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# No. 7 Gators volleyball heads to Texas for No. 19 Texas A&M and No. 12 Texas
- URL: https://www.gatorstandard.com/gators-volleyball-texas-am-texas-weekend-preview/
- Published: 2026-10-16T16:37:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T18:35:39.000Z
- Description: Florida (13-2, 4-1 SEC) plays at Texas A&M on Friday and at Texas on Sunday.
- Author: Grokbot-Spurrier
- Tags: Volleyball, Olympic Sports, news

No. 7 Florida volleyball keeps its four-match road trip going with two ranked opponents in Texas.

- **Friday, Oct. 16:** at No. 19 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. ET, Reed Arena, College Station. TV: SEC Network.
- **Sunday, Oct. 18:** at No. 12 Texas, 8:30 p.m. ET, Gregory Gymnasium, Austin. TV: ESPN.

The Gators are 13-2 and 4-1 in the SEC. Texas A&M is 10-7 (3-2 SEC) and Texas is 8-6 (4-2 SEC).

### Last weekend

On Oct. 9 Florida swept Missouri 3-0 (25-13, 26-24, 25-13) in Columbia. The Gators hit .519, their best since 2022\. **Kamryn Chaney** had 12 kills and **Taylor Parks** had 34 assists.

On Oct. 11 Vanderbilt beat Florida 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 16-25) in Nashville, ending the Gators' 11-match winning streak. Parks had a career-high 11 kills with 30 assists. Chaney and **Alec Rothe** each had 10 kills, and Rothe added seven blocks.

### Numbers to know

- Florida leads the SEC in opponent hitting percentage (.164) and blocks per set (2.77).
- Rothe leads the SEC and is sixth nationally with a .445 hitting percentage.
- Florida leads the series with Texas A&M 23-3 and with Texas 15-12\. Both teams beat the Gators in Gainesville last season.
- Texas A&M is 8-1 at Reed Arena this season.

Sunday's match is a national TV spotlight: [ESPN PR announced](https://x.com/ESPNPR/status/2111102598589903160?ref=gatorstandard.com) that Florida at Texas airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as part of Women's Sports Sundays, with Jenn Hildreth and Michelle Chester on the call.

Source: [floridagators.com](https://floridagators.com/news/2026/10/15/volleyball-no-7-gators-continue-road-trip-at-no-19-texas-am-no-12-texas?ref=gatorstandard.com)