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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Since Craig Skinners arrival in 2005, the Kentucky volleyball team has continually captured firsts for the program. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 will now serve as another date to remember. The Kentucky Wildcats traveled to Florida and downed the fifth-ranked Gators (25-17, 25-18, 25-23) in dominating fashion for the first sweep over Florida for UK since 1990.Combined with Kentuckys 3-1 win in Gainesville, Florida a season ago, Kentucky has knocked off Florida in back-to-back trips for the first time since the 1987 and 1989 seasons. Its the second time under Skinner that UK has won in consecutive meetings. Kentucky won in 2008 at home before taking a road contest in 2009. Furthermore, its also the second-straight year the Cats knocked off the Gators as a top-five ranked team.Our players were focused and determined to follow the game plan, Skinner said. Offensively, we were very good on the left and as the match went on we got a lot of production out of the middle as well. We had a very balanced night.Balance offensively and another tremendous defensive effort propelled the Cats to the win. Sophomore setter Olivia Dailey directed UKs offense to the tune of 49 kills on .290 hitting. Kentuckys most explosive set came in the second frame as Kentucky posted 20 kills on a .471 clip. Dailey dished out 37 assists and added seven digs and a pair of blocks.Olivia did a great job of getting people involved at the right time and Im really pleased by the concentration and determination by our kids to win in a really tough environment on the road, Skinner said. Weve really bought in to our defensive philosophy. (Assistant coaches) Lindsey (Walton-Grey) and Anders (Nelson) did a great job with our serving and defensive plans and our team continues to execute.Kentuckys defense swallowed up the Gators to the tune of an average of 10 kills per set and a mere .128 attacking clip. Kentucky had 11 team blocks - seven of which came from junior Kaz Brown. Junior libero Ashley Dusek picked up a match-high 11 digs to lead UK who accumulated 41 for the night.Offensively, freshman Leah Edmond accounted for a match-high 19 kills - just one shy of her career best. Brown and junior Darian Mack each posted nine, while Emily Franklin contributed seven. Sophomore Brooke Morgan added five kills and added six blocks.Sophomore McKenzie Watson contributed six digs, while senior Anni Thomasson added four digs in the winning cause.The Wildcats improve to 10-4 on the season and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Florida falls to 12-2 on the year and 2-1 in league competition. Kentucky will remain on the road with a matchup at South Carolina on Sunday. The Cats and Gamecocks will meet at 1 p.m. ET with the match available on the WatchESPN app.Set 1 Kentucky opened the scoring on a crafty kill from Edmond. She had three kills in UKs first four points as the Wildcats jumped out to an early 4-1 lead. Kentuckys front-line frustrated the Gators in the early going and the home team managed just two kills over the first 10 points scored. A run by Florida allowed the home team to come to within two at 12-10, but a service error and an Edmond conversion on a free ball enabled UK to recapture a four-point edge at 14-10. It was all the more breathing room the Cats would need en route to a dominating 25-17 set win. The Wildcats logged 12 kills on .114 hitting, but it was their defense that forced the Gators into a .100 hitting clip and a mere eight kills. UK registered five blocks, four from Morgan, and 16 digs.Set 2 Edmonds seventh kill of the night opens the second set in the same manner the match began. After UK gained a 2-0 lead, the Gators would tie things quickly at four apiece. Florida earned its first multi-point advantage of the match at 8-6. Despite an impressive rally from both sides, Florida earned a 13-9 advantage and the Cats opted for a timeout. Three-straight kills from Edmond enabled the Cats to pull to within one at 13-12 forcing Florida into a timeout. Back-to-back blocks allowed the visitors to keep the rally going and take a 14-13 edge. Franklin came up with consecutive kills to stretch UKs lead to 19-15. The Wildcats were powered by a 14-2 run midway through the stanza and they ran with it to a 25-18 win. Florida was again frustrated offensively by the Cats defensive effort as UF managed just 11 kills. Kentucky posted 20 on a blazing .471 attacking clip.Set 3 For the first time in the match, the Gators won the opening point, benefiting from a UK service error. A kill from Edmond and a block allowed the Cats to tie things at two, before Florida logged consecutive points to recapture the two-point edge. Florida maintained its edge for much of the set, but a 5-1 spurt allowed UK to tie things at 14 all. Following the media timeout, Florida once again took a two-point advantage. A block from Morgan-Franklin and a kill from Franklin allowed UK to tie the score at 16 apiece and then Florida was charged with an illegal attack and the Cats grabbed a lead for the first time in the set. Kentucky forced Florida into a timeout after Morgan laced one to the middle, followed by a miscue by the Gators enabled UK to earn a 19-17 edge. Edmond came out of the break swinging and posted consecutive kills for a 21-17, Kentucky lead. 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Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.When Se Ri Pak was a 20-year-old LPGA rookie in 1998, rocketing to fame in her native South Korea by winning the LPGA Championship and U.S. Womens Open, she was the only player from that country on tour. This season, Paks last as a competitor, there were 34 Koreans on the increasingly international circuit. At the end of the 2016 LPGA season, eight of the top 15 players in the Rolex Rankings, and 23 of the top 50, were from South Korea. The No. 1 player in the world, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, is South Korean-born.Pak retires at age 39 with 25 LPGA victories, including five major titles, and a place in golf as one of its premier pioneers. Another South Korean, Ok-Hee Ku, was the first to play and win on the LPGA Tour, but her 1988 victory did not resonate back home like Paks major victories 18 years ago.Paks exciting 1998 Open triumph, in a playoff over amateur Jenny Chausiriporn at Blackwolf Run in Wisconsin, ignited a flurry of interest in the game among girls and their parents in South Korea. It didnt take long for female golfers from that nation, which has a population less than one-sixth of the United States, to become an important part of the LPGA. Forty South Koreans have won 152 of the 557 LPGA tournaments played since Paks victory at Blackwolf Run.Other Asian countries have followed South Koreas lead. Thirteen players from Thailand had LPGA cards in 2016, and one of them, Ariya Jutanugarn, was a breakout star, winning five times.Plagued by a left shoulder injury, Pak had two goodbye tournaments in 2016, at the U.S. Womens Open in July and the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, in October. There were tears and hugs and flowers at each, but mostly there were thanks -- for the memories and inspiration, for clearing a trail to a vista now enjoyed by many. For the many achievements over her career, we honor Pak with the 2016 espnW Lifetime Achievement Award.Those who knew her best on and around the golf course shared their thoughts with espnW about the impact Pak had on the game:I didnt come to the LPGA until 2010. I knew about Se Ri as a fan. When we were sitting in Korea at the HanaBank Championship in October, we were having a tribute to her. We were up on a podium. I looked out to 3,000 people, but the first hundred were young Korean tour players and their brothers and sisters and moms and dads. They were crying. I remember sitting there thinking, This is Michael Jordan of Korea. I guess I knew that as a fan, but it was amazing to see that. Chella Choi was sideways. In Gee Chun. Inbee Park. It was really a gripping moment. I told Se Ri later that all of us are trying to make a meaningful, lasting impact on the game and none of us know if were doing it. She has done that forever, and not just in womens golf. I think she changed golf in Korea. In Korea, they ask her about the impact she made in Korean golf, but she made an impact in Asian golf. Its really unbelievable, she just put it on the map. Its kind of like what they said was going to happen with the U.S. womens soccer team, with the big win. But it didnt have the same kind of instant impact that she had. And the lasting impact Se Ri has had is unbelievable.-- Mike Whan, LPGA commissionerSe Ri is a trailblazer from South Korea who became one of the most important players in the history of the LPGA. She had a quick impact by winning two major championships in her rookie year. She was one of?the best players in the world for several years and inspired an entire generation of players who aree currently dominating the LPGA.dddddddddddd?Se Ri is such a nice person, and she has a great smile. I really enjoyed my time competing against her. She is a wonderful role model for all players.-- Annika Sorenstam, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 72-time LPGA winner Se Ri is a hero in Korea. I started in golf watching her play. It was the same for So Yeon Ryu and Na Yeon Choi. She was very nice to me when I was a rookie. I am so sad she is retiring. When I talked to her at HanaBank, I told her, You can change your mind. But, seriously, I hope her life and future is nice. I hope she is happy. I am very proud and very sad.-- Chella Choi, one of 34 players from the South Korea on LPGA Tour in 2016 To be in Korea for her final event, her final round, I wasnt sure I was at a celebration or at a funeral. Everyone was in tears. They were all so emotional over what shes been able to accomplish and what shes been able to do for golf in that country. You see the effects out here on tour every day -- the incredibly strong, talented players who were all inspired by her. There are very few people who have been able to inspire a generation and an entire country, the way Se Ri has been able to do. She did incredibly well with all that pressure on her shoulders. I had the pleasure of playing many years on tour with Se Ri. I loved every round we played together. She is a role model for everybody, not just for the country of South Korea, but she truly is a role model for any golfer aspiring to pick up the game. When I [was] first kind of getting into golf, it was Se Ri, Karrie [Webb] and Annika [Sorenstam]. They were the top three players. And all three inspired me tremendously to pick up the game and to play with them and against them. It was pretty surreal to be able to do that. The game owes a lot to Se Ri. Shes done a tremendous amount for womens golf.-- Morgan Pressel, LPGA member since 2006, 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner She inspired so many young Korean players. Shes just such a class act, a great, great player with a beautiful swing -- everything you would want in a player. Well miss her. She opened the door for all of the little Korean girls who were looking for somebody to follow. She has become their idol. Theyre out here trying to accomplish what she has. Players like Se Ri feel a lot of pressure from their country. Shes a rock star.-- Nancy Lopez, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 48-time LPGA winner She is the one who opened the door for all the Korea players. I get asked a lot about why there are so many Korean players playing so well. There are many reasons, but one of the important ones is that we always had a really good role model. Se Ri was that role model. She played well, then Inbee Park started to play well. We are able to continue to have a good model. But Se Ri was the first. When I first started to play on the tour, she told me that having a good balance in her life is the most important thing. To me, she was a great inspiration and great adviser. I played with Se Ri this year for the first two rounds at the U.S. Open, which was the retirement tournament for her. I saw her tear up in her eyes. It was very emotional. I didnt expect I was going to cry when she said goodbye, but I cried a lot. It is a sad loss, but I know she is going to have a great life, and I am rooting for her.-- So Yeon Ryu, 2011 U.S. Womens Open champion ' ' '