Match Stats
- #9 Florida def. LSU 3-0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-11)
- Florida moves to 15-2 (5-1 SEC); LSU falls to 7-11 (2-5 SEC)
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Press Releases
Courtesy LSU Athletics:
BATON ROUGE – Junior Gina Tillis totaled 12 kills for her ninth double-digit kill performance in the last 12 matches in LSU volleyball’s 15-25, 20-25, 11-25 loss at the hands of No. 9 Florida Friday evening at the Maravich Center.
With the loss to the Gators, LSU fell to 7-11 and 2-5 in conference. UF improved to 15-2 and 5-1 in league play. Florida has now won 15 of its last 16 matches.
Flory’s Thoughts
“I thought we did some really good things throughout the match” head coach Fran Flory said. “We controlled their offense a little bit more than other teams they’ve faced have been able to. Unfortunately, we did not have any offense tonight and were poor passing against a really good team.”
What’s Next
LSU continues its Southeastern Conference home weekend at 1 p.m. CT Sunday against South Carolina. The match will be televised live on ESPNU as well as streamed through WatchESPN.com and the app. Admission to all home matches is FREE, and fans are reminded to Geaux Clear. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive an LSU volleyball t-shirt.
Opening Set
The teams battled hard early in the opening set with the Tigers forcing the Gators to take a timeout with UF leading 13-11. After the timeout, the Gators took control of the match with LSU only able to take four of the next 15 points. Overall, LSU committed seven attacking errors and finished with nine kills. Florida hit .263 in the opening set with 13 kills and just three attacking errors.
Second Set
In the second frame, LSU totaled 13 kills and just six attacking errors, four of those unforced, compared to the Gators’ 12 kills and four attacking errors. Junior Gina Tillis once again led the way for LSU with five kills. After the Gators forced the Tigers to take their final timeout with an 18-11 lead, LSU showed fight to win nine points with Florida eventually taking the second set 25-20.
Third Set
The Gators controlled the set and got out to a hot start with as much as a 14-point lead. Florida played almost flawlessly in the final set with 15 kills and just one attacking error for a .483 hitting percentage. The Tigers hit -.028 with eight errors and just seven kills.
Team Notes
>> Tillis led the way for LSU in kills (12) for the 15th time this season. The junior added seven digs and two blocks for the Tigers.
>> Senior Tiara Gibson was second on the team in kills with six. Sophomore Oliva Beyer followed in third place with five kills.
>> Freshman Anna Zwiebel totaled 24 assists and 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the season.
>> Libero Cheyenne Wood totaled 16 digs to lead the way for LSU. She’s finished with double-digit digs in six of seven conference matches.
Courtesy Florida Athletics:
BATON ROUGE, La. – Led by double-doubles from redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez and junior outside hitter Carli Snyder, the No. 9 Gators notched their second consecutive sweep of an SEC foe, topping LSU, 25-15, 25-20, and 25-11.
Monserez logged a match-high 32 assists and a career-high 16 digs for her third double-double performance of the year. Snyder collected her team-best sixth double-double of the 2016 campaign with 12 kills and 10 digs.
Junior defensive specialist Caroline Knop (16 digs) also played a major role in UF’s well-rounded passing performance. The Gators totaled 58 digs on the night, their highest total in a 3-set match this season.
Florida’s effective passing led to yet another efficient hitting night (.314), while its defense held the Tigers to an .067 clip, marking the eighth time this season and second consecutive match in which it held an opponent under a .100 clip.
Freshman middle blocker Rachael Kramer (6 kills, .455 clip) and redshirt junior outside hitter Shainah Joseph (9 kills, .381 clip) posted UF’s top performances of the evening in terms of hitting percentage.
WORDS FROM THE GATORS
Florida head coach Mary Wise’s overall thoughts on the sweep…
“The story of the match was the serve-pass game, and our serve receive team did a tremendous job. From an offensive standpoint, it was the night of our left sides. Both Shainah (Joseph) and Carli (Snyder) had terrific nights.”
Florida redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserez on the Gators’ sweep tonight….
“We had a good night. We passed really well. We worked on that a lot this week during practice, and we really did a great job of transferring it over. With the great passes, it made my job easy and just allowed me to distribute the ball. We got into more of a groove as the match went on, and everyone was working really well together.”
Monserez on setting up Carli Snyder and Shainah Joseph so often tonight….
“With the great passes it was so easy to get the ball out to Shainah and Carli. They did a great job of putting it down. We were really working on our rhythm this week, and that really showed with the outsides tonight.
THE RECORDS
No. 9 Florida: 15-2, 5-1 SEC
LSU: 7-11, 2-5 SEC
NOTABLES AND TRENDS
Florida is now 40-13 all-time against LSU, and boasts a 17-6 mark in Baton Rouge following Friday’s victory
The Gators hit .300 or above for the 13th time this season
UF’s 58 digs accounted for its second-best total in any match this season
Florida’s seven aces tied its second-best total of the year, and amounted to its highest total since a Sep. 11 sweep of LIU Brooklyn
LSU’s 11 points in the final set were the fewest the Gators allowed in any set of their six SEC matches this year
Redshirt sophomore Allie Monserez’s career-high 16 digs topped her previous career high of 15 from a Sep. 19, 2014 match against Eastern Kentucky as a freshman at South Carolina
Redshirt junior outside hitter Shainah Joseph’s nine kills matched her season high, previously set against Tennessee (Oct. 2)
Freshman defensive specialist Chanelle Hargreaves set a new career high with five kills
Freshman defensive specialist Allie Gregory matched her career high with two service aces
NEXT OPPONENT
Florida caps its three-game SEC road stint with a trip to College Station, Texas for a televised showdown with reigning conference champion Texas A&M. Paul Sunderland and Missy Whittemore will be on the call for SEC Network. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. ET.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Sunday, Oct. 16, at Texas A&M | 5 p.m. ET
TV: Live on SEC Network | Stream: WatchESPN | Radio Stream (Tom Collett) + live on ESPN Gainesville (95.3 FM / AM 850) | Live Stats
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Texas A&M | 11-6 overall, 5-1 SEC
Florida leads: 11-1 (9-1 under Mary Wise)
3-set: 5-0 | 4-set: 4-0 | 5-set: 2-1
Home: 6-0 | Away: 4-1 | Neutral: 1-0
Last Time Out: Nov. 22, 2015 at College Station –> L, 2-3 (25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 11-15)
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