Marina Markova’s NCAA Highlights 🇺🇸🔥 delivered 14 points and 4 blocks against Stanford.

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Before becoming a star in professional volleyball, Marina Markova was already making waves in the NCAA 🇺🇸🔥
14 points • 4 blocks vs Stanford 🏐
A glimpse of the power, athleticism, and volleyball IQ that would define her journey.
From Florida Gators to the world stage 🌎✨
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There you see Markova wearing number 22 in her career at Syracuse. Average just under four kilos.
She's just got that all-around game, that first contact, especially at the elite level.
How about Markova right there, but credit Alexa Stuckey for delivering that ball quickly out to the pin.
As Markova gets the kill. Markova able to get that low seam and finally...
Stuckey, Markova.
Again, Markova attacking that seam. Close that block. You see her getting that big gap between
the two Stanford blockers. Sorry Holly, when Florida took that...
Markova.
The defense of Florida in such great spots. They did their scouting report and we saw them go over
it today. Fight for the Gators. You can't ease up against that gigantic long block number 22 in
white. Markova out of Russia. Big blocker for Florida. Isik to save it. Battle at the net.
Bounces around and it will be a point for Florida. Four hits by Stanford. Correct. Too many touches.
Florida putting tight.
Markova will up that number. Big swing and a kill. Markova is very rangy. You see her long
thin arms, but she's got a whip of an arm. Tough to stop it. Hits with kind of crazy range. You
see her hit some straight. Learn to move forward is very impressive. Out of Florida, timeout.
Gators get a point. Much needed after they had followed behind by four. Markova with a kill.
Markova again hitting with that crazy range. Very sharp angle. High contact point.
Tough to stop. Kelly there as well. The biggest block on the court and I would love to see them
get the ball back to Sammy Francis in the middle. Offensively Stanford's gone away
and they're relying heavily. That's where I want to see Stanford go to Sammy Francis.
She's in the front row. We've gone away from her. You do not want to lose that.
Superb defense. Both sides of the net, but the rangy Markova.
Rally. Look at her arm. Just the length and the whip on it. 22 and white with the kill.
Good serve. Good save. Good swing.
Kissing the red hair of Stuckey at the end of that play. How do you celebrate?
Much love. I love it. You have to love it. Blocked and it looked like it was just wide. It was out.
So the point goes to Florida. Served by Stuckey. Minor backpedals to set it and a block by Florida.
Essex and Markova team up for the Gators. Beautiful block by the Gators on the left side.
Markova pretty impressive on that last swing. I think she might have given her son or another
look at the range inside the left hand of Sammy Francis. And she's got the length pick it on top
of that and drive it down for Florida. Will we have a set five to quote the Florida crowd? Yes,
we are going five here in this top 15 showdown, the Gators and Cardinal next.
A hundred in the third set. Speaking of big, some big swings from Marina Markova for Florida.
Markova had some timely kills out of system plays and then to finish the last set inside the block
when it counted for Florida.
11 kills. She has struggled with her serve with the three service errors, but when you talk about
service mistakes, you think of Stanford. 18 service errors in this match. Stuckey, Markova,
point Florida. Don't count the Gators out yet. Ellie McKissick, perfect pass for Florida and
they're able to get Markova in system. Look at Stuckey doesn't even have to move and then
with the arm speed through the seed for the Florida point.
