TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Freshman outside hitter Audrey Rothman was named the ACC Freshman of the Week after her stellar debut for the Garnet and Gold at the "Tribute to #10" tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, this past weekend.
"Audrey had an amazing weekend and is only going to get better. She is a very humble person and a first-class role model. Her future is very bright both on and off the court," Head Coach Chris Poole said.
Rothman currently leads the Noles in three different categories after the first weekend of competition. Rothman tallied a team-high 34 kills, 30 digs and six aces in three matches for the Noles. Her standout game came against the Cincinnati Bearcats where she tallied 16 kills on 33 attempts. In Saturday's match against Dayton, Rothman was phenomenal from the service line recording five aces against the Flyers. She also led the team in digs in the match with 13.
Rothman and the Noles will be back in action this Wednesday when they tak
The Florida State volleyball team (2-1) dropped its first match of the season Sunday afternoon to the Cincinnati Bearcats (1-2) in four sets (24-26, 23-25, 25-9, 23-25) at the Fifth Third Arena. Today was a disappointing loss for us. We had too many errors at the net that gave them some free points. It was a good first weekend, but we will need to clean some things up moving forward, Head Coach Chris Poole said. In set one, the Seminoles trailed early, but used a 7-1 run to take a 22-19 lead. The Bearcats responded with a run of their own to take the first set. Audrey Rothman was strong for the Noles with five kills in the first set while Emma Clothier added three kills. The second saw the Bearcats get out to another hot start in set two to build an eight-point lead. Down to set point, the Noles battled off five set points to cut lead to one, but the Bearcats were able to get the final point to put the Noles away. The Noles bounced back by dominating the third set from start to finis
CINCINNATI - After dropping the first set, the Florida State volleyball team (1-0) bounced back to take the final three sets to beat Illinois State (0-1) in four sets (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-14) Friday evening at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is just the second time since 2017 that the Noles have won their season-opening match. First matches of the season are always tough because you are just trying to get back in the swing of things, but I was really proud of the girls because we really got better as the match went on, Head Coach Chris Poole said. We had a lot of people contribute which is great to see. We just need to find a way to be more consistent which we were able to do towards the end of the match. Down 1-0, the Noles found their backs against the wall in set two down 23-21, but two errors by the Redbirds and a pair of kills from senior middle-blocker Emma Clothier gave the Noles the final four points to even the match. The Noles found themselves in another tight
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State volleyball team will begin its 2022 season with the Tribute to #10 tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Noles will face Illinois State at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dayton at noon on Saturday and Cincinnati at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Sunday's match against Cincinnati will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Anthony Mazzini (Play-by-Play) and Melissa Luckey (Color) on the call. The Seminoles are looking to build off a 20-10 2021 campaign, which saw FSU win its first NCAA Tournament game since 2016. From the 2021 team, the Seminoles will return 80 percent of its block total and 76 percent of its kill total. Leading the charge will be two-time AVCA All-American and Preseason All-ACC honoree Emma Clothier. Clothier led the team in kills and in service aces last season while being second on the team in blocks behind returning middle blocker Khori Louis. After having the youngest roster in the country last season, the Noles will return a solid core of sophomores in Lou
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Fans will get their first look at the 2022 Florida State volleyball team Friday night at the Garnet and Gold match. Doors at Tully Gym will open at 5 p.m. with first serve set for 6 p.m. Fans will also be able to pick up a free 2022 schedule poster. Head Coach Chris Poole enters his 15th season as the leader of the Seminoles. Poole returns a solid group from last year's team which won the program's first NCAA Tournament game since 2016. Leading the group of returners is two-time All-American Emma Clothier. Clothier led the team in kills and aces and was second on the team in blocks last season. All-ACC Freshman selection Audrey Koenig returns after a big freshman campaign where she was second on the team in kills with 262. The Noles also return middle-blocker Khori Louis and libero Emery Dupes who were each joined Koenig on the All-ACC Freshman Team. The Noles also have a set of newcomers who are expected to make an immediate impact for the Noles. Alabama