Gators Secure Share of 26th SEC Title with Victory Over Georgia

Sunday, November 8

Gainesville, FL

1 PM

Florida Gators

21-2,12-1SEC

Georgia

15-8,7-6SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Georgia	22	25	16	19	1
Florida	25	22	25	25	3

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The Gators celebrate their 26th SEC title in a victory over Georgia.

The Gators celebrate after claiming a share of the 2026 SEC title. // Photo by Hannah White | UAA Communications

Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Volleyball

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Florida can claim an outright title against Mississippi State next Friday.

By: Andrew Hile

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 3-1 Sunday victory over Georgia (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19) gave No. 4 Florida volleyball a share of the 2026 Southeastern Conference regular season title, the program's SEC-leading 26th title and first since the 2022 campaign.

The Gators (21-2, 12-1 SEC) earned UF's first conference title of the 2026-27 season and secured a Florida SEC title for the 49th consecutive season, the longest streak among all member institutions. Florida will have an opportunity to claim the outright regular-season title Friday, Nov. 13, at Mississippi State.

Kamryn Chaney and Logan King paced the offense with 16 kills and 15 kills, while Taylor Parks directed it with 47 assists, guiding the Gators to a .333 hitting percentage. Alec Rothe and Brooklyn Briscoe added nine and eight kills, respectively, as UF tallied more kills (63-50) and assists (59-46) than the Bulldogs (15-8, 7-6 SEC) while also outhitting UGA, .333-.179.

Defensively, King led the way with 13 digs and six blocks, giving the third-year her fourth double-double of the season. Parks also ended with a double-double, notching 12 digs alongside her 47 assists for her eighth of the year. Lily Hayes and Selena Leban contributed 13 and 12 digs, respectively. Briscoe posted six blocks, Rothe five and Parks four, helping the Orange and Blue to a 13-5 advantage at the net. The Gators also held a 75-57 edge in digs over the Bulldogs.

Georgia was led by Bianna Muoneke with 20 kills and 10 digs. Chloe Elarton led the back row with 18 digs.

Set One - UF 25, Georgia 22

Neither side was able to gain a sizable advantage through the midway point of the set, as kills from King and Chaney put Florida in front 15-14 heading into the media timeout.
The Gators grasped momentum after consecutive block assists by Briscoe, alongside King and Kira Hutson, taking a 19-16 lead.
A 3-0 spurt by Georgia evened the match at 19, but Florida came out of the timeout on a tear with kills from Briscoe, Chaney and King, closing the door with a 4-1 run to pull in front by three en route to the 25-22 set victory.
King and Chaney combined for 11 of UF's 17 kills with six and five, respectively, while the Gators hit .412 as a team.
Parks posted all 15 of Florida's assists in the set.
Briscoe and King helped the Orange & Blue dominate at the net, tallying seven blocks together with Florida recording four team blocks.

Set Two - Georgia 25, UF 22

Florida opened up an early 8-5 advantage following a kill from King and back-to-back errors by the Bulldogs.
Georgia reclaimed the lead, 14-12, before a trio of kills from Chaney, King and Rothe pushed UF in front heading into the media timeout.
A block from Briscoe and King forced Georgia into taking a timeout with UF leading 19-16.
Two service aces at the end of a 4-0 put the Bulldogs back in front, 20-19. Hutson put an end to the run out of a Florida timeout with a kill, but Georgia would hold on for a 25-22 set victory.
Hayes led the defense with seven digs, while four Gators each tallied three kills on the offensive side of the net.

Set Three - UF 25, Georgia 16

The Orange & Blue wasted no time opening up a lead to start the third frame, racing to a 4-0 advantage behind a pair of block assists from Parks and Rothe.
After the Bulldogs evened the set at five, a solo block from Leban capped off a 3-0 run to put UF back in front.
Rothe's second service ace of her career, and a kill from Leban, helped Florida force a timeout leading 12-8.
King gave the Gators a five-point edge coming out of the timeout with a service ace and UF wouldn't allow Georgia within four for the remainder of the set, taking the frame 25-16.
Parks directed the offense with 10 assists as Briscoe and King notched three kills each.
Parks and Rothe each recorded two blocks to push Florida to 10 team blocks while King recorded four digs.
Florida held UGA to .031 hitting in the period.

Set Four - UF 25, Georgia 19

Parks used two-straight kills to help spark a 5-0 run and give the Gators a 10-6 lead.
Georgia took a timeout following kills from Chaney and Rothe, trailing 13-8.
Florida pulled away, extending the lead to seven, 20-13, off the back of two King kills before taking the set and match, 25-19, following a block assist from King and Rothe.
The Gators notched 20 kills, led by six from Chaney. Parks assisted on 13 of the 20 kills.
Defensively, the Gators held UGA to a .159 hitting percentage, helped by seven digs from Leban.

Quotes from the Court
Head Coach Ryan Theis
…on claiming a share of the SEC title and the opportunity to claim an outright championship
"We're not about trying to share the conference championship at this point. That's the goal. We don't want somebody else hanging a banner, so Friday we're playing for a banner for just the Gators.

…on the senior class
"This is just a great group. It's so weird now with fourth-year, fifth-year seniors, so what we do is just celebrate the year you're graduating. That was this group. Some are coming back, some are moving on, but they're a great group and it'll be really fun five years from now to celebrate this championship with them."

…on an undefeated season in the O'Connell Center and the fan support
"People just kept coming in today so it was great. I don't know what we ended with, but it was probably the second most. They go loud when it got contentious in the third, which was fun to hear."

Notables

The Gators have secured at least a share of their 26th SEC regular season title.
UF's 26 titles lead the SEC, and 2026 marks the first championship for the Gators since 2022.
Sunday's win marks the University of Florida's 271st SEC title. When including lacrosse, number increases to 285 conference titles.
Florida's streak of winning at least one SEC title now extends to 49 consecutive seasons, the longest active streak among all league members.
Among women's programs in the SEC, Gators' volleyball is one of three to boast more than 20 conference titles (26), alongside Florida women's tennis (29) and Arkansas women's cross country (22).
Florida improves to 70-12 all-time against Georgia, including a 33-4 mark at home.
With the 12-1 start in SEC play, Florida has matched the best start in conference play since the 2019 campaign.
Florida now boasts two winning streaks of at least eight matches this season. The last time that happened was during the 2019 campaign.
Taylor Parks tallied her eighth double-double of the year.
Logan King posted her fourth double-double of the season.
With 15 kills, has recorded 14+ kills for the fifth time this season.
The Gators tallied 10 or more blocks as a team for the 11th time in 2026.
Florida held an opponent under .200 hitting for the 17th time this season.

Up Next
The Orange & Blue will have a chance to claim an outright SEC regular season title next Friday, Nov. 13, when they matchup with Mississippi State at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.

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