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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- No. 7 Florida swept Michigan State Sunday (25-13, 25-16, 25-19) to wrap up a three-match swing in East Lansing with three straight-set victories at Jenison Field House.Junior Carli Snyder, MVP of the Spartan Invitational, came back to her native Michigan and put on a show for the home crowd. Through the three-match tournament, Snyder hit .494 with 43 kills (4.78/s) and scored a team-high 4.89 points per set. Veterans Alex Holston and Rhamat Alhassan were named to the Spartan Invitational All-Tournament Team alongside Snyder as the trio posted 35 of Floridas 37 kills on the afternoon against Michigan State.Snyder (15), Holston (14), Alhassan (6) and Greer - who had two monster swings for kills in the third set - fueled Floridas offense through sophomore setter Allie Monserez (31 assists). Sophomore Taelor Kellum posted a career high five blocks, while Monserez posted a career best four roofs as the Gators tallied nine blocks to MSUs four on the afternoon.Florida held all three of its weekend opponents, Central Michigan, Morgan State & Michigan State, under a .100 clip, limiting the Spartans to a .098 efficiency Sunday. UF hit .400 in the opening set, Michigan State -.071 in the first and .000 in the second. The Spartans had 22 attack errors in the match, while the Gators chalked up their third straight single-digit error match (9) for a .341 hitting efficiency.Holston and junior libero Caroline Knop each served up two of UFs six aces against MSU as Florida dropped 2.44 aces per set (22) through the tournament. Redshirt sophomore Lindsey Rogers led the way with six, freshman Chanelle Hargreaves with four, CK and freshman Allie Gregory with three service aces each.Its back to the road for the Orange and Blue next weekend at the Blackbird Invitational, hosted by LIU Brooklyn. Then, a mid-week tilt with Sunshine State foe FSU stands between the Gators and their home opener in the Lemerand Athletic Center Sept. 16.WORDS FROM WISE Theres so much to be proud of this team for in terms of handling things that were out of our control: our travel (with the hurricane) and the like, then how they responded in another road test against a very physical team.On tournament MVP Carli Snyder:Carli is playing at such a high level, but its not just her offense. Now in her junior year, shes playing with such a high volleyball IQ that she is really fun to watch.THE RECORDS No. 7 Florida: 4-1rv Michigan State: 5-1?NOTABLES Junior Carli Snyder, playing just over an hour from home as a Michigan native (Macomb) had her fifth straight double-digit kill outing (15) this season. Snyder leads Florida on the season with a .403 clip and 4.41 kills per set, which rank second in the SEC so far this seasonSenior Alex Holston has had 17 or more points in three matches this season after posting 14 kills, two aces and two block assists for 17.0 against MSUUF now has five or more service aces in four straight matches with its six Sunday in East LansingFlorida was rock solid on serve receive Sunday with zero reception errors for the first time in 2016The Gators have three straight sweeps to their tally after blanking all three Spartan Invitational opponentsFreshman defensive specialist Allie Gregory made her first start as a Gator in Sundays Spartan Invitational finaleUP NEXTWith three more matches remaining on the road before their home debut, Florida will next take its road swing to Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Blackbird Invitational, hosted but LIU Brooklyn. The Orange and Blue will tilt with the University of Denver and host Blackbirds Saturday and Sunday, respectfully. 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The winner would find itself in first place or tied for first if Dallas (4-1) loses on the road to the Green Bay Packers.Last year, Washington swept Philadelphia, clinching the NFC East in the next-to-last week on the road at Lincoln Financial Field. However, the Redskins will see a far more cohesive Eagles team this time around, with rookie quarterback Carson Wentz and new coach Doug Pederson leading Philadelphia.The Redskins ideal scenario on defense would be bringing pressure from all over to force Wentz into youthful mistakes. However, is proving to be a good athlete capable of making plays on the move. Wentz has completed 67.4 percent of his passes.Washington, meanwhile, has struggled to generate consistent pressure through its first five games. Even so, the Redskins cant treat Wentz like an average rookie. He is making opponents who do so pay for it, and he has thrown just one interception in 135 pass attempts. He has seven touchdown passes.When teams blitz, it takes everybody, Wentz said. It takes the O-line picking up guys, getting their jobs done and then receivers winning. It takes receivers, tight ends, running backs. It takes them winning and getting open early. I think weve done a really good job of that. Were all playing on the same page, playing fast.Wentz will be without left tackle Lane Johnson, who had a 10-game suspension by the NFL upheld this week. He begins serving it and wont play. That leaves Wentzs blindside in the hands of a fellow rookie Halapoulivaati Vaitai, who played college football at Texas Christian.The Redskins likely will try to take advantage of Vaitai. They have rotated pass rushers Ryan Kerrigan, Preston Smith and Trent Murphy at outside linebacker all season, and so far Murphy has produced the most.ddddddddddddMurphy, who gained 30 pounds at the teams request to move to defensive end, had to move back to outside linebacker in training camp after a season-ending injury to pass-rush specialist Junior Galette. Murphy has been dynamite with a team-best 4.5 sacks in his third season. He only had six total in his first two years in the NFL.Kerrigan has 2.5 sacks and is dealing with groin and elbow injuries. Smith has been a disappointment after an eight-sack rookie season. He has yet to record one sack in 2016.Better tackling helped fuel Washingtons win against the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday. That had better continue against an Eagles team that has players such as running back Darren Sproles who can punish teams for missing.Compared to the Cleveland game, I thought it was a major improvement, thats for sure, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said of his linebackers and safeties bringing Ravens players to the ground quickly and consistently. I think they took it all upon themselves to make sure they were more sound in their fundamentals as far as tackling is concerned. I got tired of hearing about it.Washington could be without star tight end Jordan Reed, who has a suspected concussion. That would be a major loss. Reed had two touchdowns in the division-clinching win Dec. 26 in Philadelphia.The Redskins need to get the ball to wide receiver DeSean Jackson, either way. He had just four catches the past two weeks. It doesnt hurt that Jackson often torches for former team. In three games against the Eagles since leaving Philadelphia after the 2013 season, Jackson has 13 catches for 283 yards and a touchdown. However, the animosity he held for former Philadelphia coach Chip Kelly, who cut him unceremoniously, is gone now.Doug Pederson is actually a good friend of mine, Jackson said. We got a good relationship when he was in Philly coaching, so I dont have no bad taste in my mouth versus him. Well just play, and hopefully well get this win. ' ' '