LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After winning the opening set, the No. 6 seeded Florida volleyball team battled point-for-point until falling to No. 2 seeded Stanford in four sets (26-24, 17-25, 24-26, 27-29) on Thursday night in Freedom Hall.
On top of making the programs 34-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Gators finish the 2024 season with a 23-8 overall record. Additionally, Florida finished 11-5 in SEC play, which tied for third in the conference.
In her final match wearing the Orange and Blue, Elli McKissock surpassed former Gator Elyse Cusack 2,138 career digs to become Florida volleyball’s all-time leader in career digs with 2,147. The Windermere, Fla. native served as the Gators starting libero for 122-consecutive matches. Her 144 career aces ranks 8th in the program, while being 21st for career assists with 544.
SHE CAN DIG IT!
Elli McKissock becomes Florida Volleyball’s all-time leader for career digs!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/2xfoPSwafY
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 13, 2024
Florida’s offensive attack was led behind Kennedy Martin’s 21 kill. The sophomore recorded her 1,000 career kill during the fourth set, becoming the fastest Gator to reach the milestone in just 53 matches. Former Gator Aury Cruz’s 67 matches previously held the honor.
Welcome to the 1,000 club 🤝
Kennedy Martin recorded her 1,000th kill in just 53 matches, the fastest Gator to reach this milestone‼️#GoGators pic.twitter.com/rWulHTx84x
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 13, 2024
Jaela Auguste was the second Gator to finish with double-digit kills, as the freshman hit .412 after recording 11 kills. Isabel Martin tallied eight and AC Fitzpatrick had six in their final collegiate match.
Alexis Stucky finished her season on a high note, dishing out 37 assists and having 11 digs in the match to record her second double-double of the season. Taylor Parks saw action in the setters position during the fourth set and added six assists and six digs.
As a team, the Gators posted 10 team blocks, with the Martin duo having two solo blocks each and Stucky adding one. Overall, K. Martin finished with a team-high five blocks, while Isi Martin (3.0), Auguste (2.0), Amaya Thomas (2.0), Fitzpatrick (1.0) and Alec Rothe (1.0)…
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