On top of making the program’s 35th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, first under new leadership of Head Coach Ryan Theis, the Gators concluded the 2025 season with an 16-11 overall record. Additionally, Florida posted a 9-6 record in SEC play, matching its preseason projection with a fifth-place finish.

Offensively, Florida registered more kills than SMU, 44-41, but totaled 25 hitting errors for a .156 hitting clip to the Mustangs’ .370 clip, as they recorded only seven attacking errors.

Setter Alexis Stucky dished out 40 assists and led three Gators to double digits offensively. Jordyn Byrd led the way with a team-high 14 kills for her fifth-consecutive match in double digits, while Aniya Madkin recorded her third-straight with 11.

At the net, Jaela Auguste and Alec Rothe each had two blocks, with Auguste added 12 kills and a team-best .273 clip and Rothe chipped in six kills.

In her final match wearing the Orange and Blue, senior Emily Canaan led the Gators backcourt with 10 digs. Freshman Libero Lily Hayes and Kira Hutson each finished with six digs, while both Stucky and Ella Vogel recorded five. After subbing in during the third set, Bella Lee contributed three digs.

Behind the service line, Hayes and Stucky recorded Florida’s two aces.

SMU’s Kennedi Rogers led the Mustang’s offense with 14 kills and a .440 hitting clip.

Records:

Florida (16-12, 9-6 SEC)

No. 2/7 SMU (27-5, 17-3 ACC)

 

All-Time Series record:

0-0 (0-1 under Theis)

3-set: 0-1, 4-set: 0-0; 5-set: 0-0

Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1; Neutral: 0-0

 

How It Happened

Set 1

• After opening the set 0-4, a kill from Byrd put the Gators on the board, but SMU’s block allowed for a 2-8 lead and forced an early Florida timeout. Out of the huddle, the Mustangs strung together four points, but back-to-back kills from Byrd and Rothe helped cut the deficit to 4-12. The Gators continued to struggle to find any rhythm offensively and was unable to make the comeback, falling 11-25 in the first set.
• Set 1 Team Stats | .000 Hitting %|10 Kills | 9 Assists | 13 Digs | 0.0 Blocks | 0 Aces
• SMU Stats | .483 Hitting %| 14 Kills | 14 Assists | 15 Digs | 5.0 Blocks | 0 Aces

SMU takes set one pic.twitter.com/gLcOG5OoMf

— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 7, 2025

Set 2

• A kill from Madkin put Florida first on the board, but the Mustangs responded with three straight to take a two-point lead. Back-to-back kills from Madkin and Auguste notched it up at five, as the two teams exchanged points until a block from Auguste and Vidacic followed by a kill from Vidacic gave the Gators a 13-10 lead and forced an SMU timeout. Out of the huddle, an ace from Hayes kept the momentum going, but the Mustangs tied it up at 17. With the race to 25 inching near, SMU went on an 8-4 scoring run to take a 25-21 second-set win and a 2-0 match lead.
• Set 2 Team Stats | .222 Hitting %| 14 Kills | 12 Assists | 8 Digs | 2.0 Blocks | 2 Aces
• SMU Stats | .333 Hitting %| 13 Kills | 13 Assists |12 Digs |4.0 Blocks | 3 Aces

mood Mili 💁‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/UBUqjqNTY0

— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 7, 2025

Set 3

• The Gators started set three with back-to-back kills from Madkin and Auguste, as the middle blocker recorded two more kills to give the Gators a 5-3 lead. The Mustangs went on a 3-0 scoring run to take a one-point lead, as the teams have five tied scores until the Gators strung three points behind attacks from Madkin and Auguste to head into the media timeout with a 15-12 lead. Following the break, two kills from Madkin stretched Florida’s lead to four (17-13), but SMU responded with another 3-0 run to inch back within one. Points from Byrd allowed the Gators to be the first to 20, but back-to-back kills from Kennedi Rogers allowed the Mustangs to clinch it up and take a 22-20 lead. With the race to 25 inching near, an attack from Rothe followed by a block from her and Hutson evened the score at 22, as the teams battled for points until SMU clinched the 26-24 victory.  
• Set 3 Team Stats | .224 Hitting %| 20 Kills | 20 Assists | 16 Digs |2.0 Blocks | 0 Aces
• SMU Stats | .306 Hitting %| 14 Kills |14 Assists |17 Digs | 6.0 Blocks | 1 Ace

That ball had some POWER 🔋#NCAAWVB x 🎥 ESPN+ / @GatorsVB

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— NCAA Women’s Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 7, 2025

Hear from Head Coach Ryan Theis:
“Congratulations and good luck to SMU… they earned it. I thought being down 0-2 on the road, I really enjoyed our spirit in the third set. It was fun to see Aniya get going for a little bit. We scored 20 and were in it in the end and obviously didn’t finish.”  

On his first year as Florida’s Head Coach…

“Transition is hard. This is my third time doing it and all of them have had challenges. Really a lot of my energy and time is spent making sure they are having a good time, a good experience and they are in a good space. It was difficult, but will continue to move forward.”

Outside Hitter Jordyn Byrd on her first year playing collegiate volleyball and her first year being a Gator…

“This season was definitely very special. We have talked about the changes this past year, so being able to do all of that with this group of girls was special to me. Coming from a different program, having everyone welcome me with such open arms meant a lot to me.”

Setter Alexis Stucky on her four years as a Gator…

“I am just super grateful. I had a wonderful experience and had such great coaching staff, such great teammates. Gainesville has given me a lot of great times and a lot of hard times. It has made me push through a lot of adversity and I am just really, really grateful for the people I have done it with.”

Notables

• The Gators are now 28-6 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
• In the NCAA Tournament, Florida holds an 85-36 record.
• UF moved to 6-4 in three-set matches this season and 56-16 in NCAA play.
• Florida sits 6-7 in away matches during the 2025 campaign and is now 5-10 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Florida’s record is 1-3 against ACC opponents.
• When playing on a Saturday, Florida’s record sits 1-1.
• In the month of December, UF finished with a 1-1 record.
• Against AVCA Top-25 opponents, Florida’s record is 4-8.  
• Three names recorded double-digit kills:
  
• One Gator finished with double-digit digs:
  
• Alexis Stucky ranks 9th for career assists in Program history with 3,047

2025 DI women’s volleyball championship schedule
All times listed in ET

• Selection show: 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30
• First and second rounds: Dec. 4-5 or Dec. 5-6
• Regionals: Dec. 11 and 13 or Dec. 12 and 14
• Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 18
• National championship: 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 | ABC

 
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UTICA, N.Y. – The Union College women’s indoor track & field team got the 2025-26 season underway on Saturday afternoon at the Utica Holiday Classic, with a limited squad posting two conference championship qualifiers and two personal bests at the non-scoring meet.
 
First-year Eilis McKenna led three Union runners in the top-eight of the mile, earning a second-place finish with a time of 5:28.56 that qualified her for the Liberty League Championships. Classmates Kate Monaco (5:38.09) and Abbie Goodwin (6:11.12) placed fourth and eighth, respectively, for the Garnet Chargers as well.
 
Sophomore Charlotte Knight started her season with a career-best time in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:38.97 to place fourth out of 10 runners.
 
In the field events, junior Epephanie LaBoy qualified for the conference championship in the weight throw with a top toss of 10.19 meters. Sophomore Lauryn Johnson also competed in the event, posting a career-best mark of 7.75 meters.
 
First-year Leah Scopteuolo-Rosen cleared 1.43 meters in the high jump in her collegiate debut, and Johnson nabbed 37th in the shot put with a top mark of 8.07 meters.
 
The Garnet Chargers will take a few weeks off for winter break before returning to action on January 10 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational.
 

Women’s Volleyball

Dec. 6, 2025

Nebraska vs. Kansas State: 2025 NCAA volleyball second round highlights

Dec. 6, 2025

Watch full match highlights from the second round matchup between No. 1 Nebraska vs No. 9 Kansas State in the 2025 NCAA women’s volleyball tournament.

NOTE: As mentioned in the broadcast, ESPN was experiencing audio technical difficulties.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Bentley men’s track and field team began the 2025-26 indoor season at the Suffolk Relays on Saturday and had several strong performances.

Sophomore Michael Eddy won the one mile with a time of 4:32.97 which was almost three seconds better than the second place runner.

Senior Ryan Orr was second in the 800 at 1:56.07. Bentley had three runners in the top-five with William Reiser fourth and Anthony Cronin fifth.

The long distance races saw two Bentley runners have top-three finishes. Steven D’Alessandro was second in the 5000 (15:04.94) and Jeff Warnock was third in the 3000 (9:27.24).

In the field events, Donald Dumont was second in the long jump.

 

Organize, develop, recruit and administer all functions of a D-II Women’s Volleyball program funded for national success.

Volleyball staff includes additional positions for a Full-time Assistant (w/ benefits) and Graduate Assistant.

Fundamental duties include, but are not limited to, coaching, recruitment of student-athletes, commitment to academic and athletic success of student-athletes, as well as student-athlete development, budget and scholarship management, and supervision of support staff. The Head Coach will manage day-to-day team operations, practice/game preparation, and team travel. This position collaborates with intercollegiate athletics staff members, Sports Medicine, academic support, compliance, and institutional partners. The Head Coach must appropriately represent the team, department, and University in public and media appearances. This position reports directly to the Director of Athletics.

1. Provides leadership, organization, and supervision for all aspects of the women’s volleyball program.
2. Supervises student-athletes during practices and games, observing and evaluating performance and demonstrating proper techniques.
3. Hire, supervise, evaluate, and mentor full-time, graduate assistant, and student staff.
4. Supports and monitors the academic performance of student-athletes in conjunction with the compliance and academic support staff.
5. Design and implement the overall program recruiting strategy – identification, evaluation, recruitment, and retention of prospective student-athletes. 
6. Direct oversight and management of the program’s finances and administration of athletic scholarships.
7. Manages the women’s volleyball program within the parameters of the approved operating budget.
8. Develops and engages in impactful fundraising activities in conjunction with the Athletics’ External Relations staff as needed.
9. Represents the university and women’s volleyball program at professional meetings, alumni events, University Foundation events, and other events as necessary.
10. Enhances the student-athlete experience through team expectations, personal development, and opportunities, such as but not limited to community service, team building, leadership development, etc.
11. Assists in directing or directs camps and clinics.
12.  Responsible for scheduling of non-conference competitions and practices, team and recruiting travel arrangements, preseason arrangements, and student-athlete meetings.
13. Attends and participates in scheduled compliance seminars and complies with all  Athletic Department efforts to monitor compliance with NCAA regulations.
14. Responsible for compliance with NCAA, MIAA, and institutional rules and regulations, ensuring program compliance.  
15. Active member of the FHSU Athletic Department and University.
16. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Relevant, successful coaching experience, preferably at the collegiate level.  Proven ability to teach sport-specific skills and develop successful competitive strategies. Strong communication skills (written and oral), a high level of organization, and attention to detail required.  Public relations skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.  Relevant, successful coaching experience is required.  Master’s degree preferred.

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