No. 24 Florida Volleyball Welcomes Ole Miss to the O’Dome for Sunday Matchup

First serve is ready for 1:00 p.m. ET, with doorways opening an hour prior. Sunday’s match will probably be streamed dwell on SEC Community+ in addition to could be heard on 98.1FM/850AM. Moreover, observe @GatorsVB on socials for match updates or by way of dwell stats, which could be discovered on volleyball’s schedule web page on FloridaGators.com.
 
No. 24 Florida (15-5, 6-3 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (14-7, 4-5 SEC)
Sunday, November 3 | 1 p.m. ET
Exactech Area – Gainesville, Fla.
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Florida’s final outing:

• After dropping the opening set, the No. 24 Florida volleyball workforce fought again to earn their second-straight comeback win on Wednesday night time, defeating Arkansas 3-1 (11-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23) inside Barnhill Area. The Gators tally their fourth-straight convention win to maneuver to 6-3 within the league, whereas enhancing to 15-5 total.
• Sophomore All-American Kennedy Martin recorded her first double-double of the season after posting 31 kills for the second-straight match, whereas choosing up 10 digs en path to tying her personal particular person single-game-kill faculty file throughout the 25-point scoring period that she recorded in Florida’s 3-1 win towards Tennessee final Friday, Oct. 25. Her profession finest marks essentially the most kills in a four-set match, as former Gator Aury Cruz, the four-time AVCA All-American and three-time SEC Participant of the 12 months, recorded 31 kills towards Nebraska on December 8, 2001 in Florida’s Last 4 match, which went into 5 units. Cruz’s recorded 31 kills twice in her profession when rally scoring went to 30 factors.

On Ole Miss:

• The Rebels at the moment sit 4-5 in convention play after coming off a 3-1 street win at Auburn on Wednesday, Oct. 30. In convention play alone, Ole Miss is hitting a .213 clip, however averaging 13.64 kills per set to tie for second. Their 12.76 assists per set is sweet for third within the league, as setter Mokohana Tufono ranks third in league play for assists, averaging 10.91 per set, whereas exterior hitter Nia Washington is at the moment averaging 4.09 kills per set to take a seat ninth in SEC play. The junior additionally ranks tenth in factors per set with 4.55.
• Defensively, Ole Miss is averaging 15.21 digs per set and a pair of.36 blocks per set in convention matches. Libero Cammy Niesen ranks third within the league for digs per set with 4.30, whereas center blocker Sasha Ratcliff is eighth within the league for blocks per set (1.14). Behind the service line, Shayla Meyer can be rating eighth for aces per set, averaging 0.36.

Match Notes Preview:

• MARTIN MADNESS
  • Sophomore All-American Kennedy Martin recorded her first double-double of the season after posting 31 kills for the second-straight match at Arkansas on Oct. 30. She tallied 10 digs en path to tying her personal particular person single-game-kill faculty file throughout the 25-point scoring period that she recorded in Florida’s 3-1 win towards Tennessee final Friday, Oct. 25. Her career-high marks essentially the most kills in a four-set match, as former Gator Aury Cruz, the four-time AVCA All-American and three-time SEC Participant of the 12 months, recorded 31 kills towards Nebraska on December 8, 2001 in Florida’s Last 4 match, which went into 5 units. Cruz’s recorded 31 kills twice in her profession when rally scoring went to 30 factors.
  • In Florida’s final two matches towards Tennessee and Arkansas, Martin has totaled 66.0 factors and 62 kills, whereas averaging 8.25 factors per set and a .450 hitting clip. Over the season, she is averaging 5.84 factors per set and 5.06 kills per set, whereas enjoying in solely 65.75 % of Florida’s units (48 of 73 units). Moreover, the Fort Mill, S.C. native has recorded double-digit kills in each collegiate match she has performed in (41 matches).
  • Moreover, she ranks second within the nation for many kills recorded in a four-set match, and averaged essentially the most kills per set (7.74) and factors per set (8.13) in matches performed from Oct. 21 by means of Oct. 28. Martin at the moment ranks No. 1 within the SEC in factors per set (5.84), first in kills per set (5.06), fourth in aces per set (0.44) and ninth for common hitting proportion (.363). Since she has not performed in 66.7% of Florida’s units, she shouldn’t be eligible to rank nationally.
• IMMEDIATE IMPACT
  • Seven of Florida’s contemporary faces – Jaela Auguste, Erin Engel, Bella Lee, Taylor Parks, Isabel Martin, Alec Rothe and Lauren Harden – have taken no time to regulate to their new surroundings. By means of 19 matches, the 5 freshman and two transfers have contributed 48.16% kills, 58.82% assists, 32.64% aces, 28.30% digs, 58.06% block solos, 59.09% block assists, 58.90% complete blocks and 47.39% factors to Florida’s common stat line.
• POY WATCH FOR MARTIN DUO
  • Isabel Martin and Kennedy Martin had been named to AVCA’s 2024 Division I Participant of the 12 months Award Watch Listing introduced by Nike Volleyball on Sept. 18. The sophomore was a 2023 2nd Workforce All-American, whereas the redshirt senior earned 2023 Honorable Point out. The pair is a part of the inaugural checklist that features 36 gamers from 21 colleges. The 2024 AVCA Participant of the 12 months will probably be introduced on Friday, Dec. 20, in Louisville, Ky., throughout the AVCA Conference.
• #SOPHIASTRONG
  • The Gators welcomed their latest teammate, Sophia Murrillo, by means of the Buddies of Jaclyn Basis again in July 2019.
  • Sophia loves Minnie Mouse, the Wizard of Oz and purple.
  • The Buddies of Jaclyn Basis’s mission is to enhance the standard of life for youngsters battling pediatric mind tumors or different childhood cancers. Additionally they increase consciousness by means of their Undertake-A-Youngster, Protected on the Sidelines and Guardian Angel program.

Sequence Info:

• Sequence Document 59-3 (53-0 below Clever)
• 3-set: 49-0; 4-set: 5-1; 5-set: 5-2
• Dwelling: 26-0; Away: 30-3; Impartial: 3-0
• Final outing | W, 3-0 | A | 26-24, 25-23, 25-19

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