| SEVEN FINAL FOURS | NINE 30-WIN SEASONS | 19 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 21 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 61 All-AMERICA HONORS | NO. 9/9 FLORIDA GATORS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Active Ankle SEC/ACC Challenge August 26-27, 2011 :: Gainesville, Fla. :: O’Connell Center (9,777) WRUF-FM 103.7 The Gator with Tom Collett and Missy Whittemore UF Communications :: (352) 375-4683 :: (352) 375-4809 (fax) :: www.GatorZone.com Volleyball Contacts: Amanda Brooks ([email protected]) and Marla Glasser ([email protected]) 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. W, 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 10-25, 25-20) 2009 UNLV Gainesville, Fla. W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-19) (CSS) denotes telecast on Comcast Sports Southeast 2008 UAB Gainesville, Fla. W, 3-1 (25-21, 26-28, 25-16, 25-17) (CST) denotes telecast on Cox Sports Television 2007 at Illinois State Normal, Ill. W, 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 30-27) 2006 South Florida Gainesville, Fla. W, 3-0 (30-14, 30-17, 30-15) Florida Communications (352) 375-4683, EXT. 6120/6175 Amanda Brooks, Marla Glasser UF VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE [email protected] SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Gator Hotline with Florida Media Opportunity Florida Florida Mary Wise vs. Florida State 3 p.m. vs. Jacksonville/FAU vs. Clemson OFF 6-7 p.m. 7 p.m. Practice - 4 p.m. Lemerand Center 12 p.m./7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Ballyhoo Grill, (Wise & Players) Newberry Rd. Post-Match Post-Match Post-Match Availability Practice - 4 p.m. Availability Availability 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 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION Founded: 1853 PRESS SERVICES Location: Gainesville, Fla.