NCAA Womens Volleyball

Gators Head to College Station for Matchup Against Texas A&M

Gators Head to College Station for Matchup Against Texas A&M


Florida holds the 21-2 series advantage over the Aggies.

 

Match Notes
 
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 17T Florida Volleyball team (12-4, 4-3 SEC) heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M (14-4, 6-2 SEC) on Friday night inside Reed Arena.
 
First serve is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC+.
 
Currently, the Aggies are receiving votes in the AVCA Top-25 Poll.
 

Florida is coming off a four-set loss to Mississippi St. last Friday, while Texas A&M defeated South Carolina in three sets on Sunday.
 

The Gators hold a 21-2 series lead over Texas A&M, and is 10-1 at College Station.
 
Last time against Texas A&M

  • The fourth-ranked Florida volleyball team fell to Texas A&M in a tightly-contested five set match on Wednesday night.
  • Kennedy Martin led Florida’s offensive attack with a 16-kill performance, followed by 15 kills from AC Fitzpatrick. Sofia Victoria added 14 kills on the night to round out the Gators in double-digits.
  • Fifth year setter Kennedy Muff dished out 42 assists in the match, while libero Elli McKissock added seven assists of her own.
  • Florida tallied 12.0 blocks at the net, led by six from Anna Dixon. Nnedi Okammor and Fitzpatrick added five and four blocks, respectively.
  • McKissock paced the backcourt defense with 19 digs. Muff grabbed her second double-double of the year with 13 digs, while Trinity Adams and Martin each added nine in the match.
  • Adams posted a team-high three service aces on the night, while McKissock and Muff each added two.

Gators in the SEC

  • As a team, the Gators are ranked in the Top-5 in the SEC in the following:

    • Hitting percentage (3rd | .267)
    • Kills (5th | 12.85)
    • Blocks per set (5th | 2.47)
    • Service Aces (5th | 1.75)

  • Individually, four Gators are ranked in the Top-5 conference:

Change in Setter Role

  • Sophomore All-American setter Alexis Stucky succumbed to an injury in the second set against No. 1 Wisconsin on Sept. 17. She was unable to return to the match and is out for the season after an ACL/MCL tear
  • Through the season thus far, she had registered 339 assists, 74 digs, 30 kills, 14 blocks and 13 service aces, along with one SEC Setter of the Week honor
  • Kennedy Muff came in to replace Stucky. Muff – a fifth year – is a transfer from Flagler, a Division II school in St. Augustine, Fla. At Flagler, she earned three PBC Setter of the Year honors and was named as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • Muff is one of just…

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