{"id":443214,"date":"2026-10-31T03:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443214\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T03:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:10:17","slug":"no-4-gators-tame-tigers-in-friday-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443214\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 Gators Tame Tigers in Friday Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUBURN, Ala. \u2013 No. 4 Florida volleyball won its fifth straight match Friday night, defeating Auburn 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-23) at Neville Arena.
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\nTaylor Parks<\/a> did a bit of everything for the Gators (18-2, 9-1 SEC). She directed the offense with 39 assists and five kills, and she added 10 digs and a career-high seven blocks, three of them solo, for her seventh double-double of the season.
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\nLogan King<\/a> led the attack with 17 kills on a .317 hitting percentage, with Kamryn Chaney<\/a> adding 11. The Orange and Blue outhit the Tigers (12-10, 2-8 SEC), .201-.100, and held edges in kills (47-33) and assists (44-29).
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\nDefensively, four Gators reached double figures in digs, led by Lily Hayes<\/a> with 14 and Bella Lee<\/a> with a career-best 13. Selena Leban<\/a> added 11 and Parks 10, helping Florida finish with 68 digs to Auburn’s 52. The Gators also had 10 team blocks, seven by Parks and three by Brooklyn Briscoe<\/a>.
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\nBelle Patrick led the Tigers with 10 kills and seven digs, while Grace Havlicek had seven blocks.
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\nSet One – UF 25, Auburn 17<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Gators were firing on all cylinders early, racing out to a 7-2 lead with three kills from Chaney and a pair from King.
\n\tParks recorded the fourth solo block of her career to push UF in front, 14-8.
\n\tJordyn Byrd<\/a> forced an Auburn timeout off a cross-court ball from Parks, extending the Gators’ lead to seven at 18-11.
\n\tThe Tigers would only get as close as five for the remainder of the set, as UF secured the set victory off a Chaney kill at 25-17.
\n\tKing led the offense with seven kills as Parks directed the attack with 15 assists on 19 team kills.
\n\tParks also led the Orange & Blue at the net with two solo blocks, while Leban (7) and Lee (6) combined for 13 of Florida’s 25 digs. \u00a0
\n\tAuburn was held to .122 hitting. <\/p>\n

Set Two – UF 25, Auburn 20<\/p>\n


\n\tAuburn jumped out to a 6-3 lead before the Gators chipped-away to take their first lead of the set, 8-7, on the heels of a Leban kill and King service ace.
\n\tThe Tigers would even the set at nine, but a 3-0 run capped off by a Parks dump, put the Gators back in front, 12-9.
\n\tFlorida forced a timeout following King’s 10th kill of the match, leading 18-13.
\n\tThe Orange & Blue would lead by as many as seven en route to the 25-20 set two win, capped by a well-placed ball from Alec Rothe<\/a> on the back line.
\n\tKing again led the offense with six kills, with Parks contributing 12 assists.
\n\tParks also tallied five digs and three blocks, while Lee’s five digs led the defense and the Tigers were held to a .045 hitting percentage. <\/p>\n

Set Three – UF 25, Auburn 23<\/p>\n


\n\tFlorida wasted no time putting their foot on the gas, racing out to a 5-0 advantage behind a pair of blocks, as well as kills from Chaney and Parks.
\n\tThe UF lead grew to seven at 10-3 off a big swing from Rothe.
\n\tAuburn closed the gap to three, 11-8, but a 3-0 response pushed the lead right back to six with Chaney, Leban and Parks all registering kills.
\n\tThe Tigers took the lead, 17-16, following a 6-0 run, but Aniya Madkin<\/a> calmed the Gators with a kill to end the run. \u00a0\u00a0
\n\tTrailing by three, 21-18, the Orange & Blue battled back to even the frame at 22 following a King kill and Tiger attack error.
\n\tKira Hutson<\/a> served four-consecutive points during a 4-0 run that gave UF a 24-22 advantage. Logan King<\/a> ended the match for the Gators with her 17th kill, 25-23. \u00a0
\n\tChaney and King each tallied four kills, while Parks again posted 12 assists.
\n\tHayes notched seven digs to anchor the defense, as the Gators held Auburn to .111 hitting. <\/p>\n

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\nQuotes from the Court
\nHead Coach Ryan Theis<\/a>
\n\u2026on Friday’s victory
\n“I thought we did every skill well through two-and-a-half sets, except for maybe attacking. I thought we maybe fed their block a little bit too much, but credit to them for getting their hands in good spots. I do think we played really good defense, our block touched a ton of balls. We served well from a good passing team perspective, we didn’t error ourselves out of any sets. A lot of things went well, we just didn’t attack our cleanest.
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\n\u2026on the value Taylor Parks<\/a> adds to the team
\n“She’s a really dynamic player that can change on a dime, like if we need to reverse it to Logan [King], front row, back row, if we need to speed up the tempo, if we need to get Alec [Rothe] above the blockers, she’s really good adjusting throughout the match and making everybody feel comfortable.”
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\nNotables<\/p>\n


\n\tFlorida improves to 59-3 all-time against Auburn, including a 28-2 mark on the road.
\n\tThe Gators have won 15 of the last 16 matchups with the Tigers.
\n\tWith the 9-1 start in SEC play, Florida is off to the best start in conference play since beginning 12-1 during the 2019 campaign.
\n\tFlorida still sits alone atop the SEC standings.
\n\tTaylor Parks<\/a> recorded her 700th assist of the season.
\n\tParks recorded a career-high three solo blocks and a career-high seven total blocks.
\n\tParks secured her seventh double-double of the season.
\n\tBella Lee<\/a> notched a career-high with 13 digs.
\n\tAniya Madkin<\/a> recorded her first kill since Oct. 11 against Vanderbilt.
\n\tThe Gators held an opponent under .200 hitting for the 15th time this season.
\n\tFlorida tallied 10 or more blocks for the 10th time in 2026.
\n\tFour Gators tallied over 10 digs for the third time this season. <\/p>\n

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\nUp Next

\nThe Orange & Blue will return home on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matchup against Arkansas. Sunday’s match will stream live on SEC Network+.
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