NO. 9/9 FLORIDA GATORS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Active Ankle SEC/ACC Challenge

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THIS WEEK IN FLORIDA VOLLEYBALL 2011 SCOREBOARD (1-0, 0-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS VS. BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES Date/Time: Friday, August 26, 2011 :: 7:30 p.m. ET Active Ankle Challenge (Gainesville, Fla.) Series History: Florida leads 1-0 all-time 8/26 Boston College W, 3-0 Last Meeting: August 26, 2011 (Active Ankle Challenge) 8/27 North Carolina 7:30 p.m. Result: Florida def. Boston College 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-16) Current Streak: Florida won the first meeting in the series 8/30 FLORIDA STATE 7 p.m. Campus USA Credit Union Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) FLORIDA GATORS VS. NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS Date/Time: Saturday, August 27, 2011 :: 7:30 p.m. ET 9/2 JACKSONVILLE 12:30 p.m. Series History: Florida leads 10-1 (Florida leads 5-0 under Wise) 9/2 fau 7:30 p.m. Last Meeting: September 20, 2003 (Wildcat Classic) Result: Florida def. North Carolina 3-0 (30-16, 30-19, 30-26) 9/3 CLEMSON 4 p.m. Current Streak: Florida has won nine consecutive meetings in the series. 9/5 ioWA STATE (SUN-TD) 2 p.m. Nike Volleyball Big Four Classic (Palo Alto, Calif.) GATORS HOST ACTIVE ANKLE CHALLENGE TO OPEN 2011 CAMPAIGN The No. 9 University of Florida volleyball team opens the 2011 season at home on Friday as the 9/9 vs. Texas 11 p.m. Gators host the Active Ankle Challenge in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center this weekend. The SEC/ 9/10 vs. Stanford/Penn State TBA ACC Challenge features the Gators and the Auburn Tigers of the SEC and the Boston College Eagles and the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC. Both matches will air live on WRUF-FM, 103.7 The 9/16 at Mississippi State * 8 p.m. Gator, with Tom Collett and former Gator All-SEC selection Missy Whittemore calling the action. 9/23 KENTUCKY * 7 p.m. Tonight marks the first-ever meeting between Florida and Boston College. The Eagles return eight letterwinners from a year ago, including outside hitter Tsvetelina Dureva, senior libero 9/25 tennessee (ESPNU) * 5 p.m. Brennan Clark, junior middle hitter Krystle Higgins and sophomore setter Cagla Sen. Boston 9/30 at Auburn * 8 p.m. College went 9-24 in 2010, including 1-19 in ACC play, but second-year head coach Chris Campbell has built the program for a solid ACC run. 10/2 at Georgia * 1:30 p.m. North Carolina, the Gators’ opponent for Saturday evening, was predicted to finish third in the 10/7 arKANSAS * 7 p.m. ACC this season, returning 10 letterwinners and three starters from a team that finished as the ACC runner-up in 2010. Libero Kaylie Gibson and outside hitter Emily McGee were named preseason 10/9 lsu (SUN) * 1:30 p.m. All-ACC and Gibson is the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a 2010 AVCA Honorable 10/14 at Ole Miss * 8 p.m. Mention All-American. The Gators are 10-1 all-time against the Tar Heels with the teams’ last meeting in 2003, a three-set victory for the Gators. 10/16 at Alabama (FOX SPORTSOUTH) * 2 p.m. Coming off a 20-0 SEC season, 29-2 overall, the Gators return 10 letterwinners and four 10/19 at South Carolina (ESPNU) * 8 p.m. starters from a year ago, including SEC Player of the Year and AVCA First Team All-American Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.). Murphy was named Preseason All-SEC and was recently named as a 10/23 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 1:30 p.m. candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. She has 22 career triple-doubles, a school record, and 10/28 at Tennessee * 7 p.m. 60 career double-doubles. She entered the 1,000 kill and 1,000 point clubs in her junior season and was the only player to rank among the SEC’s top-10 individually in hitting percentage, kills per set 10/30 at Kentucky (SUN) * 1:30 p.m. and service aces per set. 11/4 alaBAMA * 4 p.m. Murphy was joined on the Preseason All-SEC Team by senior Kristy Jaeckel (Littleton, Colo). Jaeckel was Second Team All-SEC last fall and an AVCA Honorable Mention All-America selection. 11/6 ole MISS (CST/CSS) * 2 p.m. Jaeckel will look to enter the 1,000 kill club in her final season, having 926 for her career. Jaeckel 11/11 at LSU (CSS) * 8 p.m. has 15 career double-doubles and has played in every set the last two seasons as one of the Gators’ starting pin hitters. 11/13 at ARKANSAS (CST/CSS) * 2 p.m. 2010 Second Team All-SEC senior middle blocker Cassandra Anderson (Bakersfield, Calif.), 11/18 georgia (FS-FLORIDA)* 7 p.m. 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team sophomore setter Chanel Brown (Tempe, Ariz.) and junior right-side Tangerine Wiggs (Seattle, Wash.) round out the remaining starters from a Florida squad that was No. 11/20 auBURN * 1:30 p.m. 1 in the country for a school-record eight consecutive polls. The Gators also return redshirt freshman 11/23 south CAROLINA * 7 p.m. libero Taylor Unroe (Muncie, Ind.), who missed last season due to injury, and Hawaii transfer Stephanie Ferrell (Los Angeles, Calif.), who led the Rainbow Wahine to the 2009 NCAA semifinals and NCAA 1st-2nd Rounds (12/1-12/4) will be a powerhouse for the Gators. NCAA Regionals (12/9-10) - Predetermined Sites Florida head coach Mary Wise enters her 21st season at the helm of the program, having directed the Gators to a nation-leading 632 wins since taking over prior to the start of the 1991 campaign. NCAA Final Four (12/15, 12/17) - San Antonio, Texas Wise has a record of 632-69 (.902) at Florida, the best winning percentage of any Division I volleyball All times Eastern and subject to change. program during that 20-year span. She has led the team to 19 SEC Championships and 20 NCAA Tournament appearances, including seven Final Fours. The Gators have a nation-leading streak of 20 All home matches in ALL CAPS consecutive 25-win seasons. * denotes Southeastern Conference match (ESPNU) denotes telecast on ESPNU FLORIDA IN SEASON OPENERS (LAST 5 YEARS) (SUN) denotes telecast on Sun Sports Season Opponent Location Score (SUN-TD) denotes Sun Sports Tape-Delay broadcast 2010 Iowa State Omaha, Neb. 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2011 FLORIDA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER (NUMBERS BASED ON 2010 STATS)

No. Name POS HT CL Hometown (Previous School) KPS APS DPS BPS 1 Stephanie Ferrell OH 6-1 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawaii) 0.84 0.07 0.20 0.11 4 Tangerine Wiggs RS 6-2 So. Seattle, Wash. (Washington St.) 1.53 0.00 0.29 0.96 5 Chanel Brown S 5-9 So. Tempe, Ariz. (Valley Christian) 0.04 5.59 1.45 0.00 6 Kristy Jaeckel OH 6-2 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 3.04 0.11 1.96 0.50 10 Chloe Mann MB 6-1 R-Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Eastside) 0.44 0.06 0.06 0.19 11 Madison Monserez DS 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Bishop Moore) ------12 Kelly Murphy S/RS 6-2 Jr. WIlmington, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 3.04 5.48 2.15 0.67 13 Sundai Weston S 5-8 So. Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast) 0.00 0.08 0.67 0.00 14 Betsy Smith MB 6-2 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Wesleyan) 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.55 16 Simone Antwi MB 6-2 Fr. Lorton, Va. (South County) ------17 Noami Santos-Lamb OH 5-11 Fr. Carolina, Puerto Rico (Carvin)) ------19 Elissa Hausmann DS 5-5 Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Gaither) 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 21 Cassandra Anderson MB 6-1 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield) 1.48 0.07 0.34 1.27 30 Holly Pole DS 5-8 Fr. Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard) ------55 Taylor Unroe DS/L 5-7 R-Fr. Muncie, Ind. (Burris) ------Head Coach: Mary Wise; Associate Head Coach: Dave Boos Assistant Coach: Sally Polhamus; Volunteer Assistant Coach: Karl Miller

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Head Coach: Mary Wise (Purdue, ‘81) INTERVIEWS UF Record: 633-69 (.902), 21st Season All interviews must be coordinated through the Florida communications office. Interview requests must be Career Record: 714-132 (.840), 25th Season coordinated through Amanda Brooks ([email protected]). Requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. Phone interviews with out-of-town media can be arranged. Head coach Mary Wise also frequently Associate Head Coach: Dave Boos, 2nd Season attends the All-Sports Press Conference on Monday mornings in the fall. Video of the press conference is available Assistant Coach: Sally Polhamus, 1st Season later each Monday afternoon at www.GatorZone.com. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Karl Miller, 1st Season Volleyball Operations: Shalini Gogawale, 2nd Season PARKING Parking is available in the commuter lot on the north side of the O’Connell Center. Passes are not required after 4:30 2010 Record: 29-2 p.m. or on weekends. 2010 SEC Record/Finish: 20-0/1st 2010 Final AVCA Ranking: 8th GATORZONE.COM 2010 Postseason: NCAA Regional Semifinals Match stories, match notes, news releases, schedules, results, statistics, history and much more can be found on the University Athletic Association’s home page at www.GatorZone.com. First Year of Volleyball: 1984 All-Time Record: 788-169 (.820) - 28th season PHOTOGRAPHY Years in NCAA Tournament: 21 (1987, 1991-10) Flash photography is not permitted unless arrangements have been made with Amanda Brooks or Marla Glasser. SEC Titles: 19 (1991-2008, 2010) Photographers may shoot from the sideline along press row or from either end zone of the court, except during NCAA play, at which time specific zones are determined. Credentials are required at all times. Communications Contacts: SOCIAL NETWORKING Amanda Brooks Keep up with the Florida volleyball team through a number of social networking outlets. The Gators are on Twitter Office: (352) 375-4683 x 6120 in two places: General volleyball news and notes from the Communications Department are available at www. Cell: (352) 316-4670 Twitter.com/GatorZoneVB, while Coach Mary Wise’s Twitter posts are available at www.Twitter.com/GatorMary. E-Mail: [email protected] Coach Wise also is available on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CoachMaryWise. In addition, all road matches (technology permitting) feature a live chat courtesy of CoveritLive, which is available at www.GatorZone.com/ Marla Glasser Coveritlive. Office: (352) 375-4683 x 6175 E-Mail: [email protected] Mary Wise

Head Coach, 21st Season at Florida 633-69 (.902) at UF Nation’s Winningest Coach Since 1991 714-132 (.844) career

What began in 1991 is now entering its sec- named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year ond decade of excellence. The accomplishments and senior Kelsey Bowers was named the SEC of Mary Wise since being as head coach of the Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Florida volleyball program in 1991 have been Florida has so dominated the SEC in her ten- nothing short of unprecedented. ure that Wise is one of only two coaches in con- The list of accomplishments is long and ce- ference history in any sport, men’s or women’s, to ments the fact that if there has been one constant win as many as 18 consecutive conference titles. to Wise’s 20-year tenure at Florida, it is unparal- Florida’s success in the Wise Era, however, leled success. There hasn’t been a single coach hasn’t been limited to the conference level. The in the history of Division I men’s and women’s Gators went more than 10 seasons from 1994-04 basketball, football and baseball with at least 15 without losing a regular-season SEC match seasons of coaching who can claim a better win- – a feat unmatched by any school in NCAA ning percentage than Wise has at Florida (.902). women’s volleyball history. In 2003, the Gators Consider this: Wise became the first coach in won 105 straight games during the course of the NCAA history to win 100 consecutive games, season, smashing the previous NCAA record the first to win 130 consecutive regular-season by 36 games. UF has also amassed 603 victories conference matches and the only coach ever since 1991 – easily more than any other school in to win 90 percent of her matches in her first 15 the country. seasons at one school. Florida is one of only two schools in the na- Wise At A Glance Those accomplishments led USA Volleyball tion to win more than 90 percent of its matches, to bestow on Wise the title of “All-Time Great and one of just three to record 500 wins, since Hometown: Evanston, Ill. Coach” in 2006. 1991, while the Orange and Blue has averaged a Since arriving at UF in 1991, Wise has final AVCA ranking of 7.95 since Wise took over Education: propelled a once lackluster program into the – the nation’s fifth-best mark. 4B.S. Physical Education, Purdue University, epitome of excellence, as the Gators notched A pioneer with tremendous vision, passion 1981 their nation-leading 19th consecutive 25-win and enthusiasm for the sport of volleyball, Wise season in 2009. Florida earned a berth to the is the only female coach to appear in more than Coaching Experience: NCAA Tournament for the 19th year in a row one national semifinal, and she reached the 4Iowa State: Head Coach, 1981-1984 and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals 500-win plateau faster than any other Division 4Kentucky: Assistant Coach, 1986-1989 for the 18th time in her tenure. I female coach. An 11-time winner of the SEC 4Kentucky: Associate Head Coach, 1989-90 It was in 2008 that Wise’s proficiency as a true Coach of the Year award (1991-93, 1995-96, 1998- 4Florida: Head Coach, 1991-Present teacher of the game shined. Her squad captured 02, 2007), Wise has also been named the national an unlikely 18th consecutive league champion- coach of the year twice (1992, 1996) and is one Coaching Highlights: ship, which broke an NCAA Division I record of three coaches in the country to win the honor 4AVCA National Coach of the Year, 1992, 1996 for the most consecutive conference titles in the more than once since 1991. 4USA Volleyball All-Time Great coach sport of volleyball. Wise guided a young squad Wise graduated from Purdue in 1981 with 411-time SEC Coach of the Year that featured five freshmen regularly playing in a bachelor’s degree in physical education after 4Led teams to the Final Four seven times (1992, the rotation to the outright league championship a standout career as a setter for the Boilermak- 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003) and an NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance. ers. A native of Evanston, Ill., Wise resides in 4Only female in NCAA history to coach in the Under her direction, freshman Kelly Murphy Gainesville with her husband, Mark, and their national championship match became the first player in school history to be two sons, Matt (22) and Mitchell (17). 4Only female in NCAA history to coach in more than one Final Four The Wise Ledger 4Fastest female head coach to 500 career wins Year School Overall SEC/Tourn NCAA Notes 4At age 21, became the youngest Division I 1981 Iowa St. 25-22 N/A N/A Youngest Head Coach in NCAA History (21) 1982 Iowa St. 17-19 N/A N/A head coach ever hired 1983 Iowa St. 18-13 N/A N/A 1984 Iowa St. 21-9 N/A N/A Has Coached: 1991 Florida 35-5 13-1/2-1 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Final 422 athletes with 61 All-America honors 1992 Florida 34-2 14-0/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four 453 players with 106 All-SEC honors 1993 Florida 33-4 14-0/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four 410 athletes earning 16 SEC Players of the Year 1994 Florida 28-6 13-1/3-0 1-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 1995 Florida 35-2 14-0/3-0 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Final 1996 Florida 37-2 14-0/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four Coaching Record: 1997 Florida 34-4 14-0/2-1 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four 4714-132 (.844) career record (24 seasons) 1998 Florida 35-3 14-0/3-0 4-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four 481-63 (.563) record at Iowa State (four seasons) 1999 Florida 33-3 14-0/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Final 4633-69 (.902) record at Florida (20 seasons) 2000 Florida 29-5 14-0/3-0 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 2001 Florida 28-2 14-0/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Final 2002 Florida 34-3 16-0/3-0 4-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Final Four 2003 Florida 36-2 16-0/3-0 5-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Championship Match 2004 Florida 28-5 15-1/2-1 1-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Second Round 2005 Florida 33-3 15-1/3-0 3-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Final 2006 Florida 30-3 19-1/NA 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 2007 Florida 29-3 19-1 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 2008 Florida 27-4 18-2 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 2009 Florida 25-6 16-4 2-1 NCAA Regional Semifinal 2010 Florida 29-2 20-0 2-1 SEC Champions/NCAA Regional Semifinal 2011 Florida 1-0 0-0 0-0 Totals 713-132 304-12 52-20 19 SEC Championships/Seven Final Fours GATORS OPEN 28TH SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL in 2010 came at the hands of No. 1 and eventual 2011 POLLS Florida will open its 28th season of collegiate national champion Penn State and No. 16 Pur- due. as of Friday, August 26 volleyball on Saturday (beginning in 1984). The Gators have compiled a 789-169 (.820) record AVCA in their 27 years of competition, including a STRENGTH OF THE SEC remarkable 633-69 tally under the direction of Six Southeastern Conference teams - Florida, 1 Penn State (54) 1486 32-5 head coach Mary Wise. Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn and Ole 2 Southern California (5) 1424 29-5 Florida is 20-8 all-time in season-opening Miss - all made the NCAA Tournament field 3 California (1) 1354 30-4 matches and has won eight consecutive lid- of 64 in the 2010 campaign, with each of those 4 Texas 1313 27-6 lifters. squads playing host to NCAA First and Second 5 Nebraska 1221 29-3 Round competition. 6 Stanford 1150 27-4 FACING THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE The 2010 season proved to be record-break- 7 Washington 1112 24-9 This year’s SEC/ACC Showcase pits two of ing for the Gators, as Florida notched the first 8 Illinois 1066 24-9 each conference’s teams against one another. undefeated SEC regular season since the incep- 9 FLORIDA 1031 29-2 Florida and Auburn represent the Southeastern tion of the double round robin format.. 10 Hawai’i 976 29-3 Conference, while Boston College and North 11 UCLA 903 22-9 Carolina represent the Southeastern Conference. NEW FACES ON THE BENCH 12 Minnesota 810 26-9 The Gators are 62-21 (.747) all-time vs. mem- While head coach Mary Wise returns for her 13 Purdue 739 24-11 bers in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while 21st season at the helm of the Florida program, 14 Northern Iowa 619 30-3 Florida is 45-3 (.938) against Big 12 foes under the Gator bench will have a different look to it in 15 Colorado State 533 26-5 the direction of head coach Mary Wise. the 2011 season. 16 Oklahoma 485 23-11 Florida last took on a team from the Atlantic With the exception of Wise, nearly every 17 Duke 465 27-7 Coast Conference on Dec. 4, 2010, when the member of the coaching staff is either new, or 18 Iowa State 430 20-9 Gators won an absolute thriller against in-state serving a new role. The staff is as follows: 19 Dayton 334 28-4 rival Florida State, 3-2, to advance to the NCAA 4Dave Boos is in his second year on the Gator 20 San Diego 315 24-6 regional semifinals. bench, but his first as Florida’s associate head 21 Ohio State 256 24-12 coach. Boos served as the head coach at Ball 22 Long Beach State 234 25-8 Wise Overall State University for three years and as an associ- 23 Tulsa 193 31-3 Boston College 1-0 1-0 ate head coach at Minnesota for three seasons. T-24 Michigan 170 23-10 Clemson 2-0 2-0 He also served stints as an assistant at Indiana T-24 Tennessee 170 15-7 Duke 3-1 4-3 and Minnesota. Florida State 27-2 34-16 4Sally Polhamus joins the Gators as an as- Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more Georgia Tech 0-0 0-0 sistant coach after serving as the head coach at ballots: Pepperdine 125; LSU 86; Oregon 85; Missouri Maryland 1-0 1-0 Winthrop University for four seasons. She was 68; Florida State 61; Indiana 41; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 35; Miami 0-0 0-0 also previously an assistant at Georgia Tech, Louisville 33; Arizona 29; Kentucky 24; Cincinnati 22; North Carolina 5-0 10-1 Indiana and Dayton. Polhamus was a four-time Miami (FL) 13; Clemson 11; Wichita State 11; Wisconsin NC State 3-0 6-1 all-conference selection and was the first volley- 11; North Carolina 10; Notre Dame 9; Cal Poly 8; Michi- Virginia 2-0 3-0 ball player ever to be inducted into the Athletic gan State 8; Northwestern 4; Western Kentucky 4. Virginia Tech 2-0 2-0 Hall of Fame at Xavier. Wake Forest 0-0 0-0 4Karl Miller is in his first college coaching VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE Totals 45-3 62-21 job and serving as the volunteer assistant. He has extensive playing and coaching experience, Votes Final 2010 VBM GETTING “WISER” ALL THE TIME including as a practice player for the University 1. Penn State (8) 196 1 Florida head coach Mary Wise has set the of Illinois for three seasons, all of which the 2. California 180 2 standard of excellence in collegiate volleyball Fighting Illini made the regional semifinals. 3. Texas 176 4 since arriving in Gainesville in 1991. Her 632 4. Southern California (1) 174 3 victories are the most of any program in the WHAT’S RETURNING IN 2011 FOR FLORIDA 5. Nebraska (1) 166 7 nation since that time and the Gators have won Returning Lost % Returning 6. Stanford 136 5 over 90 percent of their matches in that span. Kills 1283 212 86.2 7. Washington 135 6 On Nov. 27, 2009, Wise notched her 600th vic- Assists 1251 94 93.0 8. Illinois 127 10 tory at Florida and now holds a record of 632-69 Aces 109 73 59.9 9. Florida 121 8 (.902) at the helm of the Gators. Digs 706 705 50.0 10. Minnesota 103 9 On Oct. 17, 2010, Wise notched her 700th Blocks 141 174 44.8 11. UCLA 102 13 career victory, becoming just the 16th coach in 12. Hawaii 100 12 Division I women’s volleyball history. 13. Purdue 84 11 RELOADING FOR 2011 While the Gators lose three incredible seniors 14. Northern Iowa 57 18 in Lauren Bledsoe, Erin Fleming and Callie Riv- 15. Duke 47 14 MILESTONE WINS AT FLORIDA FOR WISE ers, Florida is stacked with talent heading into 16. Colorado State 33 RV 100 12/4/93 Florida def. Houston, 3-0 the 2011 season. Redshirt freshman libero Taylor 17. Oklahoma 30 RV 250 10/9/98 Florida def. Kentucky, 3-0 Unroe was the starting libero for her high 18. Iowa State 25 RV 500 9/15/06 Florida def. Georgia, 3-0 school team that won four-straight Indiana state 19. Long Beach State 19 NR 600 11/27/09 Florida def. S. Carolina, 3-0 championships, including going 40-0 her senior 20. Ohio State 17 15 700 10/17/10 Florida def. Georgia, 3-1 season. Unroe is a three-time All-American and 100% healthy heading into the 2011 season. Others receiving votes: San Diego, Tennessee, Pepper- PLAYING THE RANKED Senior outside hitterStephanie Ferrell is dine, Louisville, Dayton, LSU, Arizona, Michigan, Florida The Florida volleyball team is 104-80 (.565) prepared for a marquee season, playing behind State, Tulsa, Oregon, Indiana all-time vs. teams ranked in the American Vol- Rivers last fall. Ferrell, a transfer from Hawaii, leyball Coaches Association top-25 poll at the led the Rainbow Wahine to the 2009 Final Four

time of the match. and is known for 55+ mph jump serves. The Gators were 10-2 last season against ranked foes, including wins against No. 2 Nebraska, No. 5 Texas, No. 9 Iowa State, No. 15 SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE Colorado State, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 13 Florida Senior Brennan Clark and junior Krystle State, No. 16 LSU. The Gators’ only two losses Higgins have been elected captains of the 2011 roster that features eight letterwinners from a undefeated all-time vs. North Carolina. The two season ago. Despite bidding farewell to four teams last met in 2003 in the Wildcat Classic in UF RECORD WHEN... seniors, the team returns most of its production Chicago, Ill., with the Gators coming away with Category...... Record on both sides of the ball. The Eagles per game a 3-0 sweep. Overall...... 1-0 carry over includes 9.53 kills (85 percent), 5.65 Home ...... 1-0 assists (54 percent), 9.32 digs (63 percent) and 2003 UF vs. UNC* 3-0 (30-16, 30-19, 30-26) Away...... 0-0 1.51 blocks (78 percent). 2000 UF vs. UNC 3-0 (15-9, 15-7, 15-4) Neutral...... 0-0 Returning leading contributors for the Eagles 1999 UF vs. UNC* 3-1 (15-11, 7-15, 15-5, 15-2) include senior outside hitter Tsvetelina Dureva, 1994 UF vs. UNC 3-0 (15-4, 15-9, 15-13) Three sets...... 1-0 who tallied the sixth best kills per game (3.36) 1993 UF @ UNC 3-1 (15-6, 11-15, 15-2, 15-4) Four sets...... 0-0 average in the Atlantic Coast Conference; and 1990 UF vs. UNC 3-0 (15-12, 15-11, 15-5) Five sets...... 0-0 Clark who finished in 10th (3.96) in digs per set. 1989 UF @ UNC 3-2 (15-11, 1-15, 11-15, 17-15, 15-12) Won first set...... 1-0 Additionally, Higgins will be looked to for a 1987 UF @ UNC 3-1 (18-16, 15-6, 15-17, 16-14) Lost first set...... 0-0 strong presence at the net, as the Inglewood, Ca- UF @ UNC 3-2 (7-15, 6-15, 15-5, 15-4, 15-11) Won second set...... 1-0 lif. native set a career-high in block assists (79) 1985 UF @ UNC 0-3 (8-15, 0-15, 9-15) Lost second set...... 0-0 last season - the most by an Eagle in four years. UF vs. UNC* 3-1 (7-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-11) Won first two sets...... 1-0 Sophomore Cagla Sen will be counted on to dis- * - neutral site Lost first two sets...... 0-0 tribute the ball this season. In just 76 games, the Against top-5 teams...... 0-0 setter from Istanbul charted 476 assists (6.26 per GATORS COMPARED TO THE TAR HEELS Against top-10 teams...... 0-0 set) set as a freshman, both fifth most all-time by Florida Category North Carolina Against top-25 teams...... 0-0 an Eagles rookie. 29-2 Team Record 25-10 Against unranked teams...... 1-0 13.5 Kills Per Set 14.2 On television...... 0-0 THE SERIES WITH BOSTON COLLEGE 12.1 Assists Per Set 13.4 Leading in kills...... 1-0 Florida and Boston College are meeting for 12.7 Digs Per Set 18.5 Trailing in kills...... 0-0 the first time in the history of the two programs. 1.6 Aces Per Set 1.1 Tied in kills...... 0-0 2.8 Blocks Per Set 1.9 Leading in blocks...... 1-0 GATORS COMPARED TO THE EAGLES .288 Hitting Pct. .210 Trailing in blocks...... 0-0 Florida Category Boston College .159 Opponent Hitting Pct. .171 Tied in blocks...... 0-0 29-2 Team Record 9-24 * Based on 2010 final statistics Leading in digs...... 0-0 13.5 Kills Per Set 11.2 Trailing in digs...... 1-0 12.1 Assists Per Set 10.5 WELCOME HOME Tied in digs...... 0-0 12.7 Digs Per Set 14.9 North Carolina senior middle blocker Shel- Leading in service aces...... 1-0 1.6 Aces Per Set 1.0 bey Bleke returns home to Gainesville for the Trailing in service aces...... 0-0 2.8 Blocks Per Set 2.0 first time in her collegiate career. The Buchholz Tied in service aces...... 0-0 .288 Hitting Pct. .164 grad enjoyed a career season in 2010, starting Leading in hitting percentage...... 1-0 .159 Opponent Hitting Pct. .231 33 matches and appearing in 123 sets. She was Trailing in hitting percentage...... 0-0 * Based on 2010 final statistics named the ACC Player of the Week early in the Tied in hitting percentage...... 0-0 season and averaged 1.42 kills and .99 blocks Hitting percentage SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA per set in 2010. Bleke led the Tar Heels with 24 service aces last fall. .400 and above...... 0-0 Returning nine letterwinners from their most .300 to .399...... 1-0 successful season since 2002, the University of MURPH A TRIPLE THREAT FOR UF OPPONENTS .200 to .299...... 0-0 North Carolina volleyball program brings back .100 to .199...... 0-0 Through three seasons of collegiate three starters and 2010 ACC Defensive Player of .000 to .099...... 0-0 the Year Kaylie Gibson to a squad that finished play, junior right-side/setter Kelly Murphy has proven herself to be one of the most versatile second in the ACC with a 15-5 mark. Opponents’ hitting percentage players in the game. Murphy, who both sets and The Tar Heels have five top returnees in .400 and above...... 0-0 hits in different offensive schemes, can be best Gainesville native Shelby Bleke, setter Erica .300 to .399...... 0-0 characterized as a triple threat to Florida’s op- Behm, libero Gibson, setter Cora Harms and .200 to .299...... 0-0 position. She is the reigning SEC Player of the preseason All-ACC outside hitter Emily McGee. .100 to .199...... 0-0 Year and a three-time AVCA All-American (First North Carolina also adds Tia Gaffen, a junior .000 to .099...... 0-0 Team in 2010). middle blocker who transferred from the Uni- Below .000...... 1-0 versity of California-Berkeley, the 2010 NCAA Murphy has recorded 22 career triple-doubles, including nine in 2009 and seven in 2010. runners-up, last fall. By Day Her first triple double of the 2010 campaign Head coach Joe Sagula begins his 22nd year On Monday...... 0-0 came in the Gators’ upset of then-No. 2 at the helm, compiling a 421-272 record in the On Tuesday...... 0-0 Nebraska and she followed with a triple-double Carolina Blue. He has a young coaching staff, On Wednesday...... 0-0 in Florida’s loss to Penn State on Sept. 10. with assistant coach Eve Rackham entering her On Thursday...... 0-0 Murphy’s third triple-double of the season second year on the bench and two first-year as- On Friday...... 1-0 took place on Sept. 19 at Tennessee when Mur- sistants in Tyler Adams and volunteer assistant On Saturday...... 0-0 phy charted 19 kills on .410 hitting with 25 as- Heather Brooks. Brooks returns to the Tar Heels On Sunday...... 0-0 after a four-year career at UNC where she left sists and 14 digs to go with four blocks. She then followed with 11 kills, 20 assists and 11 digs vs. second all-time in block assists with 380. She By Month Florida State on Sept. 22. was a two-time All-ACC Academic selection August...... 1-0 Murphy’s fifth triple-double of the year came and tabbed Second Team All-ACC and AVCA September...... 0-0 on Oct. 15 against Auburn when she recorded a All-America Honorable Mention after leading October...... 0-0 match-high 15 kills on .583 hitting, 13 assists and the Tar Heels to the 2008 ACC Championship November...... 0-0 12 digs for 16.0 total points. and the second round of the NCAA Tourna- December...... 0-0 ment. She followed that up against Ole Miss on Oct. 29 with her third triple-double in a three-set By Attendance match this season. Murphy had 10 kills on .562 THE SERIES WITH NORTH CAROLINA Over 3,000...... 1-0 hitting with a team-high 16 assists and a match- Florida and North Carolina are meeting for 2,000 to 2,999...... 0-0 high 10 digs vs. the Rebels. the 11th time in the history of the two programs, 1,500 to 1,999...... 0-0 Murphy’s seventh triple-double came in with the Gators holding a 10-1 advantage in the 1,000 to 1,499...... 0-0 Florida’s NCAA Second Round match vs. all-time series. Florida head coach Mary Wise is Below 1,000...... 0-0

FLORIDA VOLLEYBALL BY THE NUMBERS SEC VOLLEYBALL IN 2010

632 Number of wins since 1991 season - leads the nation during that span. SEC Overall Eastern Division W-L W-L 61 Number of All-America honors earned by 25 athletes in program history. Florida 20-0 29-1 Tennessee 15-5 25-7 21 Number of NCAA appearances in school history (20 consecutive from 1991- 2010). Kentucky 11-9 17-14 Georgia 6-14 15-17 20 Number of consecutive 25-win seasons, which leads the nation in that category. South Carolina 4-16 7-23

19 Number of Southeastern Conference Championships in program history (1991- Western Division W-L W-L 2008, 2010). LSU 16-4 25-5 Ole Miss 13-7 19-11 19 Number of NCAA regional semifinal appearances in program history. Auburn 11-9 21-13 Arkansas 8-12 14-17 7 Number of NCAA Final Four appearances in school history (all since 1992). Alabama 3-17 11-19 Mississippi State 3-17 11-20 Florida State on Dec. 4. Murphy, who in the ANOTHER 1,000 CLUB process recorded her 1,000th career kill, totaled In Florida’s 3-2 win against Florida State on SEC Player of the Year: Kelly Murphy, Florida a match-high 19 kills on .385 hitting with 21 as- Dec. 4, 2010, Kelly Murphy also became just SEC Libero of the Year: Stephanie Klefot, Kentucky sists and 12 digs. the 17th player in school history to record 1,000 SEC Freshman of the Year: Desiree Elliott, LSU career kills. Murphy now has 1,009 career kills, SEC Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Lauren Rapp, FLORIDA CAREER ASSISTS CHART which ranks 16th all-time in school history, sur- Kentucky; Nikki Fowler, Tennessee 1. Angie McGinnis (2004-07) 5,784 passing Jenni Keene (1994, 1996-98), who tallied SEC Coach of the Year: Mary Wise, Florida 2. Heidi Anderson (1989-92) 4,855 1,000 kills during her Florida playing days. 3. Missy Aggertt (1992-95) 4,474 Murphy needs 15 more kills to surpass FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC 4. Jen Sanchez (1996-99) 3,759 former Gator Amber McCray (2003-07) for 15th Lauren Bledsoe, Florida 5. Nikki Shade (1993, 1995-97) 3,429 place on UF’s all-time career kills list. McCray Kelly Murphy, Florida 6. Lauren Moscovic (2001-04) 3,306 had 1,023 kills during her UF playing days. Callie Rivers, Florida 7. Kris Bova (1998-01) 2,843 Aury Cruz (2000-03) is the school’s all-time Lauren Rapp, Kentucky 8. Lenee Hill (1987-89) 2,335 career kills leader with 1,815 put-downs. Angela Bensend, LSU 9. Kelly Murphy (2008-Present) 1,978 Desiree Elliott, LSU 10. Wendy Stevenson (1984-85) 1,430 Regina Thomas, Ole Miss ANDERSON LEADS UF BLOCK PARTY Nikki Fowler, Tennessee Senior middle blocker Cassandra Anderson Kayla Jeter, Tennessee MURPHY’S CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES commences her final year in Florida’s starting lineup after leading the Gators in blocks per set 9/26/08 at Arkansas 15K, 18A, 10D SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC in each of her first three seasons. 10/3/08 at Alabama 14K, 35A, 15D Kayla Fitterer, Alabama As a junior, Anderson led the Gators and the 10/10/08 Kentucky 11K, 25A, 10D Jasmine Norton, Arkansas SEC in blocks per set with 1.27. She ranked 28th 11/14/08 at Tennessee 15K, 16A, 14D Morgan Johns, Auburn in the nation and became the first Gator to lead 11/26/08 at South Carolina 17K, 25A, 13D Cassandra Anderson, Florida the SEC in blocks per set since Benavia Jenkins 11/29/08 at UNLV 13K, 17A, 15D Kristy Jaeckel, Florida in 2002. Anderson was named Second Team All- 9/4/09 vs. Stanford 14K, 28A, 10D Valentina Gonzalez, Georgia SEC as a junior. 9/18/09 at Ole Miss 20K, 33A, 16D Stephanie Klefot, Kentucky As a sophomore, Anderson led the Gators 10/2/09 Kentucky 20K, 27A, 14D Michele Williams, LSU and ranked second in the SEC with 1.23 blocks 10/7/09 at South Carolina 12K, 25A, 17D Ashley Newsome, Mississippi State per set. She posted four or more blocks on 19 10/16/09 at Auburn 11K, 19A, 12D Leah Hinkey, Tennessee 10/30/09 at Alabama 10K, 23A, 15D occasions in 2009, including six or more blocks in 10 instances. 11/1/09 at Mississippi State 11K, 25A, 10D SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Anderson also led the team in hitting ef- 11/13/09 LSU 13K, 29A, 15D Raymariely Santos, Arkansas ficiency in 2009 at .353, averaging 1.31 kills per 11/20/09 at Tennessee 10K, 21A, 14D Camila Jersonsky, Auburn set. She played in all 108 sets and 31 matches. 8/29/10 vs. Nebraska 20K, 23A, 10D Chanel Brown, Florida As just a freshman, Anderson became the 9/10/10 vs. Penn State 14K, 18A, 12D Whitney Billings, Kentucky first Florida rookie to lead her team in blocks 9/19/10 at Tennessee 19L, 25A, 14D Desiree Elliott, LSU per set since Benavia Jenkins did so in 2000. She 9/22/10 at Florida State 11K, 20A, 11D Juliette Thevenin, South Carolina was the team’s leader in rejections at 1.01 blocks 10/15/10 vs. Auburn 15K, 13A, 12D Kelsey Robinson, Tennessee 10/29/10 at Ole Miss 10K, 16A, 10D per set, making her just the seventh freshman in 12/4/10 vs. Florida State 19K, 21A, 12D school history to average more than 1.0 blocks per set. FROM THE OUTSIDE: JAECKEL JOINS 2,000- Entering her senior campaign, Anderson ATTACK CLUB ranks 5th in school history in career blocks per Against Arkansas on Oct. 3, junior outside set with 1.15 rejections per frame. hitter Kristy Jaeckel joined the prestigious 2,000- attack club for her collegiate career. Just 19 pre- FLORIDA CAREER BLOCKS PER SET CHART vious players in school history have recorded 1. Benavia Jenkins (2000-03) 1.55 2,000 or more attacks. 2. Nina Foster (1996-97) 1.41 Through 92 career matches, Jaeckel has accu- 3. Heather Wright (1997-00) 1.26 mulated 2,447 career attacks, which ranks 14th 4. Aycan Gokberk (1992-95) 1.21 all-time in school history. 5. Cassandra Anderson (2008-Present) 1.20 Just eight players in school history have 3,000 Nicole McCray (1999-02) 1.20 or more attacks and, more exclusively, only Julie Stanhope (1993-96) 1.20 three have 4,000 or more. 7. Kristi Reinert (1987-88) 1.19 Kelsey Bowers (2005-08) 1.19 9. Jenni Patterson (1986-89) 1.17 10. Sherri Williams (2001-04) 1.12 2011 FLORIDA VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES

2011 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS

Opponent Kills Attempts Assists Aces Digs Total Blocks Points vs. Boston College Ferrell/Jaeckel (7) Jaeckel (18) Brown (16) Unroe (4) Unroe (9) Anderson (4) Anderson (11)

TIMES LED (INCLUDES TIES)

Ki l l s At t e m p t s As s i s t s Ac e s Di g s To t a l Bl o c k s Po i n t s Ferrell - 1 Jaeckel -1 Brown - 1 Unroe - 1 Unroe - 1 Anderson - 1 Anderson - 1 Jaeckel - 1