No. 22 Gators sweep Ole Miss for third-straight win

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Twenty second-ranked Florida volleyball crew (10-5, 4-1 SEC) closed out the sequence in opposition to the Ole Miss Rebels (12-3, 1-3 SEC) with a dominant three-set victory on Sunday afternoon in Exactech Enviornment.

The Gators took the primary set 25-17 and adopted with a commanding 25-13 victory within the second. Florida secured the ultimate body with a 9-0 run over the ultimate stretch to win 25-17.

Merritt Beason and T’ara Ceasar every registered a nine-kill efficiency, main Florida’s offensive assault. Thayer Corridor added eight kills, whereas center blockers Lauren Forte (5) and Lauren Dooley (4) mixed for 9 kills.

Marlie Monserez led the Gators to a .349 clip on the afternoon, recording 32 assists within the three-setter.

The Gators have been a power on the web, recording 13.0 blocks whereas holding the Rebels to a .040 clip. Beason and Dooley led the best way, recording six blocks apiece – that mark tied Beason’s career-high mark. Forte and Corridor every registered 4 blocks on the afternoon, whereas Ceasar spherical it out with three.

Florida’s backcourt defensive effort was led by 12 digs from Ceasar. Elli McKissock adopted with 9 digs within the libero jersey, whereas Corridor, Beason and Monserez added six, 5 and 4, respectively.

Trinity Adams led the best way behind the service line, recording two aces within the match. Beason, Ceasar and Corridor every added one apiece.

The Gators are again in motion subsequent weekend, when the crew travels to LSU to tackle the Tigers in a two-match sequence starting on Oct. 9.

Information

No. 22 Florida (10-5, 4-1 SEC)

Ole Miss (12-3, 1-3 SEC)

The way it Occurred

Ole Miss took the 1-0 lead within the first set, however it was the final lead the Rebels noticed, as Florida pushed forward and did not look again. The set was inside two at 9-7, however the Gators strung collectively a 6-2 run to take the 15-9 lead into the media timeout. Florida took as massive as an eight-point lead on the 19-11 mark, however Ole Miss lower its deficit to 4 after a 3-0 run. The Gators closed out the body with a 6-3 run to go up 1-0 within the match.

• UF hit .500 within the first set, whereas holding Ole Miss to a .152 clip. Beason led the best way with 4 kills, whereas Ceasar and Corridor every added three apiece. Florida notched 5 blocks within the first set as effectively, led by Dooley’s 4 and Corridor’s three.

With the Gators down 3-2 within the second set, Florida sprung out to a 6-0 run behind the serves of McKissock to power an Ole Miss timeout. Out of the break, UF continued to construct its lead, gaining the 10-point benefit on the 20-10 mark. The Gators cruised to the 25-13 victory thanks partly to a few Ceasar kills and a Beason slam over the ultimate 5 factors.

• Florida hit .314 within the set, led by 4 kills from Corridor and three from Ceasar. Beason, Forte and Monserez every pitched in two kills of their very own. The Gators as soon as once more recorded 5 blocks within the set, led by three from Forte.

The third set was back-and-forth from the beginning, with neither crew holding greater than a three-point lead. Florida took the 15-14 lead into the media timeout, however out of the break Ole Miss took the 17-16 benefit. Down one, the Gators went on a 3-0 run to take the 19-17 lead and power the Rebels to make use of their first timeout of the third. Florida continued to roll out of the break, closing out the match on a 6-0 run because of the play of Corridor behind the service line to maneuver to 4-1 within the SEC.

• Beason and Ceasar led the best way within the remaining body with three kills apiece, adopted by two from Dooley to safe the win.

Notables

• Merritt Beason tied her career-high in blocks with six within the match
• The final time Florida held an opponent to under a .100 clip was Aug. 28 in opposition to Sacramento State (.098)
• The Gators enhance to 56-3 within the all-time sequence in opposition to the Rebels, together with a 50-0 report underneath Mary Sensible
• Florida is now 47-0 in opposition to Ole Miss in three-set matches
• UF stays undefeated in opposition to the Rebels in Gainesville, Fla., shifting to 26-0
• The Gators at the moment are 8-1 in three-set matches throughout the 2021 marketing campaign
• Florida improves to 543-73 (.881) at residence because the inception of this system in 1984
• Lauren Dooley now sits twenty first in program historical past in profession blocks with 296, surpassing each Lenee Hill (293) and Jenny Manz (296)
• She is simply 19 blocks away from breaking into the top-20

Ideas from Coach Sensible

“Six-straight units with us taking part in pretty much as good defensively as we now have performed all season, doing so in opposition to a really gifted offense. “

Up Subsequent

• The Gators hit the street to tackle the LSU Tigers for a two-match sequence starting on Oct. 9
• Saturday’s match is slated for five p.m. on SEC Community +
• Sundays match will air on the SEC Community at 1 p.m.