Friday, October 11
Gainesville, Fla
7 PM
Florida Gators
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Mississippi State University
The Gators head on the road next week for two league matchups.
Florida Volleyball Hosts Mississippi State and South Carolina to Conclude Four-Match Homestand
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | Volleyball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After rescheduling Wednesday matchup versus Mississippi State to Friday due to Hurricane Milton, the No. 19 Florida volleyball team wraps up their four-match homestand this weekend, welcoming both Mississippi State and South Carolina to Gainesville. Florida looks to go 2-0 after losing their last two Conference matches to No. 13 Kentucky and No. 7 Texas.
Friday's match is slated for 7 p.m. and Sunday's first serve is set for 1 p.m. Both matches will be televised on SEC Network+. Tom Collett and former Florida All-American setter Missy Whittemore will be on the call Friday, while Tom Collett and former Gator middle blocker Darrielle King will be on the broadcast for Sunday. Additionally fans can listen on 98.1FM/850AM or follow via live stats as well as @GatorsVB on socials for score updates.
Scouting Report:
Mississippi State (7-5 overall, 1-2 SEC)
The two programs meet on Friday for the 58th time. Florida looks for redemption against Mississippi State, having fell 1-3 (18-25, 25-20, 25-27, 21-25) in Starkville last year on Oct. 13, 2023.
The two programs meet on Sunday for the 75th time. The Gators have won both matches against the Gamecocks during the 2023 season, having won 3-1 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 in Gainesville on Nov. 22, 2023.
Friday's match is slated for 7 p.m. and Sunday's first serve is set for 1 p.m. Both matches will be televised on SEC Network+. Tom Collett and former Florida All-American setter Missy Whittemore will be on the call Friday, while Tom Collett and former Gator middle blocker Darrielle King will be on the broadcast for Sunday. Additionally fans can listen on 98.1FM/850AM or follow via live stats as well as @GatorsVB on socials for score updates.
Friday, Oct. 11 vs. Mississippi State
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Sunday, Oct. 13 vs. South Carolina
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Mississippi State (7-5 overall, 1-2 SEC)
The two programs meet on Friday for the 58th time. Florida looks for redemption against Mississippi State, having fell 1-3 (18-25, 25-20, 25-27, 21-25) in Starkville last year on Oct. 13, 2023.
- Series History
- Series Record 55-2 (46-2 under Wise)
- 3-set: 50-0; 4-set: 4-1; 5-set: 1-1
- Home: 25-1; Away: 28-1; Neutral: 2-0
The two programs meet on Sunday for the 75th time. The Gators have won both matches against the Gamecocks during the 2023 season, having won 3-1 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 in Gainesville on Nov. 22, 2023.
- Series History
- Series Record 64-10 (56-4 under Wise)
- 3-set: 47-2; 4-set: 13-4; 5-set: 4-3
- Home: 33-1; Away: 29-7; Neutral: 2-1
- Volleyball Parking:
- Stephen C. O'Connell Center Address: 250 Gale Lemerand Drive Gainesville, FL 32611. Use this address, or type in O'Connell Center into your GPS system.
- General Parking is available in the main O'Connell Center lot and garage on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parking is also available on Fraternity Row, or at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law. DO NOT PARK on or in city streets or neighborhoods.
- Disabled parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the O'Connell Center lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
- Giveaways:
- Friday: The first 500 students will receive a free Gator hair clip
- Sunday: 250 replica volleyball arm sleeves & 250 autograph books for Sunday's post-match mingle
- HIT SQUAD: THE POWER OF MANY
- Florida's front row has seen versatile attacking from all positions at the net. Four different Gators have led the team in kills at least once this season, while seven Gator attacks are currently averaging a .300 hitting percentage or higher: Jaela Auguste .359 % (K: 77, E:22, TA:153), Gabrielle Essix .714% (K:16, E:1, TA:21), Kennedy Martin .357%(K:121 E:39, TA:236), Lauren Harden .517% (K:9, E:0, TA:17) Alec Rothe .351% (K:89, E:22, TA:121) and Amaya Thomas .410% (K:46, E:12, TA:83)
- SHE'S BAAAAAACK
- Gator fans rose to their feet at the start of the third set of Florida's match vs. North Texas on Sept. 20 when Alexis Stucky made her return for the Orange and Blue after suffering a year-long ACL injury. The 2022 AVCA Southeast Freshman of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year went down against then No. 1 Wisconsin on Sept. 17, 2023 and would not return for the rest of the 2023 season. Since then, the redshirt sophomore has totaled 124 assists, 27 digs, eight blocks, 12 kills and seven aces in five matches.
- POY WATCH FOR MARTIN DUO
- Isabel Martin and Kennedy Martin were named to AVCA's 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List presented by Nike Volleyball on Sept. 18. The sophomore was a 2023 2nd Team All-American, while the redshirt senior earned 2023 Honorable Mention. The pair is part of the inaugural list that includes 36 players from 21 schools The 2024 AVCA Player of the Year will be announced on Friday, Dec. 20, in Louisville, Ky., during the AVCA Convention.
- IMMEDIATE IMPACT
- Six of Florida's fresh faces - Jaela Auguste, Erin Engel, Bella Lee, Taylor Parks, Isabel Martin and Alec Rothe - have taken no time to adjust to their new environment. Through 13 matches, the four freshman and two transfers have contributed 50.74% kills, 67.61% assists, 37.84% aces, 29.86% digs, 65.22% block solos, 61.27% block assists, 62.10% total blocks and 50.53% points to Florida's average stat line
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