Senior Weekend Up Next for No. 4 Gators

Friday, November 6

Gainesville, FL

7 PM

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during the Gators' match against the Tennessee Volunteers on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. / UAA Communications photo by Gabriel Gonzalez

Kira Hutson is one of five seniors to go through senior day festivities on Sunday. // Photo by Gabriel Gonzalez | UAA Communications

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Volleyball

The Gators will honor five seniors, in addition to recognizing two fifth-years.

By: Andrew Hile

#4 Florida vs. South Carolina \| Georgia
Date/Time	Friday, Nov. 6 \| 7 p.m. ET // Sunday, Nov. 8 \| 1 p.m. ET
Location	Gainesville, Fla. \| Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Match Notes	Florida Notes \| South Carolina Notes \| Georgia Notes
Watch	SEC Network+ (11/6) \| SEC Network+ (11/8)
Listen	98.1 WRUF
Live Stats	South Carolina \| Georgia
Tickets	South Carolina \| Georgia
Promotions 11/6	Friends Night \| The first 500 students get a Friends-themed crewneck sweatshirt // Fans can win two tickets to the Florida vs. Oklahoma football game.
Promotions 11/8	Senior Day \| The first 500 fans get a long sleeve hooded shirt.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 4 Florida volleyball will wrap up the regular-season home schedule this weekend, hosting South Carolina on Friday, Nov. 6, before welcoming Georgia on Sunday, Nov. 8, for Senior Day.

Friday's match against the Gamecocks (9-12, 2-9 SEC) will begin at 7 p.m. ET and stream on SEC Network+, with Ryan Urquhart and Ainsley Clifford on the call. Tom Collett and Sky Lebron will handle radio responsibilities on 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF. The first 500 students in attendance will receive a "Friends"-themed crewneck.

On Sunday, first serve against Georgia (14-7, 6-5 SEC) is set for 1 p.m. ET. Tom Collett and Missy Whittemore will be on the call on SEC Network+, while Sky Lebron and Nick Cheronis will have the call on radio.

The Gators (19-2, 10-1 SEC) will honor five seniors on Sunday: Bri Denney, Aniya Madkin, Kamryn Chaney, Jordyn Byrd and Kira Hutson. Emerson Hoyle and Amaya Thomas will also be recognized, as they returned to the program for their fifth year after going through senior festivities in 2025.

Series History with South Carolina
Florida leads, 64-12
3 sets: 47-3 | 4 sets: 13-5 | 5 sets: 4-4
Home: 33-2 | Neutral: 2-1 | Away: 29-9
Last: 2025 - L, 1-3 (22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 24-26), Away

Series History with Georgia
Florida leads, 70-12
3 sets: 50-5 | 4 sets: 15-4 | 5 sets: 5-3
Home: 32-4 | Neutral: 8-3 | Away: 30-5
Last: 2025 - W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-19), Away

Florida Notables

Florida is one of three teams to sit inside the top 15 nationally in both offensive hitting percentage (.278, 12th) and opponent hitting percentage (.157, 15th).
Nebraska (1st, 1st) and Louisville (3rd, 5th) are the only other squads to sit within the top 15 in both categories.
If the Gators are able to defeat both South Carolina and Georgia this weekend, Florida will secure at least a share of the 2026 SEC regular season title.
The title would be Florida's 26th, the most in the Southeastern Conference, and first since the 2022 season
The Gators sit at No. 5 in the Nov. 2 RPI update, and hold seven victories against teams within the top 50.
Florida remained at No. 4 in the Nov. 2 AVCA/TARAFLEX poll, still the highest ranking since the 2023 season.
With the 10-1 start in SEC play, Florida is off to the best start in conference play since beginning 12-1 during the 2019 campaign.
Alec Rothe is ranked 15th in the nation with a .421 hitting percentage. She also averages 1.26 blocks per set, good for 49th.
Taylor Parks' 10.38 assists per set sit at 32nd nationally and she also boasts 0.43 aces per set, good for 65th in the NCAA.
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.

South Carolina Notables

South Carolina enters Friday's contest with a 9-12 (2-9 SEC) record. The Gamecocks are most recently coming off of losses to No. 14 Texas and No. 23 Vanderbilt.
The Gamecocks were picked to finish 14th in the SEC and sit at 14th in the current conference standings.
Ava Leahy leads USC with 168 total kills and 1.12 blocks per set, and has tallied at least five kills in every match this season.
In the back row, Lilly Gillespie is fourth in the conference with 4.17 digs per set.
As a team, the Gamecocks are third in the SEC with 2.46 blocks per set.

Georgia Notables

The Bulldogs owns a 14-7 (6-5 SEC) mark and also most recently fell to No. 14 Texas and No. 23 Vanderbilt. They're slated to matchup with Auburn on Friday.
Georgia was picked to finish sixth in the SEC and they sit at ninth in the current standings.
Bianna Muoneke is the catalyst fort the UGA offense, averaging 5.04 kills per set which is second in the SEC and third in the NCAA.
Muoneke has tallied no less than eight kills in a match this season and recorded a season-high 30 kills against LSU on Oct. 18.
At the net, Kendal Kemp leads the conference with 97 total blocks.
The Bulldogs are an aggressive serving team, leading the SEC with 144 aces and holding the second-best mark in the conference at 1.78 per set.