BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The No. 11 Florida volleyball workforce downed the Texas A&M Aggies in 4 units on Saturday night in Reed Arena.
The Gators lengthen their win streak to five-straight matches, shifting to 20-4 total and 12-2 in the SEC. Texas A&M drops to 12-14 on the yr and 4-11 in league play.
With the victory, UF stays atop the SEC standings with 4 matches left to play, holding the one-match lead over second-place Kentucky (11-2).
Florida has now received 20 matches in 32-straight seasons, the longest lively streak in the nation by 9 years (Western Kentucky).
The Gators opened up the match with a 25-18 victory in the primary after which adopted with a 25-16 win in the second body. Texas A&M responded with a 25-16 victory in the third set, however the Gators answered with a 25-20 win in the fourth to clinch the match.
Merritt Beason led the offensive assault on Saturday night, ending with a 15-kill efficiency. Sofia Victoria adopted with 13 kills and a .435 clip of her personal, whereas Texas native Bre Kelley pitched in eight in the victory.
Freshman setter Alexis Stucky dished out 40 assists in the match, main the workforce to a .241 clip on the night.
As a workforce, the Gators held the Aggies to only a .115 hitting effectivity in the match – the eleventh opponent Florida has saved under a .150 clip this season. UF tallied 13.0 blocks in the four-setter, with Kelley registering a team-high seven blocks. Beason and Victoria every added 4 blocks apiece in the win, whereas Gabrielle Essix and Stucky posted three blocks apiece.
In the backcourt, Elli McKissock led the best way for Florida, ending with 15 digs in the four-setter. Emily Canaan added 9 of her personal in her house state, whereas Trinity Adams pitched in seven digs on the night.
Behind the service line, Beason tied her career-high with 4 aces, adopted by one apiece from Adams and McKissock.
The Gators conclude the house portion of their schedule with a two-match sequence towards the Kentucky Wildcats starting on Nov. 19. Saturday’s match is slated for a 4 p.m. begin on SEC +, whereas Sunday’s matchup is ready for two p.m. on SEC Network.
Records
No. 11 Florida (20-4, 12-2 SEC)
Texas A&M (12-14, 4-11 SEC)
How It Happened
- The Gators jumped out to the 6-2 lead in the primary set, controlling the tempo of the opening body early, however the Aggies battled again to knot the primary at 9-all. Florida prolonged its lead again to 3 going into the media timeout, grabbing the 15-12 benefit heading into the break. Following the timeout, a service run by Beason gave Florida the 19-12 lead and the Gators have been in a position to cruise to the 25-18 victory to open the match.
- The Gators hit .320 in the primary body, led by 5 kills from Beason and three from Victoria.
- Florida carried its momentum from the primary set into the second, taking the 9-3 lead following a 5-0 Beason service run to power a Texas A&M timeout. Out of the break, the Gators continued to roll, pulling forward as many as 12 factors on the 15-3 mark to as soon as once more power a timeout by the Aggies. Texas A&M chipped away on the deficit, reducing it to 6 at 17-11 to trigger Florida to make use of its first timeout of the second set. The Gators took the 2-0 match lead after going on an 8-5 run to shut out the body.
- UF hit .429 in the second set, led by 4 kills from Victoria.
- Texas A&M managed the third set from the beginning, taking the 5-1 lead early to power a Florida timeout. The Gators lower the deficit to only two at 6-4, however the Aggies held UF at a distance of at the very least 4 factors the remainder of the best way, claiming the 25-16 victory to power a fourth set.
- Beason posted a team-high three kills in the third set, adopted by two apiece from Essix and Kelley.
- The fourth set was a back-and-forth battle from the beginning, with neither workforce holding greater than a two-point benefit till the Gators took the 15-12 benefit into the media timeout. Following the break, Florida saved Texas A&M at bay, pulling forward 5 on the 18-13 mark. The Aggies lower UF’s result in simply three at 23-20, forcing a Florida timeout, however the Gators held on for the 25-20 victory to clinch the match.
- UF hit .281 in the ultimate body, led by 5 kills apiece from Beason and Victoria.
Notables
- Merritt Beason tallied 15 kills in the match, her seventeenth match with double-digit kills
- Beason additionally recorded 4 service aces on the night, tying her career-high
- Sofia Victoria registered 13 kills in the match, her twelfth match with double-digit kills
- Elli McKissock recorded her twentieth match in double-digit digs, recording 15 on the night
- The Gators enhance to 21-1 in the all-time sequence towards the Aggies
- Florida has now received at the very least 20 matches in 32-straight seasons, the longest streak in the nation by 9 years
- UF is improves to 8-0 in four-set matches towards Texas A&M
- The Gators enhance to 10-1 in College Station, Texas
- Florida is now 6-1 in four-set matches through the 2022 marketing campaign
- With her 15 digs, Elli McKissock moved into twelfth place in program historical past, sitting at (1,113). During the match, she surpassed each Jane Collymore (1,125) and Ashley Mullis (1,116)
Thoughts from Coach Wise
- “A&M played very inspired and for us to win that match, it took us making some big plays at key times.”
Up Next
- The Gators conclude the house portion of their schedule with a two-match sequence towards the Kentucky Wildcats starting on Nov. 19
- Saturday’s match is slated for a 4 p.m. begin on SEC +, whereas Sunday’s matchup is ready for two p.m. on SEC Network
- Sunday’s match will function Senior Day for Florida’s senior class
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