Florida Punches Ticket to Sweet 16 with Sweep of FGCU
The Florida Gators swept the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Friday night in The Venue during the second round of the NCAA Tournament to advance to the regional semifinals for the 24th time in 29 previous tournament appearances.
Florida Sweeps Florida State to Open NCAA Tourney Play
The Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles in straight-sets during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
Kentucky’s Edmond, Curry & Stumler Tabbed as SEC Player, Libero, Freshman of the Year
Kentucky’s Leah Edmond was named Player of the Year, while teammate Gabby Curry was named Libero of the Year and Alli Stumler was named Freshman of the Year. Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors when to Arkansas’ Hailey Dirrigl.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Lyndie Haddock-Eppich, BYU
A pair of all-around efforts helped senior setter Lyndie Haddock-Eppich lead BYU to a pair of victories of Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
Missouri’s Deberg Named SEC Player, Offensive Player of the Week
After leading the Tigers to an upset win over #11 Florida on Sunday, Missouri’s Kylie Deberg has been named both SEC Player and Offensive Player of the Week.
SEC: Kentucky Withstands A&M in 5; Missouri Knocks Off Florida
Kentucky extended its win streak to 11 matches and remains as the lone undefeated team in the SEC after a five-set win over Texas, while Missouri knocked off No. 11 Florida in Gainesville for the Gators first league loss. Four road teams came up victorious in the six Sunday matches.
SEC: Florida Wins Third Straight 5-Setter, Mizzou Picks Up Road Sweep
Florida survived a road-test from South Carolina, while Missouri also picked up a road win at Ole Miss. Texas A&M and Arkansas held home court against Auburn and Mississippi State respectively.
Kellum, Deberg, Hans, Fuentes, Felts Earn SEC Weekly Nods
Florida’s Taelor Kellum was tabbed as SEC Player and Defensive Player of the Week after notching a career-high 12 blocks against Georgia and helping the Gators to two five-set wins to stay atop the league standings.
SEC: #10 Florida Blocks RV Georgia’s Upset Bid
10th-ranked Florida registered 20 blocks, the 2nd-highest total recorded in the rally-scoring era, to halt RV Georgia’s upset bid 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Gators remain undefeated in SEC action, as Taelor Kellum and Mia Sokolowski notched career-high block totals.
SEC: Florida, Arkansas Win in 5; Kentucky, Missouri Sweep
Kentucky stayed perfect at 4-0 with a road sweep at Mississippi State, while Florida, Arkansas and Missouri won at home. The Gators and Razorbacks pulled out five set wins, with Florida hanging on for victory to move to 5-0 and Arkansas overcoming a 2-0 deficit for its first league win.
