No. 10 Gators Fall to USF in Five Sets

GAINESVILLE, Fla.  – No. 10 Florida volleyball lost to in-state competitor, South Florida in five sets (25-15, 22-25, 25-12, 23-25, 10-15) Friday night. The 3-2 final gave the Gators their first loss of the season to move 3-1 on the year, while USF becomes 1-3.
 
Taylor Parks recorded her first double-double as a Gator in the fifth setter. The SEC Freshman of the Week dished out 46 assists while tallying 13 digs for two new career highs.
 
Three Gators finished with double-digits kills, with Isabel Martin leading the way for the third-consecutive match with 19 kills. Freshman Alec Rothe posted a career-high 14 kills, while hitting .345 and AC Fitzpatrick had 11 kills of her own Friday night.
 
Florida’s 12 team blocks held South Florida to a .196 hitting percentage, with four players recording one solo block: Jaela Auguste, Fitzpatrick, Martin and Parks.
 
Elli McKissock lead the backcourt with a team-high 23 digs and recorded seven assists, while even tallying one kill in the stat book. Additionally, Trinity Adams, Emily Canaan and Martin tallied eight digs in the match.
 
Records
No. 10 Florida (3-1, 0-0 SEC)
USF (1-3, 0-0 American Athletic)
 
How It Happened
Set 1

• Florida opened set one with a 4-0 lead and forced an early USF timeout. Thanks to Adams and Canaan, who both went on 4-0 serving runs, the Gators extended…