Friday, September 18
Tallahassee, FL
7 PM
Florida Gators
at
Florida State
Florida boasts a five-match winnings streak. // Photo by Gabriel Gonzalez | UAA Communications
Gators Renew In-State Rivalry with Florida State on Friday
Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Volleyball
After a break in the series in 2025, the Gators are set to meet the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla.
| #10 Florida at Florida State | |
| Date/Time | Friday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. ET |
| Location | Tallahassee, Fla. | Tully Gymnasium |
| Match Notes | Florida Notes | Florida State Notes |
| Watch | ACC Network |
| Listen | 98.1 WRUF |
| Live Stats | Florida State |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 10 Florida volleyball takes a five-match winning streak to Florida State on Friday evening, as the in-state rivalry against the Seminoles will be renewed at 7 p.m. ET in Tully Gymnasium.
Friday's matchup will air live on the ACC Network with Sam Gore and Missy Whittemore on the call, while Tom Collett and Nick Cheronis will handle radio responsibilities on 98.1FM WRUF. The Gators (7-1, 0-0 SEC) are fresh off a pair of weekend victories over Florida Atlantic and Troy, and are off to their best start since a 9-1 mark in 2023.
Series History with FSU
Florida leads, 46-21.
3 sets: 25-7 | 4 sets: 13-6 | 5 sets: 8-8
Home: 27-6 | Neutral: 3-4 | Away: 16-11
Last: 2024 - W, 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-6), Home
Florida Notables
- Alec Rothe sits at third in the UF record book for hitting percentage with a minimum 10 kills, hitting .909 against Troy (10-0-11). She holds the top hitting percentage in the nation with at least 10 attempts. She was also the first Gator to hit over .900 since Tangerine Wiggs hit .929, the record, on Oct. 26, 2012, against Mississippi State.
- Florida has established itself as one of the best defensive teams in the Southeastern Conference, leading the SEC in both opponent hitting percentage (.154) and blocks per set (2.75).
- The Gators posted their best offensive performance of the season against Troy, recording a .489 team hitting percentage, the top performance since hitting .494 against Alabama on Nov. 10, 2024.
- After battling injuries over the past two seasons, third-year Madi Gravlee made her return to the court against Troy, registering her first action since Nov. 23, 2023, and recording her first kill since Nov. 3, 2023.
- The Orange & Blue remained at No. 10 in the Sept. 14 AVCA/TARAFLEX Top 25 poll.
- Florida was picked to finish fourth in the SEC Preseason Poll, behind favorite Kentucky, Texas and Texas A&M. Jordyn Byrd and Alec Rothe were both named to the Preseason All-SEC Team.
- Florida State enters Friday's contest with a 5-4 mark, most recently defeating North Alabama, 3-0.
- The Seminoles were picked to finish eighth in the ACC, with outside hitter Kyleene Filimaua earning All-ACC Preseason honors.
- Filimaua leads FSU with 3.81 kills per set and 163.5 total points.
- Nenu Kpea leads the defensive effort with 38 blocks, while Maile Chan has tallied 103 digs.
- The Seminoles have already notched a top-25 victory, defeating No. 16 Kansas, 3-2, on Sept. 4.
- Florida State boasts a 209-39 (.843) record inside of Tully Gymnasium since 2008.
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