Gators Secure Sweep Over Tigers

Box Score

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Twelfth-ranked Florida volleyball group downed the Missouri Tigers in straight units on Friday evening in Exactech Arena to stay atop the SEC standings.

With the victory, the Gators enhance to 19-4 on the 12 months and 11-2 in convention play, whereas the Tigers fall to 8-14 total and 1-11 within the SEC.

Florida began the match with a 25-22 win, then adopted that with a come-from-behind 25-17 victory within the second body. UF closed out the match with a tightly-contested 25-23 win within the third.

The Gators’ offensive assault was led by a 16-kill efficiency from Marina Markova, whereas Merritt Beason adopted with 13 kills of her personal. Gabrielle Essix posted 9 within the victory with a .667 clip, whereas Sofia Victoria (6) and Bre Kelley (5) mixed for 11.

Rookie setter Alexis Stucky led the group to a .314 clip on the evening, doling out 46 assists – a three-set excessive for the Laramie, Wy. native.

Florida’s protection held Missouri to only a .144 hitting effectivity within the match, tallying 10.0 blocks within the three-setter. Essix posted a team-high 5 on the web, adopted by three apiece from Beason and Kelley.  

Elli McKissock paced the backcourt for the Gators, developing with 11 digs on the evening. Trinity Adams pitched in a 10-dig effort, whereas Beason and Stucky every recorded 5 within the win.  

The Gators return to motion on Saturday, Nov. 12 when the group travels to College Station, Texas to tackle Texas A&M. First serve towards the Aggies is slated for five p.m. ET on SEC +.

Records

No. 12 Florida (19-4, 11-2 SEC)

Missouri (8-14, 1-11 SEC)

How It Happened

• With Florida holding the slight 4-3 lead within the opening body, the Gators sprung out to the 10-3 benefit after a 6-0 run behind the serves of Trinity Adams. UF held the Tigers at bay all through the center of the set, taking the eight-point lead at 15-7 to power the second Missouri timeout of the body. The Tigers minimize Florida’s result in only one at 23-22 after a 3-0 run, however Florida secured the 25-22 victory to begin the match.   

  • The Gators racked up 18 kills within the body, hitting .308 within the course of. Markova led the way in which with six kills and a .857 clip, adopted by 4 from Essix, who hit .800 within the first set.

• The second set was a decent battle from the beginning, nevertheless it was Missouri that took the 15-13 lead into the media timeout. The Gators knotted the set at 16-all out of the break and Florida took its first lead for the reason that 4-3 mark at 18-17 after a 2-0 run. Florida continued to construct on that run, ending off the set with a whole 9-0 spurt to win 25-17.

  • The Gators hit a stellar .533 within the second set, led by six kills from Markova and 4 from Beason.

• The begin of the third set regarded much like that of the second, with neither group holding greater than a two-point benefit via the primary half of the body. The Tigers took the primary three-point lead of the set on the 15-12 mark, however following the media timeout the Gators went on a 4-0 run to as soon as once more pull forward. The momentum teetered again Missouri’s method after the Tigers pulled forward 21-19 late, however Florida as soon as once more battled again to tie the body at 21-all. The groups traded factors on the finish of the set, however the Gators secured the match with the 25-23 win.

  • Beason led the way in which with six kills within the last body, whereas Markova posted 4.

Notables

• With her 16 kills, Marina Markova has now recorded double-digit kills in 17 matches this season
• With her 13 kills, Merritt Beason has now registered double-digit kills in 16 matches this season
• Florida improves to 12-5 within the all-time collection towards Missouri
• The Gators at the moment are 7-1 in three-set matches towards the Tigers
• UF is now 7-2 towards Missouri in Gainesville, Fla.
• The Gators enhance to 11-1 in three-set matches in the course of the 2022 marketing campaign  

Thoughts from Coach Wise

• “It will say 3-0 in the box score, but that’s not reflective of how well Missouri came in here and played tonight.”

Up Next

• The Gators return to motion on Saturday, Nov. 12 when the group travels to College Station, Texas to tackle Texas A&M
• First serve towards the Aggies is slated for five p.m. ET on SEC +.

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