GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Tenth-ranked Florida volleyball workforce put up a valiant effort towards the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats, however fell in three units on Sunday afternoon in Exactech Arena.
The Gators transfer to 21-5 on the 12 months and 13-3 in the SEC, whereas the Wildcats enhance to 18-7 general and 13-3 in league play. Both groups are tied atop the standings with two matches left to play.
Prior to the match, the Florida honored Marina Markova and Rhett Robinson throughout a Senior Day ceremony.
Kentucky took the tightly-contested first set 25-23 and adopted that with a 26-24 victory in the second. The Wildcats clinched the match with a 25-17 win in the ultimate body.
Florida’s offensive assault was led by a 12-kill efficiency from Merritt Beason. Marina Markova pitched in 9 kills on the afternoon, adopted by a seven-kill effort from Gabrielle Essix. Sofia Victoria rounded out the Florida scorers with six kills.
Alexis Stucky dished out 35 assists in the match, together with seven digs, 4 blocks, two kills and one ace.
At the web, the Gators recorded seven blocks, led by Stucky’s 4. Bre Kelley and Essix every pitched in three blocks, adopted by two from Beason.
Elli McKissock paced the protection for the Gators, recording 11 digs in the backcourt. Trinity Adams adopted with 9, whereas Beason (8) and Stucky (7) mixed for 15.
Florida completed the match with 4 aces, with Stucky, Adams, Beason and McKissock every tallying one.
The Gators shut out the common season with a sequence towards the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Miss. The two-match sequence is slated to start on Nov. 25.
Records
No. 10 Florida (21-5, 13-3 SEC)
No. 18 Kentucky (17-8, 13-3 SEC)
How It Happened
- The first set was a back-and-forth battle from the soar, with Kentucky’s greatest lead being three and Florida’s greatest lead being one. The Wildcats took the one-point benefit into the media timeout, however out of the break, the Gators took the lead on the 17-16 mark. Kentucky answered with a 3-0 run to swing the benefit again in their course, forcing the primary Florida timeout of the body. Following the break, the Gators pulled again to inside one on the 24-23, however Kentucky held on to take the 1-0 lead in the match.
- The Gators hit .242 in the primary set, led by 5 kills from Beason.
- After discovering themselves down 5 factors early in the set, the Gators climbed their method out of the deficit to knot the second set at 16-all. The groups traded factors by way of the again half of the set, however with Florida main 24-23, Kentucky went on a 3-0 run to seize the 26-24 victory.
- Essix posted a team-high 4 kills in the set, adopted by three apiece from Markova, Beason and Victoria.
- The third set belonged to the Wildcats from the beginning, with Kentucky leaping out to the four-point lead at 10-6. The Gators pulled again to inside one at 15-14, however Kentucky closed out the match on a 10-3 run to even the SEC information at 13-3.
- Beason posted a team-high 4 kills in the body, adopted by three from Markova.
Notables
- Merritt Beason completed the afternoon with 12 kills, her 18th match this season in double-figure kills
- Elli McKissock posted her twenty second match this season with double-digit digs
- The Gators are actually 53-20 in the all-time sequence towards the Wildcats
- Florida drops to 37-11 towards Kentucky in three-set matches
Up Next
- The Gators shut out the common season with a sequence towards the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Miss.
- The two-match sequence is slated to start on Nov. 25.
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