Friday, October 23
Gainesville, FL
7 PM
Florida Gators
vs
LSU
The Gators return home after a four match road trip. // Photo by Ethan Caruso | UAA Communications
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Volleyball
The Tigers will visit the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Friday, with Ole Miss to follow on Sunday.
| #5 Florida vs. LSU | Ole Miss | |
| Date/Time | Friday, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m. ET // Sunday, Oct. 25 | 1 p.m. ET |
| Location | Gainesville, Fla. | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| Match Notes | Florida Notes | LSU Notes | Ole Miss Notes |
| Watch | SEC Network+ (10/23) | SEC Network+ (10/25) |
| Listen | 98.1 WRUF |
| Live Stats | LSU | Ole Miss |
| Tickets | Purchase Tickets (LSU) | Purchase Tickets (Ole Miss) |
| Promotions 10/23 | Master Chef Night | First 250 Students Get a Florida Gators Apron |
| Promotions 10/25 | Dig Pink Match | First 500 Fans get Pink Crossbody Bags | Post-Match Mingle |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After four consecutive road matches, No. 5 Florida volleyball is set to return home this weekend when they welcome LSU and Ole Miss to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Friday, Oct. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 25, respectively.
Friday's match against the Tigers (8-9, 3-5 SEC) will begin at 7 p.m. ET and be streamed on SEC Network+ with Ryan Urquhart and Ainsley Clifford on the call. Sky Lebron and Lance Williams will handle radio responsibilities on 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF.
On Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET, the Gators (15-2, 6-1 SEC) and Rebels (8-10, 2-5 SEC) will battle on SEC Network+ with Urquhart and Clifford once again on the broadcast, while Tom Collett and Nick Cheronis have the call on WRUF.
The weekend will begin with MasterChef Night in the O'Dome, where the first 250 students will receive a Florida volleyball apron. Sunday's match marks the "Dig Pink" matchup, helping connect volleyball to a more meaningful mission: changing the future of cancer care. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a pink crossbody bag, and the match will also mark the final post-match mingle of the season.
Series History with LSU
Florida leads, 53-15
3 sets: 31-7 | 4 sets: 17-7 | 5 sets: 5-1
Home: 26-5 | Neutral: 3-2 | Away: 22-8
Last: 2025 - L, 2-3 (25-16, 22-25, 14-25, 25-22, 4-15), Away
Series History with Ole Miss
Florida leads, 61-3
3 sets: 49-0 | 4 sets: 7-1 | 5 sets: 5-2
Home: 27-0 | Neutral: 3-0 | Away: 31-3
Last: 2025 - W, 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21)
Florida Notables
- Alec Rothe was named the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 for her efforts against Texas A&M and Texas. The third-year tied a conference-high 14 blocks for the weekend, including six against A&M and eight at Texas. She added a career-high six digs versus the Aggies, and had an impressive offensive performance against the Longhorns, with a career-high 17 kills. For the weekend she averaged 1.56 blocks per set, 3.78 points per set and hit .428, all of which led UF.
- With Rothe's honor, the Gators have claimed three SEC Defensive Player of the Week awards in a season for the first time since 2019, when the team earned six.
- Florida continues to lead the SEC defensively, sitting atop the conference in opponent hitting percentage (.168) and blocks per set (2.84).
- The Gators have tallied six ranked victories in 2026, defeating No. 3 Kentucky, No. 11 Minnesota, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 12 Texas, No. 19 Texas A&M and No. 20 Baylor. Six ranked wins is the most by the program since the 2017 squad recorded seven.
- The NCAA selection committee revealed the midseason top-16 seeds on Oct. 18, with Florida claiming the No. 5 slot, trailing only Nebraska, Pitt, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
- Dating back to 2017, every national champion has averaged a hitting percentage of .280, held their opponents to .186 or lower, averaged at least 18.0 points per set and had a hitting percentage of at least .100 higher than their opponents.
- With a .283 hitting efficiency, 18.06 points per set and an opponent average hitting percentage of .163, the Gators join Nebraska, Pitt, Louisville, Tennessee, BYU and Minnesota as top 25 teams to meet the threshold.
- Rothe is ranked sixth in the nation with a .442 hitting percentage. She also averages 1.31 blocks per set, good for 43rd.
- Taylor Parks' 10.21 assists per set sit at 40th nationally.
- Florida was picked to finish fourth in the SEC Preseason Poll, behind favorite Kentucky, Texas and Texas A&M. Jordyn Byrd and Rothe were both named to the Preseason All-SEC Team.
LSU Notables
- LSU enters Friday's contest with an 8-9 (3-5 SEC) record and are coming off a weekend split with a victory over South Carolina and five-set heartbreaker against Georgia.
- The Tigers were picked to finish eighth in the conference, with Jurnee Robinson earning Preseason All-SEC honors.
- Robinson is second in the nation in total kills and kills per set at 342 and 5.03, respectively.
- She also leads the SEC in kills per set, total kills, points per set and total points.
- LSU ranks second in the SEC with 14.06 digs per set and 956 total digs.
- The Tigers have recorded 70 or more digs in four matches this season.
- Ole Miss enters Sunday's matchup with an 8-10 (2-5 SEC) mark, most recently falling to Georgia and South Carolina. They'll meet Auburn on Friday evening.
- The Rebels were picked to finish 12th in the SEC and are led by Jorda Crook at 3.18 kills per set and 0.83 blocks per set.
- Libero Cameron Bradley leads the SEC in digs per set at 4.93, which is good for 10th nationally.
- Serving is important to the Rebels, holding a 7-0 record when recording at least seven service aces.
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