Don't jinx us! On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> This could be our best team ever leading into the tournament. > > Let’s go all the way this time! Come on Gators!! > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > PARKS > > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305B+Indian+Lake+Blvd+Suite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075&entry=gmail&source=g> > > Suite 220 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305B+Indian+Lake+Blvd+Suite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075&entry=gmail&source=g> > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305B+Indian+Lake+Blvd+Suite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075&entry=gmail&source=g> > > Phone: 615-826-4040 <(615)%20826-4040> > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 <(615)%20972-4239> > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:05 PM > *To:* GatorNews > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: Gators gear for long NCAA volleyball > tourney run > > > Gators gear for long NCAA volleyball tourney run > > By > > *gatorsports* <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/gatorsports/> > > (Gainesville SUN) - > > November 30, 2017 > > 3 > <http://www.gatorsports.com/2017/11/gators-gear-long-ncaa-volleyball-tourney-run/#comments> > > 98 > > [image: Gators volleyball; Mary Wise] > <http://3boxml133uq12y8y9x34hnqo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WISE.jpg>Florida > coach Mary Wise, center, boasts a 65-26 (.714) all-time record in the NCAA > Tournament, with all her postseason appearances coming with the Gators. > [Brad McClenny/Staff photographer] > > By Jim Harvin, Gainesville SUN Correspondent > > It’s been a banner year for the Florida volleyball team, losing just one > match en route to a 25-1 record and winning a share of the Southeastern > Conference title for the 23rd time in coach Mary Wise’s 27 seasons at UF. > > But there may be more magic ahead for the Gators. > > The 2017 NCAA Tournament gets underway today at 4:30 p.m. when Miami > (21-5) squares off against the College of Charleston (27-5) in the Exactech > Arena at the O’Connell Center, followed by UF taking on Alabama State > (28-10) in a rematch of last year’s first-round match. > > The two winners will meet for an NCAA Sweet 16 berth at 7 p.m. Friday. > > “The challenge is you’re playing teams that you aren’t as familiar with,” > Wise said. “Even this Alabama State team that returns all but one of their > starters looks so different from a year ago and how experienced they are. I > think this is one of the better first-round matchups that we’ve had in > awhile. It should be really fun from the get-go.” > > UF, which was ranked third in the final regular-season poll, was selected > as the No. 2 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. > > Top-ranked Penn State (29-1) is the No. 1 seed, followed by UF, third seed > and fourth-ranked Stanford (26-3), and No. 4 seed and sixth-ranked Kentucky > (26-3). This marks the first time two SEC teams have been among the top > four squads. Proverbial powers No. 2 Texas (24-2) and No. 5 Nebraska (26-4) > each missed out. > > Meanwhile, it is the seventh time Florida has been selected as a top-four > seed and the first since 2010. UF is 19-6 in that role, posting a 7-1 > record at home. > > “It’s definitely a huge advantage,” redshirt junior setter Allie Monserez > said. “We’re just trying to take it one game at a time and just focusing on > our first team and then going from there. > > “Being at home is something that is very exciting. It’s very special to > play in front of our amazing fans that we have here in Gainesville. > Everyone is very pumped about that.” > > Florida is hoping to reach the national semifinals for the eighth time > overall and the first since 2003, when the Gators finished as NCAA > runner-up – an all-time best. > > UF, which has a 66-27 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play including a > 65-26 mark under Wise, has advanced to the national semifinals in four of > its previous six attempts as a top-four seed. > > This year’s team boasts the SEC Player of the Year in 6-foot-4 middle > blocker Rhamat Alhassan, who leads the nation in blocks per set (1.80). > > Alhassan is the 13th Gator to earn the POY award and was one of five UF > players to earn All-SEC honors along with outside hitter Carli Snyder, > right-side hitter Shainah Joseph, libero Caroline “CK” Knop – all seniors – > and 6-foot-8 sophomore middle blocker Rachael Kramer. > > In addition, Wise shared SEC Coach of the Year honors, her 15th, with > Kentucky’s Craig Skinner. > > The 2017 squad boast five seniors, with defensive specialist Lindsey > Rogers joining Alhassan, Snyder, Joseph and Knop. > > “I’m so excited,” Kramer said. “On Sunday before the selection show, we > knew before the show that we were a top-four seed, but even during the > selection show my hands were sweating and I was so nervous. It was an > exciting Sunday.” > > *GAINESVILLE REGIONAL* > > *What:* First and second rounds of the NCAA volleyball tournament > > *Today: *College of Charleston (27-5) vs. Miami (21-5), 4:30 p.m. > > Alabama State (28-10) vs. No. 2 overall seed Florida (25-1 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=Florida+(25-1&entry=gmail&source=g>), 7 p.m. > > *Friday, 7 p.m.:* Thursday’s winners meet > > *Where:* O’Connell Center > > *Radio:* AM-850, 98.1-FM for UF match > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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