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Gators Begin Three-Game Road Series at Alabama
Saturday, November 11, 2023 | Volleyball
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 21 Florida volleyball team begins its three-game road series on Sunday, when they head to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face Alabama. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. ET on SEC+.
Florida is coming off a three-set victory to LSU on Friday night, while Alabama fell to Arkansas in three.
The Gators hold the 52-0 record against the Crimson Tide, including a 50-0 record under Mary Wise and a 22-0 advantage in Tuscaloosa.
Vs. LSU Notables
W, 3-0 | 25-22, 29-27, 25-19
Date & Time: Nov. 12 | 5 p.m.
Live Stream: SEC+ | Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series Information – No. 21 Florida vs. Alabama
Crimson Tide | 2023 season: 10-15, 0-14 SEC
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 21 Florida volleyball team begins its three-game road series on Sunday, when they head to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face Alabama. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. ET on SEC+.
Florida is coming off a three-set victory to LSU on Friday night, while Alabama fell to Arkansas in three.
The Gators hold the 52-0 record against the Crimson Tide, including a 50-0 record under Mary Wise and a 22-0 advantage in Tuscaloosa.
Vs. LSU Notables
- Sofia Victoria tallied four aces, a new career-high
- Her aces set a new individual three-set season high
- Tied her career-high assists with two
- Kennedy Martin's 15 kills continues her streak of registering 10 or more kills in every set this season
- Elli McKissock's 11 digs put her only 12 away from surpassing Taylor Unroe's 1,558, which is second overall in Florida history
- Kennedy Muff registered her sixth double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs
- Emily Canaan recorded two aces, tying her season-high
- Canaan also tied her season-high points, finishing with 2.0
- Nine team aces is a new three-set season-high
- UF is now 52-14 in all-time series against the Tigers, including a 49-6 record under Wise
- Florida improves to 30-7 against LSU in three-set matches
- The Gators are now 26-5 in Gainesville against LSU
- Florida is now currently 7-2 in three-set matches during the 2023 season
W, 3-0 | 25-22, 29-27, 25-19
- AC Fitzpatrick posted a 14-kill effort with a .394 clip on the afternoon, leading the way offensively for Florida. Kennedy Martin pitched in 11 in the win, continuing her streak of 15 matches with 10+ kills, while Anna Dixon followed with nine kills and a .643 clip of her own.
- Kennedy Muff dished out 32 assists in the three-setter, leading the team to a .337 clip. Trinity Adams added three helpers of her own in the win.
- As a squad, the Gators tallied 10.0 blocks at the net. Florida was led by a four-block performance from both Sofia Victoria and Gabrielle Essix. The four blocks tied Victoria's career-high. Nnedi Okammor added three in the win, followed by two apiece from Fitzpatrick, Muff, Martin and Dixon.
- Elli McKissock led the backcourt with a team-high 17 digs on the night. That moves her to 1,428 for her career and just 16 digs away from tying Lyra Vance for third place in program history. Adams and Martin each pitched in six digs to follow McKissock.
- Behind the service line, Martin and Emily Canaan each recorded two aces on the afternoon.
- Through the season thus far, Florida has at least one player ranked in the following categories:
- Kennedy Martin: Kills per set (1st | 4.24) Points per set: (2nd | 5.04)
- Anna Dixon: Hitting percentage (3rd | .363)
- Kennedy Muff: Assists per set (6th | 9.84)
- Nnedi Okammor: Blocks per set (6th | 1.21)
- Gabbi Essix: Blocks per set (7th | 1.20)
- Elli McKissock: Digs per set (8th | 3.74)
- Through the season thus far, Florida is ranked in the Top-5 in the conference in the following categories:
- Blocks per set: (2nd | 2.57)
- Hitting percentage: (4th | .268)
- Assists per set: (5th | 12.30)
- Kills per set: (5th | 13.14)
- Service aces per set: (5th |1.62)
Date & Time: Nov. 12 | 5 p.m.
Live Stream: SEC+ | Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series Information – No. 21 Florida vs. Alabama
Crimson Tide | 2023 season: 10-15, 0-14 SEC
- This is the 53rd meeting between the Gators and the Crimson Tide
- Florida leads 52-0 (50-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 48-0 | 4-set: 4-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 27-0 | Away: 22-0 | Neutral: 3-0
- Last Time Out: Oct. 8, 2023 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 25-19)
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