No. 24 Florida Volleyball Hosts Tennessee in Friday’s Dig Pink Match

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After a two road matches, the No. 24 Florida volleyball team returns home to host Tennessee in the Gators Dig Pink match on Friday, Oct. 25 inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. and will be aired on SEC Network with Missy Whittemore and Anne Marie Andersen on the call.

No. 24 Florida (13-5, 4-3 SEC) vs. Tennessee (10-7, 3-4SEC)

Friday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. ET

Exactech Arena – Gainesville, Fla.

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Marketing Giveaways:

Pink tumblers will be given to the first 1,000 fans who enter through gates one or three.

Florida’s last time out:

The Gators collected two road sweeps last weekend, taking down Texas A&M in three sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-20) on Oct. 18 before defeating LSU 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-17) on Oct. 20. Florida averaged a .126 opponent hitting percentage after holding the Aggies to a .137 hitting clip and the Tigers to .111.

On Tennessee:

The Lady Vols currently tie for sixth in conference play with a 3-4 record after winning big against then No. 25 Auburn in four sets on Sunday, Oct. 20. Tennessee’s .289 hitting percentage ranks third in the SEC, with junior middle blocker Keondreya Granberry leading the conference in hitting percentage with a .479 clip. Tennessee is averaging 13.10 kills and 12.13 assists per set, while outside hitter Nina Cajic and setter Caroline Kerr rank individually for the Lady Vols. Cajic, a graduate transfer from Townson, sits fifth in kills per set with 4.40 and Kerr, the redshirt sophomore, ranks fifth in assists per set with 10.31. Additionally, Cajic ranks third in aces per set with 0.45. 

On the defensive side, Tennessee ranks No. 10 in digs per set (13.01), No. 12 in blocks per set (2.04) and No. 14 in opponent hitting percentage (.239). No Lady Vols are individually ranked.

Florida lost their only match against Tennessee last season, falling in five at home on Nov. 3, 2023. The Gators has won eight of the last ten matches against Tennessee, and have won the last four of five matches played in Gainesville since 2016.

Match Notes Preview:

• Gators in the Rankings
  

  • Florida has been ranked inside the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Top-25 poll for 526 consecutive weeks, marking nine-straight seasons of never dropping out of the top-25. The Gators currently rank No. 24 in the AVCA top-25 Division I WVB Poll.
  • Of their remaining 10 regular-season matches, Florida is set to face two opponents…