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From: Shane Ford <goufgators@bellsouth.net>
Date: September 13, 2014 at 8:44:15 AM CDT
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Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Wise earns 800th career win in sweep at No. 6 USC
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--Wise earns 800th career win in sweep at No. 6 USC
Published: Friday, September 12, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 4:20 a.m.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Florida coach Mary Wise added another accolade to her resume with the Gators' three-set win at Southern Cal on Friday night.
Wise became the only active female Division I head coach to eclipse 800 career victories as No. 10 Florida swept its second straight ranked opponent, defeating the No. 6 Trojans, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 at the Galen Center. Wise, the nation's winningest coach since taking over the Florida volleyball program in 1991, is the third-winningest active Division I coach in the country (.843 win percentage) in her 28th season as a head coach.
"We won this match because of the improvements this team made from a week ago, and the schedule presented itself an opportunity for us to get better to be able to play this match," Wise said. "The grit that this group showed at the end of all three sets says a whole lot about where we are right now."
After a tightly contested first-set win that featured nine ties and two lead changes, the Gators (5-2) worked their way back from a 21-18 deficit in the second frame, outscoring the Trojans 7-2 down the final stretch for a 25-23 set-two victory to enter the break ahead 2-0.
The Gators went to middles Rhamat Alhassan and Simone Antwi four times, while freshman outside hitter Carli Snyder and sophomore right side Alex Holston each struck to complement a Nikki O'Rourke service ace, her first of the campaign.
In the third set, which included 13 ties and six lead changes, UF put on a gutsy performance after the Gators called timeout down, 22-20. Florida scored the next five points thanks to two Antwi slams, Snyder and Holston kills, while capitalizing on a USC attack error.
While Alhassan (11), Antwi (12) and Holston (13) posted double-digit kill and point outputs with the help of junior setter Mackenzie Dagostino's 40 assists, Florida's defense was on point against the Trojans with 10 blocks to USC's four, including seven from Alhassan, while four Gators had seven or more digs in a total team effort paced by senior Holly Pole's 16. UF had just one reception error against a team that boasts the nation's leading server in Samantha Bricio, who averaged 0.91 aces per set entering the tournament.
Alhassan and Holston were named to the USC Classic All-Tournament Team following a stellar two days of play at the Galen Center.
Florida returns back home to Gainesville to host the Campus USA Credit Union Invite Sept. 19-21 when UF hosts Marquette and UCF in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
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