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2023 Florida Volleyball Media Supplement
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 20th-ranked Florida volleyball team – who earned the No. 4 seed in the Top Left portion of the bracket – begins its 2023 NCAA Tournament with a matchup against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night.
First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in Exactech Arena. The match will air on ESPN+ and can also be heard on the airways of ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM.
Florida (18-9) holds the 3-0 series advantage over the Eagles (26-6), including a 1-0 record in the NCAA Tournament. These teams faced off exactly one year ago on Sept. 9, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida and the Gators came away with a 3-set victory (25-23, 25-19, 25-13).
South Alabama takes on the No. 5 seed Georgia Tech in the first match of the day at 4:30 p.m. and the winner of that match will take on the winner of Florida/FGCU on Friday at 7 p.m.
How to Follow – No. 20 Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Time & Date: Thursday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatsBroadcast
Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM/850AM
Tickets: Gator Ticket Office
Ticket Information
Tickets for the NCAA First & Second Rounds are available
online and at the
Gator Ticket Office, located between Gates 18 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Price breakdown:
- Courtside Seating (All Sessions) - $40
- Reserved Seating (All Sessions) - $30
- General Admission (All Sessions) - $15
- General Admission - $10
- Students - The first 200 UF students will get in FREE to the UF Match, as long as they have claimed their student pass (https://floridagators.com/sports/2015/12/10/_students_)
Gainesville First and Second Rounds Schedule (all times Eastern)
- First Round Matches | Thursday, Nov. 30
- Match 1: No. 5 Georgia Tech vs. South Alabama – 4:30 p.m.
- Match 2: No. 4 Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast – 7 p.m.
- Second Round Matches | Friday, Dec. 1
- Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 7 p.m.
Credentialing Note
Series Information
Florida Gulf Coast | 26-6 overall, 15-1 (ASC)
- Florida leads: 3-0 (3-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 3-0 | 4-set: 0-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-0
- NCAA Tournament series: 1-0
- Last Time Out: Sept. 9, 2022 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13)
- Notable: Won the ASUN Conference Championship to earn the automatic bid
Scouting the Rest of the Field
South Alabama | 22-8 overall, 12-4 (SBC)
- Florida leads: 1-0 (0-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 1-0 | 4-set: 0-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-0
- NCAA Tournament series: N/A
- Last Time Out: Sept.1, 1989 | Memphis, Tenn. | W, 3-0 (15-0, 15-5, 15-4)
Georgia Tech | 22-6 overall, 13-5 (ACC)
- Florida leads: 1-0 (1-0 under Mary Wise)
- 3-set: 0-0 | 4-set: 1-0 | 5-set: 0-0
- Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0
- NCAA Tournament series: N/A
- Last Time Out: Sept. 8, 2012| Gainesville, Fla. | W, 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-22)
Florida Earns Top-16 Seed
- The Gators earned the No. 4 seed in the Top Left portion of the bracket, meaning they were tabbed as a Top-16 Seed
- This is the 29th time in program history that Florida has earned a Top-16 seed
- As a Top-16 Seed, UF has made 27 Regional Semifinals, 13 Regional Finals, eight National Semifinals and two National Finals
- As a No. 16 Seed or better, Florida is 74-29 (.725)
Florida's NCAA History
- This is Florida's 34th NCAA Tournament appearance overall and is its 33rd-straight appearance. The 33rd consecutive trips mark the third-longest streak in the nation, behind Penn State (43) and Nebraska (42)
- Florida is 81-33 (.717) in its previous 33 appearances and Mary Wise Boasts a 80-32 (.721) all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, with all her postseaon matches coming with the Gators.
- UF holds a 25-0 record in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament and the Gators are 29-4 in the Second Round
SEC in the NCAA
- Eight SEC teams earned bid to the NCAA Tournament ( Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M)
- The eight teams selected are the most of any conference (Big 12 - 7, ACC -5, Big 10 -5, Pac 12 - 5)
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