Florida Welcomes Florida A&M in First Round of NCAA Tournament

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Twelfth-ranked Florida volleyball crew – who earned the No. 3 seed in the Top Right portion of the bracket – begins its 2022 NCAA Tournament with a matchup in opposition to Florida A&M on Friday evening.

First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in Exactech Arena. The match will air on ESPN+ with Tom Collett and Josh Crow on the decision and can be heard on the airways of ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM.

For the First and Second Round matches throughout the nation, there will likely be an ESPN+ Whiparound Show, hosted by Sam Gore, together with Paul Sunderland and Jennifer Hoffman. This channel will likely be dedicated to sendings followers to one of the best matches, full with set factors and match factors, together with evaluation of matches which have concluded. 

Florida (23-5) holds the 12-0 collection benefit over the Rattlers (21-12), together with a 5-0 file in the NCAA Tournament. These groups confronted off precisely one 12 months in the past in the First Round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament and Florida got here away with the 3-set victory (25-11, 25-14, 25-8).

Florida Gulf Coast takes on the No. 6 seed Iowa State in the primary match of the day at 4:30 p.m. and the winner of that match will tackle the winner of Florida/Florida A&M on Saturday at 7 p.m.

How to Follow – No. 12 Florida vs. Florida A&M

Time & Date: Friday, Dec. 2 | 7 p.m.

Live Stream: ESPN+

Live Stats: Statbroadcast

Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM/850AM

Tickets: Gator Ticket Office

Ticket Information

Tickets for the NCAA First & Second Rounds can be found online and on the Gator Ticket Office, positioned between Gates 1 & 2 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.  

All-Session Tickets

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• Reserved Seating – $15
• Adult General Admission – $12
• Child General Admission (12 & U) – $8
• Loge Seats – $30
• Courtside Seats – $40

 
Single-Match Tickets

• Reserved Seating – $10
• Adult General Admission – $8
• Child General Admission (12 & U) – $5
• Students – FREE with legitimate Gator1 ID

Gainesville First & Second Rounds Schedule (all occasions Eastern)

• First Round Matches | Friday, Dec. 2

  • Match 1: No. 6 Iowa State vs. Florida Gulf Coast – 4:30 p.m.
  • Match 2: No. 3 Florida vs. Florida A&M – 7 p.m.

• Second Round Matches | Saturday, Dec. 3

  • Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 7 p.m.

Credentialing Note

• If you had been credentialed for the University of Florida common season, you’re mechanically credentialed for all NCAA Tournament matches in Gainesville
• Your credential will likely be accessible on the Loading Dock of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center 90 minutes previous to first serve of Thursday’s opening match, in addition to 90 minutes previous to first serve of Friday’s match’

Series Information
Florida A&M | 21-12 total, 15-1 (SWAC)

• Florida leads: 12-0 (9-0 beneath Mary Wise)
• 3-set: 12-0 | 4-set: 0-0 | 5-set: 0-0
• Home: 9-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 1-0
• NCAA Tournament collection: Florida leads 5-0
• Last Time Out: Dec. 2, 2021 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-8)
• Notable: Won the SWAC Championship to earn automated bid

Scouting the Rest of the Field
Florida Gulf Coast | 26-6 total, 13-3 (ASUN)

• Florida leads: 3-0 (3-0 beneath Mary Wise)
• 3-set: 3-0 | 4-set: 0-0 | 5-set: 0-0
• Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-0
• NCAA Tournament collection: 1-0
• Last Time Out: Sept. 9, 2022 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13)
• Notable: Won the ASUN Conference Championship to earn the automated bid 

Iowa State | 19-11 total, 10-6 (Big 12)

• Florida leads: 3-1 (3-1 beneath Mary Wise)
• 3-set: 1-0 | 4-set: 2-0 | 5-set: 0-1
• Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 2-0
• NCAA Tournament collection: N/A
• Last Time Out: Sept. 5, 2011 | Gainesville, Fla. | L, 2-3 (19-25, 27-29, 25-17, 25-18, 14-16)
• Notable: The Cyclones gained 10 matches in Big 12 play this season  

Florida’s NCAA Tournament Notables

• This is Florida’s Thirty second-straight journey to the NCAA Tournament – making the sphere yearly beneath Mary Wise

  • This is the third-longest energetic streak in the nation behind Penn State – 42 and Nebraska – 41

• Overall, UF has been in the NCAA Tournament 33 occasions because the program’s inception in 1984
• The Gators are 10-4 in opposition to the 2022 NCAA Tournament Field
• Florida has made 28 Regional Semifinals and 16 Regional Championship appearances in program historical past
• UF is looking for its ninth all-time NCAA Semifinals look, seeking to make it again for the primary time since 2017
• Florida head coach Mary Wise boasts a 78-31 (.716) file all-time in the NCAA Tournament, with all of her postseason appearances coming with the Gators

  • Her 76 NCAA Tournament wins put her sixth in Division I historical past

• The Gators carry a 79-32 (.712) all-time file in the NCAA Tournament
• Florida is 59-7 at dwelling throughout NCAA Tournament play

Florida as a Top-16 Seed

• The Gators earned the No. 3 seed in the Top Right portion of the bracket, which means they had been tabbed as a Top-16 seed
• This is the twenty eighth time in program historical past that Florida has earned a Top-16 seed
• As a Top-16 seed, UF has made 26 Regional Semifinals, 13 Regional Finals, eight National Semifinals and two National Finals
• As a No. 16 seed or higher, Florida is 72-28 (.720)

Florida vs. The Field

• The Gators are 10-4 in opposition to the NCAA Tournament discipline this season
• Florida has wins in opposition to Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Wisconsin, Tennessee, LSU (2), Auburn, Arkansas (2) and Kentucky
• Against the sphere, Florida is hitting .228 and is averaging 13.08 kills per set
• The Gators are additionally averaging 12.15 assists per set and a couple of.88 blocks per set in opposition to the competitors in the sphere
• Against the sphere, UF is 5-2 in three-set matches, 2-1 in four-set matches and 3-1 in five-set matches

SEC in the NCAA

• Seven SEC groups earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament (Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU and Auburn)
• The seven groups chosen are probably the most of any convention (Big 10 – 6, Pac-12 – 6, ACC – 5, Big 12 – 5)
• Florida holds the 7-2 benefit over the NCAA Tournament groups this season
• The seven groups mark probably the most groups from the SEC to earn a spot in the Tournament

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