After suffering a year-long ACL injury, Stucky made her return in the Orange and Blue in Florida’s 3-0 win over North Texas on Sept. 20. The redshirt sophomore captained Florida to a third-set .393 attacking clip after dishing out 14 assists, while finishing with one kill and one dig in her one-set appearance. She made her first start of the 2024 season on Sunday, Sept. 22, leading Florida to a .442 hitting percentage behind her 32 assists in the Gators sweep over Buffalo. Additionally, the Laramie, Wy native recorded eight digs, three kills, two blocks and one ace in the three setter.
It marks Stucky’s third SEC Overall Player of the Week and SEC Setter of the Week award of her career. She now has tallied 12 SEC Weekly honors in her Gator career.
⭐️SEC Awards dropped⭐️
Alexis Stucky takes home SEC Player of the Week & SEC Setter of the Week 🤯#GoGatorshttps://t.co/mwOmoIZPfg pic.twitter.com/v9S5o5zotc
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) September 23, 2024
Starting in all three matches as Florida’s middle blocker, Rothe totaled 11.0 total blocks, while averaging a .559 hitting percentage to only record one error in 34 total attempts (20-1-34). The Dublin, Ohio native registered 10 kills and hit .600 (10-1-15) in Florida’s win over No. 18 Florida State, while posting three blocks, one assist and one dig in the five setter. She finished with a team-high five blocks and hit .462 (6-0-13), in Florida’s sweep against North Texas while having one assist and one dig.
⭐️SEC Awards dropped⭐️
Alec Rothe is your SEC Freshman of the Week ‼️#GoGatorshttps://t.co/bVuB4eD9hj pic.twitter.com/P1z35XjC3z
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) September 23, 2024
SEC Weekly Honorees:
Co-Offensive | Riley Whitesides, South Carolina Nina Cajic, Tennessee |
Co-Defensive | Cammy Niesen, Ole Miss McKenna Yates, Mississippi State |
Setter | Alexis Stucky, Florida |
Freshman | Alec Rothe, Florida |
Player of the Week | Alexis Stucky, Florida |
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