LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Florida volleyball team opened the 2024 NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-13) win over NC State on Friday night on neutral territory inside the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. The Gators improve to 22-7 on the year and advance to the Second Round of the Tournament for the 30th time in program history.
Florida, who is the sixth seed in the lower left region will play the host-team Kansas in the Second Round on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. The Jayhawks are the third seed in the lower left region and opened the tournament with a sweep (25-18, 25-23, 25-22) over Colgate.
Taylor Parks commanded Florida’s offense to a .352 hitting clip, while recording her fourth career double-double with 30 assist and 12 digs. AVCA Division I Player of the Year Semifinalist Kennedy Martin led the Gator attack with her 18 kills on .324 hitting percentage. The sophomore now sits only 50 kills away from recording 1,000 career kills.
Isabel Martin contributed seven kills and seven digs to Florida stat sheet, while also leading the way for the Gators behind the service line. The outside hitter not only tied her career high of four aces, but she also joins 15 former players who sit second in the program’s NCAA Tournament Record Book for individual aces recorded in a single match.
AC Fitzpatrick returned to Florida’s rotation and added six kills, while Jaela Auguste’s six, Amaya Thomas’ three and Park’s two combined for 11 of the team’s 42.
The Gators were a force at the net, tallying 10.0…
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