This is the 19th meeting between the Gators and the Knights
Florida leads: 18-0
3-set: 13-0 | 4-set: 4-0 | 5-set: 1-0
Home: 8-0 | Away: 7-0 | Neutral: 3-0
Last Time Out: Sept. 21, 2014 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-1 (28-30, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17)

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