TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State volleyball team (18-9, 10-6) showed great resilience in their home finale on Friday night at Tully Gym, pulling out a hard-fought four-set victory (14-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-18) over the North Carolina Tar Heels (15-12, 7-9). The win marks the Seminoles' 12th victory at home, the most since 2015. The Noles held a slight 10-9 advantage early in the first set but the Tar Heels were able to rattle off 11 consecutive points to take a commanding lead. UNC would go on to take the set 25-14, led by Mabrey Shaffmaster's six kills. Florida State shook off its early struggles and went on a five-point run to take a 5-1 lead to begin the second set. North Carolina battled back to tie things up at 11 but the Noles could not be denied. FSU utilized an 8-1 run to claim a 25-18 victory. Emily Ryan and Khori Louis combined for nine of the Noles' 14 kills. Set three saw both teams deadlocked at 13 before a five-point run from the Seminoles gave them a
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Florida State volleyball team (17-9, 9-6) picked up a big win to continue its path to the NCAA Tournament with a five-set victory (25-18, 16-25. 25-16, 14-25, 15-10) over Notre Dame (9-16, 4-11) Friday night.
The match was back and forth as each team had its runs of dominance throughout the marathon match. The Seminoles came out firing in set one led by four early kills from Khori Louis. The Noles used a 5-1 run to create some separation from the Fighting Irish with a 15-11 lead. The Noles would continue to increase its lead and ultimately scored the final four points to take the first match.
Notre Dame dominated the second set, leading start to finish to tie the match up after a 25-16 victory.
The Noles showed glimpses of dominance once again in set three. With the set tied at eight, the Noles used a 7-1 run to pull away from the Fighting Irish, and they never looked back on their way to a third set victory.
Notre Dame was not going away as they rec
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State volleyball team is back on the road this Friday for a rematch with Notre Dame. The two teams played inside Tully Gym on Sept. 23 with the Noles winning in three sets. Friday's match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen live on ACCNX.
Scouting the Fighting Irish
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will come into Friday’s match against the Noles with a 9-15 overall record and a 4-10 record in ACC play. The Fighting Irish have lost its last six matches.
When the two teams played on Sept. 23, the Seminoles dominated every aspect of the game on their way to a sweep. The Seminoles held the Fighting Irish to a .000 hitting percentage. Clare Delplane was the bright spot for the Fighting Irish with nine kills. Avery Ross leads Notre Dame with 200 kills this season with Lucy Trump following closely behind with 197 kills. The Fighting Irish have struggled on offense this season, ranking last in the ACC in points, kills, assists and hitting