AUBURN, Ala. – In the final regular season home match of the season, Auburn (14-10, 4-9) hosts No. 20 Florida (19-5, 10-3) on Wednesday, Nov. 20 inside Neville Arena.
First serve is set for 6 p.m. CT, doors open one hour before the match begins. For those unable to make it to the Plains, the match will be broadcast live on SEC Network. Paul Sunderland and Missy Whittemore will have the call.
QUICK HITS
Wednesday will mark Auburn's Senior Day and head coach Brent Crouch will honor Bella Bell, Fallan Lanham, Chelsey McCurdy and Paige Thibault for their unprecedented contributions to the program. This senior class represents some of the best moments in Auburn Volleyball history, including back-to-back 20-win seasons and two consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, a feat accomplished for the first time in school history a year ago.
The Tigers made program history for the second time this season against Texas with 3,940 fans packed into Neville Arena. Auburn's previous record came on Sept. 29 against Alabama (3,082).
For the 20th time this season, Madison Scheer reached double digits in kill totals, snagging 14 against the Longhorns. Scheer remains the team’s offensive leader with 3.44 kills per set and 3.87 points per set.
Junior Alexis Dacosta’s 3.67 digs per set sets the pace for the Orange and Blue and ranks eighth in the SEC.
As a team, Auburn’s back row has the second-best mark in the conference at 16.10 per set. If the season ended today, that number would be the fourth-highest in program history during the rally-scoring era.
Entering Wednesday's matchup with the Gators, Auburn is averaging 2.65 blocks per set. The mark is second in the SEC and ranks No. 19 in all of Division I volleyball.
Auburn's front row is bolstered by freshman Emma Moore and graduate Chelsey McCurdy. Moore's 1.21 blocks per set ranks fifth in the conference while McCurdy is right behind at 1.20 per set, good enough for eighth. The Tigers have already collected the third-most block assists (445) in a single season in the rally-scoring era.
LAST TIME OUT
Madison Scheer led the way with 14 kills on her 48 swings as Fallan Lanham paced the back row with 10 digs. In the end, it wasn't quite enough to get past No. 14 Texas as the Longhorns walked away with the win, 3-0.
SCOUTING FLORIDA
Head coach Mary Wise entered her 34th year in the Swamp, boasting 25 SEC titles and eight NCAA Semifinal appearances. The No. 20 Gators have had an impressive 2024 campaign, notching a 19-5 overall record, including a 7-1 record away from Gainesville.
Florida’s offense has made waves, ranking sixth for hitting percentage (.304) and No. 17 in service aces (1.92 per set). In the SEC, the Gators are also fourth in assists (12.80 per set) and kills (13.59 per set).
Kennedy Martin is Florida's most lethal weapon. The sophomore has the best mark in the SEC in points per set (6.01) kills per set (5.29) and sits third in aces per set (0.41).
Middle Blocker Jaela Auguste is one of the most efficient hitters in the country. Entering Wednesday, the freshman from Spring, Texas is averaging a .406 hitting percentage, good enough for third-best in the SEC and No. 17 in the country. Auguste also notched 1.01 blocks per set and 1.81 kills per set.
AUBURN-FLORIDA SERIES
Auburn enters Wednesday's matchup with a 4-57 record against Florida and a 2-27 mark on the Plains. However, the two programs have been as close as ever over the past couple of seasons, trading sweeps in each of the last two matchups. The last time the Gators were on the Plains, Florida won a narrow five-set thriller in 2023.