GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida volleyball team earned the No. 2 ranking the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as the league announced Wednesday.
Florida – who earned a share of the 2022 SEC Championship – garnered two first place votes and totaled 129 points, just 13 points behind Kentucky for first place.
The reigning SEC Freshman of the Year – Alexis Stucky – found herself on the Preseason All-SEC Team. The 2022 All-SEC Team and SEC All-Freshman Team selection was one of just two setters tabbed to the list.
UF returns 10 players from last season’s SEC Championship team, including three starters and Florida’s starting libero: Trinity Adams, Gabrielle Essix, Alexis Stucky and Elli McKissock.
The Gators welcome four freshmen and two transfers to the 2023 squad that looks to win its 26th SEC Championship this season – the most of any team in the league.
Florida’s 2023 campaign will kick off at the Road 2 Tampa Bay Invitational on Aug. 25-26, where the Gators will play Penn State and South Florida.
Preseason Coaches’ Poll (first-place votes in parentheses)
Place
School
Points
1.
Kentucky (10)
142
2.
Florida (2)
129
3.
Tennessee (1)
113
4.
Georgia
106
5.
Arkansas
101
6.
LSU
96
7.
Auburn
89
8.
Texas A&M
63
9.
Ole Miss
42
Mississippi State
42
11
South Carolina
39
12.
Missouri
30
13.
Alabama
22
Volleyball Preseason All-SEC Team
Name, School
Pos.
Yr.
Ht.
Hometown
Jillian Gillen, Arkansas
OH
Gr.
5-7
Stilwell, Kan.
Taylor Head, Arkansas
OH
Sr.
5-10
Winter Garden, Fla.
Akasha Anderson, Auburn
PH
So.
6-3
Reston, Va.
Alexis Stucky, Florida
S
So.
6-2
Laramie, Wy.
Kacie Evans, Georgia
OH
Gr.
5-11
Wadsworth, Ohio
Sophie Fischer, Georgia
MB
Sr.
6-5
Fort Mill, S.C.
Eleanor Beavin, Kentucky
L
Jr.
5-5
Louisville, Ky.
Emma Grome, Kentucky
S
Jr.
5-9
Loveland, Ohio
Reagan Rutherford, Kentucky
OH
Sr.
6-0
Missouri City, Texas
Azhani Tealer, Kentucky
MB
5th
5-10
Grand Prairie, Texas
Anita Anwusi, LSU
MB
Gr.
6-3
Houston, Texas
Sanaa Dotson, LSU
OH
Gr.
6-0
Houston, Texas
Sasha Ratliff, Ole Miss
MB
Sr.
6-2
Atlanta, Ga.
Morgahn Fingall, Tennessee
RS
Gr.
6-1
Fairfax, Va.
Logan Lednicky, Texas A&M
OPP
So.
6-3
Sugar Land, Texas
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