Wednesday, October 5
Knoxville, TN
7 PM
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Gators Head to Knoxville for Midweek Matchup
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Florida-Tennessee slated for a 7 p.m. start on ESPNU
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 15 Florida volleyball team (10-3, 2-1 SEC) continues its road stretch with a midweek matchup against the Tennessee Lady Vols (8-7, 2-1 SEC) on Wednesday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Wednesday's match is slated for a 7 p.m. start on ESPNU with Eric Frede and Katie George on the call.
In its last SEC action, Florida split the series 1-1 with the South Carolina Gamecocks, while Tennessee is also coming off a 1-1 series against the Texas A&M Aggies.
The Gators hold the 54-13 advantage over the Lady Vols, including a 25-5 record in Knoxville, Tenn.
Last Time Against Tennessee
Date & Time: Oct. 5 | 7 p.m.
TV: ESPNU
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series Information – No. 15 Florida at Tennessee
Lady Vols | 2022 season synopsis: 8-7, 2-1 SEC
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 15 Florida volleyball team (10-3, 2-1 SEC) continues its road stretch with a midweek matchup against the Tennessee Lady Vols (8-7, 2-1 SEC) on Wednesday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Wednesday's match is slated for a 7 p.m. start on ESPNU with Eric Frede and Katie George on the call.
In its last SEC action, Florida split the series 1-1 with the South Carolina Gamecocks, while Tennessee is also coming off a 1-1 series against the Texas A&M Aggies.
The Gators hold the 54-13 advantage over the Lady Vols, including a 25-5 record in Knoxville, Tenn.
Last Time Against Tennessee
- The last time these two squads faced off was on Nov. 4, 2021 in Gainesville, Fla. where the Gators downed the Lady Vols in four sets (22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16)
- Florida was led on the offensive front by former Gator T'ara Ceasar, who posted a season-high 25 kills on the night with a .352 clip. Her 31.5 points were a record-number in a four-set match for the rally scoring era
- Gator alum Lauren Forte added 11 kills of her own, while former Gator Thayer Hall followed with a 10-kill performance and Merritt Beason registered nine kills in the four-setter
- Gator alumna Marlie Monserez dished out 48 assists while leading the team to a .298 clip in the match
- The Gators held Tennessee to a .177 clip on the night – the Lady Vols lowest efficiency of the season. UF recorded a total of 9.5 blocks, led by five from Forte. Beason and former Gator Lauren Dooley each pitched in four on the night, while Ceasar added three
- Elli McKissock registered a team-high 26 digs to lead Florida's backcourt defense. Monserez posted 17 of her own for her eighth double-double of the year, while Hall recorded 12 for her fourth double-double in the 2021 campaign. Beason notched a career-high 11 digs to round of the Gators in double-digit digs
- Ceasar led the way behind the service line, tying her career-high with five aces
- The then-No. 12 Florida volleyball team split the SEC series against South Carolina, winning the Sept. 24 matchup in four sets before falling in a five-set battle on Sept. 25
- In the two matches, Merritt Beason totaled 35 kills, followed by 25 from Sofia Victoria and 24 from Marina Markova
- Alexis Stucky dished out 90 assists, including a career-high 48 in the four-setter on Saturday. She also led the Gators to a .275 clip average in the two matches
- Defensively, Florida tallied 21.0 blocks, led by nine apiece from Bre Kelley and Beason. Gabrielle Essix added seven of her own over the weekend
- In the backcourt, Elli McKissock posted a team-high 22 digs between the two matches, followed by 13 apiece from Beason and Stucky
- Behind the service line, Beason finished the weekend with five aces, including tying her career-best four in Sunday's matchup, while Stucky posted four
- As a team, the Gators are ranked in the Top-5 in the conference in four categories:
- Opponent hitting percentage (1st | .146)
- Blocks per set (3rd | 2.67)
- Aces per set (3rd | 1.86)
- Hitting percentage (5th | .265)
- Individually, the following Gators rank in the Top-10 in different categories:
- Bre Kelley - Hitting percentage (6th | .366), Blocks per set (7th | 1.16)
- Merritt Beason - Aces per set (2nd | 0.50), Points per set (5th | 4.55), Kills per set (10th | 3.60)
- Alexis Stucky - Assists per set (6th | 9.89)
- Elli McKissock - Digs per set (9th | 3.67)
Date & Time: Oct. 5 | 7 p.m.
TV: ESPNU
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series Information – No. 15 Florida at Tennessee
Lady Vols | 2022 season synopsis: 8-7, 2-1 SEC
- This is the 68th meeting between the Gators and the Lady Vols
- Florida leads 54-13 (50-8 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 41-2 | 4-set: 11-4 | 5-set: 2-7
- Home: 28-7 | Away: 25-5 | Neutral: 1-1
- Last Time Out: Nov. 4, 2021 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16)
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