Florida Volleyball Wins Outright 2026 SEC Title

Friday, November 13

Starkville, MS

8 PM

Florida Gators

22-2,13-1SEC

Mississippi State

17-8,7-7SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Florida	25	25	21	25	3
Mississippi St.	21	19	25	13	1

Gamebook

The Gators celebrate an SEC title at Mississippi State on Nov. 13.

The Gators secured their SEC-leading 26th title. // Photo by Maddie Washburn | UAA Communications

Friday, November 13, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score Gamebook

The Gators won’t be sharing the 2026 SEC regular season title after defeating Mississippi State on Friday night.

By: Andrew Hile

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Florida volleyball won't share the 2026 Southeastern Conference regular-season title. The No. 4 Gators secured the outright championship with a 3-1 (25-21, 25-19 21-25, 25-13) victory at Mississippi State.

The win gave the Gators (22-2, 13-1 SEC) their first outright title since 2014 and their SEC-leading 26th overall championship. It also extended their winning streak to nine matches.

The Orange and Blue got strong performances across the board. Kamryn Chaney and Alec Rothe led the offense with 16 kills each, and Brooklyn Briscoe added 10, as Taylor Parks directed the attack with 43 assists. Florida outhit the Bulldogs (17-8, 7-7 SEC) .273-.095 and also held advantages in kills (55-48) and assists (51-40).

On the defensive side of the net, Florida dominated with a 77-59 edge in digs and a 14-8 edge in blocks. Briscoe and Rothe paced the Gators with seven blocks each, with Logan King adding five. Four Gators reached double-digit digs, led by a career-high 18 from Parks, who also posted a double-double. King had 17, Hayes 12 and Leban 10.

The Bulldogs were led by Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss, who had 15 kills and five blocks. McKenna Yates and Lindsey Mangelson each added 12 digs.

Set One - UF 25, Mississippi State 21

With the score even at five, King put down three-consecutive balls to give the Gators an 8-5 advantage.
Florida used a 5-1 run midway through the frame to take a 14-9 lead, capped off by a Parks dump.
The Gators forced a timeout following a Rothe solo block and block assist alongside Chaney, leading 17-10.
Mississippi State responded with a 4-0 run to close the gap to three, but a powerful Rothe swing put an end to the run.
The Bulldogs pulled within one, 22-21, before the Orange & Blue claimed the last three points of the set to take a 25-21 victory.
Florida's defense caused problems for Mississippi State, holding the opposition to .000 hitting with four team blocks and 19 digs.
Briscoe and Rothe each tallied two blocks, while Hayes led the back row with five digs. King and Parks added four digs.
Offensively, Chaney and Rothe led the way with four each for eight of UF's 13 kills.

Set Two - UF 25, Mississippi State 19

An early 7-1 run, with a trio of kills from Rothe and blocks from Briscoe, Rothe and King, put the Gators up by five, 8-3.
After the Bulldogs used three-straight points to get within two, Florida rattled off four points of their own, with the exclamation point coming from a King service ace, to force a timeout leading 12-6.
Florida took a 15-7 lead into the media timeout and never looked back, taking a 25-19 set win while holding the Bulldogs to a .073 hitting percentage.
Briscoe walled up at the net, recording four blocks to lead UF's five-block team effort.
Leban and Parks both notched four digs as the Gators tallied 18.
Briscoe also paced Florida offensively with four kills as the Orange & Blue hit .414 as a team. Parks dished out 11 assists.

Set Three - Mississippi State 25, UF 21

Florida wasted no time establishing a lead in the third period, racing out to a 6-1 advantage behind a balanced effort with two kills and two blocks.
The Bulldogs shrank the UF lead to two, 14-12, before a strong swing from Rothe ended momentum heading into the media timeout.
Leading 15-13, Byrd and Leban used back-to-back kills to give Florida a bit of breathing room at 17-13.
An 10-1 run saw the Bulldogs take the lead, 23-18, before holding on for the 25-21 set victory.
Chaney's four kills led the offense while Parks and King contributed four digs each defensively.

Set Four - UF 25, Mississippi State 13

The Gators were out quickly once again, rushing to a 5-0 lead with kills from Chaney and Rothe, as well as a block assist from the duo.
Florida's opening burst would peak at 7-0 following a kill from Rothe.
A well-placed ball from Briscoe to the right side of the court pushed UF into the media timeout leading 15-5.
The Orange & Blue saw the lead swell to 12 at 18-6 thanks to a pair of Chaney kills, forcing the Mississippi State timeout.
A strong serve from Leban helped force a Bulldog attack error to give the Gators the outright SEC title, as UF dominated to claim the victory, 25-13.
Rothe and Chaney were locked-in offensively, with seven and six kills, respectively.
The Gators hit .325 in the final frame as Parks assisted on 15 balls.
Parks also posted six digs on the defensive side of the net as Florida held Mississippi State to .089 hitting in the final frame.

Championship Bites
Head Coach Ryan Theis
"We said all offseason that the Gators are coming. We get to accept the trophy. I guess we're here."

Fourth-Year Kamryn Chaney
"It feels fantastic, and to be with my Gator girls, it's even more special and valuable. I really appreciate this team so much and we worked so hard for this."

Third-Year Alec Rothe
"Dreams do come true. I can't think of a better group of people to do it with, and it's been such a fun ride and I'm so happy. Absolutely overwhelmed and overcome with joy."

Second-Year Lily Hayes
"It's so amazing and it's honestly a dream come true. I have so much pride to be a Florida Gator. I'm so glad we could do it for this program."

Notables

With the victory, Florida has secured the outright 2026 SEC regular season title.
2026 marks the Gators' first outright title since the 2014 campaign.
Florida's 26 SEC titles lead the conference.
Florida now boasts two winning streaks of at least nine matches this season. The last time that happened was during the 2019 campaign.
With the 13-1 start in SEC play, Florida holds their best conference record through 14 matches since the 2017 season. The 2017 team finished 17-1 in conference play.
The Gators improve to 57-3 all-time against Mississippi State, including a 29-1 mark in Starkville.
Friday was Mississippi State's first home loss of the season.
Taylor Parks recorded her ninth double-double of the season.
Parks also notched a career-high 18 digs.
Logan King matched a career-high with 17 digs.
The Gators tallied 10 or more blocks for the 12th time in 2026.
Florida also held an opponent under .200 hitting for the 18th time this season, and under .100 for the fifth time.

Up Next
The Orange & Blue travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a 3 p.m. ET matchup with Alabama on Sunday to conclude the regular season. The match will stream on SEC Network+.

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