GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 11th-ranked Florida volleyball team dropped a three-set contest to the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night in Exactech Arena.
The Gators move to 15-4 overall and 7-2 in conference play, while Georgia improves to 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the league.
The Bulldogs took the first set in a tightly-contested 25-22 battle and followed with another close 25-23 win in the second. Georgia closed out the match with a 25-20 victory in the final set.
Marina Markova posted a team-high 14 kills on the night, followed by a seven-kill performance from both Merritt Beason and Sofia Victoria.
Alexis Stucky recorded 31 assists in the match, along with five digs.
As a team, Florida registered 9.0 blocks at the net, led by five from Gabrielle Essix. Beason added four on the night, while Markova posted three.
Elli McKissock paced the backcourt defense for the Gators, tallying 10 in the match. Stucky followed with five, while Emerson Hoyle, Bre Kelley and Beason each added three.
Behind the service line, Emily Canaan and McKissock each recorded a team-high two service aces.
The Gators return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 26 when the team heads to Auburn, Ala. to take on the Tigers. First serve is slated for 8 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
Records
No. 11 Florida (15-4, 7-2 SEC)
Georgia (13-5, 4-3 SEC)
How It Happened
- Florida started the match with a 3-0 lead in the first, but the Bulldogs answered with an 8-0 run to force a timeout by the Gators. Out of the timeout, UF pulled to within three at the 15-12 mark, but the Bulldogs used another scoring run, this time 4-0, to take the 18-12 lead and cause…
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