Alabama
Florida
Volleyball Falls to No. 14 Florida 3-0
11/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 23, 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The volleyball team dropped a 3-0 match Sunday to No. 14 Florida at the O'Connell Center. With the loss, the Crimson Tide dips to 15-13 on the season and 8-11 in the Southeastern Conference. The Gators improve to 23-3 overall and 17-2 in league play.
Florida won the first two sets by a score of 25-16 and finished off the match with a 25-20 win in the third set. Junior Brooks Webster had eight of Alabama's 22 kills, and sophomore Calli Johnson had a hand on all five of the Tide's blocks. Sophomore Alyssa Meuth scooped up a team-best nine digs in the match.
Alabama jumped out to a 5-1 advantage in the first and held the lead until the Gators produced a 6-1 run to take the 11-10 edge. Florida began to distance itself with four consecutive points going up 19-14, and ended the set outscoring the Tide 6-2.
In the second, Alabama got on the board first with an attack error by Colleen Ward. On the next play, Ward delivered a kill to tie the score 1-1. A Tide attack error gave the Gators the lead on the ensuing point that they would fail to give up in the set. Alabama stayed within two until Florida pulled away behind the efforts of a 6-2 run.
The Tide would, once again, put up the first point of the set off an attack error by the Gators. Florida countered with a 7-1 run over the next couple of minutes. Alabama fought back to get within two of the lead at 12-10, but the Gators managed to stay in front to take the set and the match.
The Tide returns home this week for its final regular season contest when is hosts Mississippi State on Friday, Nov. 28. Opening serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (CST).
