Huntsville, Ala. – The fourth-ranked Florida State Seminoles (26-8) started their quest for the CCSA Championship with a 5-0 sweep over No. 6 LSU. The Seminoles will advance to the next round in the winner’s bracket tomorrow at 1:30 PM EST against No. 2 TCU.
FSU 5, LSU 0
The Seminoles remain undefeated against the Tigers this season, defeating LSU by the largest margin this year. Florida State became the only team to sweep the Tigers so far this season and improve the all-time series lead to 16-2.
Redshirt senior duo, Madison Fitzpatrick and Alaina Chacon earned the first match point for the Seminoles on court two. The pair made easy work of the Tigers, defeating them in two sets 21-19, 21-16.
Morgan Chacon and Jordan Polo kept the momentum going with another two-set win over LSU. On court four, the pair defeated the Tigers 21-14 in the first set. Chacon and Polo fought through extra points to seal the win 25-23.
All-Americans, Maddie Anderson and Brook Bauer proved
Tallahassee, Fla. – For the first time this season, a Florida State pairing has earned AVCA Pair of the Week Honors. Maddie Anderson and Brook Bauer were named AVCA Pair of the Week following a 5-0 weekend against four top-20 ranked teams.
Anderson and Bauer became the fifth pair at Florida State to earn AVCA Pair of the Week honors. They are currently 22-5 on the season.
The pair went undefeated on the weekend at the FSU’s Unconquered Invitational. All five of their wins came on court one against TAMUCC, No. 5 LSU, No. 2 TCU, No. 15 FIU, and No. 19 Stetson.
On day one of the Unconquered Invitational, the duo won all matches in two sets apiece. Anderson and Bauer outscored their opponents 127 to 84. Against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the pair shut down the Islanders allowing only seven points in the first set and 14 in the second.
In the second match of the day, Anderson and Bauer defeated No. 5 LSU for the second time this season. The pair blew past the Tigers 21-14