The No. 8 Florida volleyball team stayed perfect on the
season, sweeping host University of Texas-San Antonio in three sets (25-18,
25-17, 25-20) Thursday afternoon to continue their undefeated start to 2013.
Sophomore outside hitter Živa Recek (Kočevje,
Slovenia) led the Gators with a team-high 12 kills against the Roadrunners. Senior
setter Taylor Brauneis (Crystal Lake, Ill.) directed the Gator offense
to a .292 hitting percentage, dishing out 36 assists and 11 digs for her fourth
career double-double.
QUICK HITS
·
Freshman Alex Holston, a right-side hitter from Olney,
Md., and sophomore Gabby Mallette, an outside hitter from Orange Park,
Fla., each contributed nine kills. For Holston, it was a new career high in her
young Florida career. Mallette’s tally was her highest in a three-set match and
just off her career high of 10 kills, a mark she put forth in two five-set
matches on the road at Arkansas and Texas A&M last season.
·
Junior libero Taylor Unroe scooped 17 digs Thursday, two
under her career best for a three-set match.
·
The Gators opened their season 4-0, the 12th time in program
history and first time since 2011.
·
Thursday’s match was the third of the season where Florida did
not allow a service ace.
·
Junior defensive specialist Madison Monserez tallied her
first career kill thanks to a diving dig that caught the Roadrunners on their
heels.
NOT ON OUR WATCH: UF held preseason C-USA Player of
the Year McKenzie Adams to a .098 hitting percentage, her lowest of the season.
Florida has held every opponent in 2013 to under .200 hitting efficiency. The
Gators kept the Roadrunners to a .143 offensive clip.
