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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 4 seeded Florida volleyball team started the NCAA Tournament off with a sweep against Florida Gulf Coast in Exactech Arena on Friday night to advance to the Second Round.
The Gators improve to 19-8 on the year and advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the 29th time in program history. Florida Gulf coast’s season comes to a close with a 26-7 record after winning the ASC Championship.
Florida took the first two sets 25-18, 25-16 and then wrapped up the night with a 25-17 victory in the third set.
Florida’s .313 offensive effort was led by Freshman Kennedy Martin who posted 14 kills behind 36 assists from Kennedy Muff. Sofia Victoria followed with 11 kills and Gabrielle Essix pitched in eight to finish with a .667 clip (8-1-13).
The Gators 7.0 total team blocks led to a .060 hitting percentage for the match by FGCU. AC Fitzpatrick led the way for Florida with five blocks to go along with her five kills.
Libero Elli McKissock paced Florida’s back-row defensive effort with 20 digs to set a new individual three-set season high. Kennedy Martin followed with 11 and Emily Canaan tallied six in the three-setter.
Behind the service line, the Gators tallied six aces. Elli McKissock finished with three on the night, recording two in the second set.
The Gators have a quick turnaround, returning to action for the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Florida hosts The No. 5 seeded Georgia Tech South Alabama Eagles on…
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