No. 4 Gators End Regular Season with Sweep at Alabama

Sunday, November 15

Tuscaloosa, AL

3 PM

Florida Gators

23-2,14-1SEC

Alabama

10-14,2-13SEC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Florida	25	25	25	3
Alabama	16	21	17	0

Gamebook

Florida volleyball celebrates a point at Alabama on Nov. 15, 2026.

Florida concluded the best regular season since 2017 with a sweep at Alabama. // Photo by Julie Graves | UAA Communications

Sunday, November 15, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score Gamebook

Florida will open the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round on Sunday, Nov. 22.

By: Andrew Hile

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 4 Florida volleyball secured its 10th consecutive victory Sunday afternoon, closing the regular season with a sweep at Alabama (25-16, 25-21, 25-17).

The Gators (23-2, 14-1 SEC) finished as outright SEC champions, their first outright title since 2014, and earned a double bye at the 2026 Southeastern Conference Tournament, set for Nov. 20-24 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Ga. Florida will open tournament play in the quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 22, at noon ET.

Defense helped spur the Orange and Blue, as UF dominated at the net with 10 blocks while allowing the Crimson Tide (10-14, 2-13 SEC) just one. Brooklyn Briscoe led the way with seven blocks, and Alec Rothe and Logan King each added four. Lily Hayes anchored the back row with eight digs in a balanced effort, as Selena Leban added seven, King six and Kamryn Chaney five as the Gators finished with 33.

Offensively, Florida posted 38 kills against just six errors for a .364 hitting percentage. Chaney paced the Gators with 14 kills on .344 hitting, while Briscoe and Rothe each contributed eight. Taylor Parks directed the offense with 31 assists as Florida outhit Alabama .364-.058 and held advantages in kills (38-34) and assists (35-19).

Alabama was led by Kaleigh Palmer with 11 kills and five digs.

Set One - UF 25, Alabama 16

The Gators took control of the set with a 7-1 run, that featured two kills and a block from Briscoe, to claim a 13-6 lead.
Rothe's 300th career block put Florida in front, 15-7, heading into the media timeout.
Florida's lead peaked at 11, 19-8, following a kill by Rothe, en route to a 25-16 set victory.
Chaney led an efficient offensive set with four kills as UF hit .375.
At the net, the Gators tallied seven team blocks with three each from Briscoe and Rothe.
Alabama was held to a -.032 hitting percentage.

Set Two - UF 25, Alabama 21

Trailing 11-5, UF used a quick 3-0 spurt that was capped by a Chaney kill to close the gap to three.
The Crimson Tide held a 16-12 edge before a 6-0 run changed momentum and gave the Gators the lead, 18-17. Consecutive block assists from Briscoe and King served as a spark during the run.
Alabama led 21-20 late in the frame before the Gators put the set away with a 5-0 run.
Chaney again led the offense with six kills as Parks dished out 12 assists.
The Gators hit .371 for the period.
Chaney and Hayes notched four digs each as the Orange & Blue tallied 13 total.

Set Three - UF 25, Alabama 17

Florida wasted no time establishing a lead, taking a 5-1 advantage off a King and Rothe block assist.
The Orange & Blue forced a timeout with a 9-4 lead following back-to-back Alabama attack errors and never looked back, taking the set and match, 25-17.
Brianna Holladay secured her first kill since Sept. 13 to give the Gators match point.
The Gators hit .385 as Chaney posted four kills and Parks recorded 12 assists.
Florida held the opposition to -.032 hitting with 13 digs and three blocks.

Notables

Florida concludes the regular season with 23 victories, the most since the 2022 season (also with 23) during which there were 18 SEC matches.
The Gators finish the regular season on a 10-match winning streak, their second of 10+ this season. The last time UF recorded multiple 10-match winning streaks was the 2017 campaign.
The Orange & Blue end SEC play 14-1, the best conference season since finishing 17-1 in 2017.
The Gators have secured the top seed in the 2026 SEC Tournament.
UF improves to 57-0 all-time against Alabama.
Alec Rothe recorded her 300th career block. She's the 22nd Gator to reach 300 blocks in their UF career.
Florida tallied 10+ blocks for the 13th time this season.
The Gators held an opponent to under .200 hitting for the 19th time in 2026 and under .100 for the sixth time.

Up Next
The Orange & Blue turn their attention to the SEC Tournament, where they've secured the No. 1 seed and a double-bye. Florida will open their tournament in the quarterfinal round on Sunday, Nov. 22 at noon ET.

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