Tigers Fall Short in Five at No. 15 Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – LSU’s rally try fell brief as No. 15 Florida got here out on high in 5 units (18-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 9-15) Sunday afternoon on the Exactech Enviornment.

LSU (10-8, 4-4 SEC) hit .168 within the match behind 62 kills, 58 assists and two aces. Defensively, the Tigers held Florida (13-3, 5-1 SEC) to a .213 hitting share and matched a season-high 11 blocks within the loss. LSU additionally had 74 digs within the match.

Outdoors hitter Sanaa Dotson led the Tigers with 18 kills to associate with six digs and one block. Outdoors hitter Paige Flickinger adopted her lead and matched her season-high of 15 kills and contributed 12 digs for her fourth double-double this season. Center blocker Anita Anwusi rounded out the highest hitters for LSU with 12 kills on a .450 hitting share and had 4 blocks.

Setter Josie Vondran handed out 37 assists and completed with 4 kills, two blocks and one ace, and counterpart Maadie Waak has 14 helpers and 6 digs.

Center blocker Alia Williams and proper aspect Hannah Jacobs led LSU with six blocks every. Williams completed with seven kills and Jacobs had six. Libero Ella Larkin had a match-high 26 digs within the match and defensive specialist Jill Bohnet adopted with 15 digs.

Set 1

• The Tigers have been compelled to take an early timeout after a Gator 4-0 run and later a 3-0 run gave them residence staff a 10-4 lead.
• LSU minimize Florida’s lead right down to 4 however used its second timeout trailing 18-12. Following the pause, the Tigers scored 5 out of seven factors to drive the Gators to name their first timeout of the match with the rating at 20-17.
• Florida went on to shut out the body on a 5-1 to win the opening set, 25-18.

Set 2

• LSU jumped out to an early 9-6 benefit and UF signaled for the early timeout. The Tigers margin grew to as many as six factors, however a 4-1 run by the Gators made it an 18-15 set when LSU burned its first timeout.
• Florida’s run continued and after 4 extra unanswered factors, the house staff took the lead 19-18 and LSU known as its last timeout. It was an general 10-0 run that put UF forward 22-18.
• LSU responded with a 6-2 run to tie the rating at 24, however back-to-back errors for the Tigers gave Florida a 26-24 win.

Set 3

• Florida scored the primary 5 factors of the set when LSU known as a timeout. LSU battled again and tied the set at eight earlier than taking its first lead of the set after a Flickinger kill.
• LSU and Florida tied 4 separate instances (19-19), however a kill from Williams sparked a 3-0 run that put LSU on high 22-19.
• The Gators made a push with a 4-2 run that compelled the Tigers to make use of their last timeout with the rating at 24-23, LSU. Out of the break, Florida tied the set at 24 and the groups exchanged factors to a 25-25 tie. Anwusi registered a kill to present LSU the benefit, and a kill from Flickinger received LSU the set to keep away from the sweep, 27-25.
• Flickinger led the Tigers with six kills within the set, adopted by three kills from Anwusi and Dotson every. LSU outhit Florida within the stanza, .289-.245.

Set 4

• LSU reeled off 5 unanswered factors and led 9-5 when Florida wanted a break. The Tigers pushed the result in 11-6 behind an general 6-1 run.
• The Tigers led 17-11 because of a 4-0 run when the Gators used their last timeout of the set. After the timeout, consecutive kills from Dotson stretched the run to 6 unanswered and the result in 19-11.
• Florida started to construct momentum and compelled LSU to name a timeout after trimming the result in 21-16. The Tigers’ lead continued to dwindle as Florida pulled inside three factors at 21-18, however Flickinger saved the lead afloat for the Tigers with two late kills they usually in the end received the set 25-21 to drive a fifth set.
• Dotson paced the staff with 5 kills and Flickinger was shut by with 4 kills.

Set 5

• When the groups switched sides, Florida led LSU 8-4.
• Following the media timeout, LSU scored the subsequent level, however two consecutive factors from the Gators pushed their result in 10-5 and the Tigers known as a timeout.
• LSU threatened by pulling inside three factors at 12-9, however Florida closed out the set with a 3-0 run to win the set 15-9.

Up Subsequent

LSU may have the subsequent week and a half off earlier than taking up Alabama on Wednesday, October 19 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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