The Gators come away with a 3-1 win over the Rebels on Sunday.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 24 Florida volleyball team came away with a 3-1 win (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18) against Ole Miss on Sunday inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Sunday’s win extends the Gators win streak to five for a 7-3 conference record, while climbing to 16-5 overall.
Sophomore All-American Kennedy Martin led the way offensively with 22 kills, marking her 42nd consecutive match that she has finished with double-digit kills. Redshirt senior Isabel Martin joined her fellow Gator in double digits with 11 to mark her 11th match this season she has finished in double-digits offensively. Freshman Alec Rothe followed closely with nine kills of her own, while three other front row hitters contributed to Florida’s 57 total kills: Jaela Auguste (6), AC Fitzpatrick (5) and Amaya Thomas (2).
Setter Taylor Parks tallied 48 assists and 10 digs to earn her third double-double of her career. The freshman also had a career-high three blocks, two kills and two aces for 5.5 points.
As a team, Florida registered 7.0 team blocks with freshman Alec Rothe leading the charge with a one solo block and four block assists.
In the backcourt, Libero Elli McKissock posted 20 digs for the second-straight match, while also dropping a team-high three aces behind the service line. Junior Emily Canaan had a season-high 10 digs to be the third Gator to finish with double-digit digs.
Records
No. 24 Florida (16-5, 7-3 SEC)
Ole Miss (14-8, 4-6 SEC)
How It Happened
Set 1
* The Gators traded the opening points, until an ace from Parks pull ahead by two. After tying the score at 10, Ole Miss recorded back-to-back errors, as Rothe and K. Martin followed with a block to give the Florida a 13-10 advantage. The Rebels responded with a three-point scoring run of their own to regain a 15-14 lead heading into the media timeout. Following the break, Florida quickly came back together after falling to a 15-17 deficit. Following the timeout, points from the Martin duo kept the Gators close, but Ole Miss block put the Rebels up 21-18. Heading into the closing moments of set one, Florida flipped a switch and tied it up at 21 thanks to a block from K. Martin and Roth and an ace from Parks. Out of an Ole Miss timeout, the Gators grabbed the next two-points to climb to a 23-21 lead and Fitzpatrick put one down to secure the 25-22 comeback win. Overall, there were 11 ties and five lead changes in the first set.
* Set 1 Team Stats | .296 Hitting % | 12 Kills | 12 Assists | 11 Digs | 3.0 Team Blocks | 2 Aces
Set 2
* After trailing 0-4 at the start of the second set, kills from both Isi and Kennedy Martin inched Florida back within two, but service errors allowed Ole Miss to extend their lead to 10-5. Martin got things rolling for the home team out of a Gator timeout with back-to-back kills, as Florida went on a 3-0 scoring run behind Parks serving. Ole Miss regained a 16-13 advantage, but an open net gave K. Martin room to put one down the line and send McKissock to the service line. The libero dropped an ace to climb back within one, but the Rebels went on to grab four of the five next points to pull ahead to 19-14. Out of a Florida timeout, the Gators attempted to make another comeback, but fell 19-25 in set two.
* Set 2 Team Stats | .231 Hitting % | 15 Kills | 15 Assists | 15 Digs | 1 Ace | 0.0 Team Blocks
Set 3
* Action from both the middle blockers (Auguste and Rothe) and a kill from Isi Martin evened the score at nine to put Florida back on track after falling behind by three at the start of the third set. Three opponent errors and a solo block from Fitzpatrick carried the Gators into the media timeout with a 15-11 advantage. Following the break, kills from both Martins and Thomas forced Ole Miss to call a timeout after Florida gained a 18-13 lead. The Rebels responded with two points of their own, but a backrow attack from K. Martin put the Gators five away from a set-win after pulling ahead to a 20-15 advantage. Ole Miss called a timeout and tallied two-consecutive points to inch within three and force Florida to use their first timeout. A right-side attack from K. Martin sent the sophomore to the service line, where she recorded a kill from the backrow to make it set-point Florida. The Rebels continued to show fight, staying alive for two more points before recording a service error to give the Gators a 25-22 third-set win.
* Set 3 Team Stats | .222 Hitting % | 20 Digs | 16 Kills | 14 Assists | 2.0 Team Blocks | 0 Aces
Set 4
* Florida was the first to five after Fitzpatrick added another kill to her stat sheet, but two errors gave the Rebels a 6-5 lead. Points were exchanged back-and-forth, as a block from Parks and Thomas took Florida into the media timeout with a 15-13 lead. Out of the huddle, Florida continued to keep a steady lead, as K. Martin and Cannan both dropped aces to pull ahead to a 19-14 lead. From there, the Gators remained in control, as K. Martin tallied her 22nd kill of the night to secure the 25-18 fourth-set win. The sophomore had seven of Florida’s 14 kills in the final set.
* Set 4 Team Stats |.281 Hitting % | 14 Kills | 12 Assists | 11 Digs | 4 Aces | 2.0 Team Blocks
Notables
* Taylor Parks tied her career-high three blocks
* Two Gators either set or tied a season high:
* Emerson Hoyle: 2 Digs (Tied)
* Emliy Canaan: 10 Digs
* Taylor Parks recorded her third career double-double with 48 assists and 10 digs.
* Three Gators finished with double-digit digs: Elli McKissock (20), Emily Canaan (10) and Taylor Parks (10)
* Two Gators finished with double-digit kills: Kennedy Martin (22) and Isabel Martin (11)
* The Gators improve to 60-3 (54-0 under Wise) in the all-time series record against Ole Miss
* Florida is now 6-1 in four-set matches against the Rebels
* UF moves to 27-0 against Ole Miss when playing in Gainesville, Fla.
* The Gators climb to 7-1 on the season in four-set matches
* Florida improves to 5-3 in Sunday matches during the 2024 season
* The Gators open November play with a 1-0 record
* Kennedy Martin’s 22 Kills continues her streak of recording double-digit kills in every match she has played wearing the Orange and Blue (42 Matches)
* Elli McKissock ranks 2nd for career digs (1968), 9th for career aces (135) and 20th for career assists (512) in Program history
* Taylor Parks ranks 19th for career assists in Program history with 533
Thoughts from Coach Wise
* “It was another SEC battle against a team with new faces but very experienced middles and played really well.”
Up Next
* The Gators homestand continues with back-to-back matches inside the O’Dome on Friday, Nov. 8 against Auburn and Sunday, Nov. 10 against Alabama. Friday’s matchup with the Tigers is slated for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on SEC Network+. Additionally, fans can listen on ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF or follow @GatorsVB on socials for match updates.
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No. 24 Florida (16-5, 7-3) vs. RV Auburn (14-7, 4-6 SEC)
Friday, Nov. 8 | 7 p.m. ET
Exactech Arena – Gainesville, Fla.
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Florida & Auburn Series Information
* Series Record 54-2 (50-1 under Wise)
* 3-set: 40-0, 4-set: 12-1; 5-set: 3-1
* Home: 26-0; Away: 26-2; Neutral: 3-0
* Last time out | L, 0-3 | H | 23-25, 20-25, 17-25
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