Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida State Seminoles (13-7, 5-4) snapped their two-game losing streak at the Paint It Pink game Friday night, beating the Virginia Tech Hokies (9-11, 2-7) in three sets (28-26, 25-17, 25-13). The first set began close, with teams exchanging points back and forth. After falling behind, the Noles clawed back into the set through team blocks and an offensive onslaught, tallying 14 kills. Khori Louis led with four. The end of the set was a nail biter, with teams swapping set points. When the dust cleared, the Noles came out on top, taking the set 28-26. The Noles used that momentum to ignite them in the second set. FSU never lost the lead and flexed their offensive muscles with several aces and 10 kills, led by Emma Clothier and Louis with three each. Despite a late surge from VT, it wasn’t enough. FSU capped off the set in style, winning with a team block to take the second set 25-17. The third set proved to be much of the same, with the Noles jumping out to
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State volleyball team (12-7, 4-4) returns to Tully Gym this Friday and Sunday for matches against Virginia Tech (9-10, 2-6) and Wake Forest (12-7, 4-4). Friday's match against the Hokies will begin at 6:30 p.m. while Sunday's match will begin at 1 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. Paint It Pink Friday’s match against Virginia Tech will serve as Florida State’s “Paint It Pink” match. The Seminoles will be wearing pink uniforms and warmup shirts for the match against the Hokies. The jerseys that the players will be wearing on Friday will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s Walker Breast Program. New Court, Who Dis? Tully Gym will look a little different for the rest of the season as the Seminoles have installed a new Taraflex court. The new court will be in place for the Noles final five home games. During the offseason, the Noles will also be installing a perman
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Florida State volleyball team (12-7, 4-4) fell in three sets (19-25, 18-25, 22-25) to No. 8 Pitt (18-2, 8-0) at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday afternoon.
After the Panthers led from start to finish in set one, the Panthers jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the set two, but the Seminoles battled back to take their first lead of the match at 14-13. The teams were tied at 16-16 before the Panthers went on a 9-2 run to end the set.
Set three proved to be the most competitive set of the match as the two teams went back and forth with the Seminoles taking an early 10-8 advantage. The Panthers were able to create some space to take a 21-18 lead, but the Noles took the next two points to cut the lead to one. That would be as close the Noles would come as the Panthers took the match-clinching set 25-22.
Audrey Koenig and Emma Clothier led the Noles with eight kills apiece while Alejandra Perez led the way defensively with nine digs.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State volleyball team (12-5, 4-2) will look to add to its three-game winning streak this weekend with a couple of ACC road matches at Virginia (8-9, 0-6) and at No. 8 Pitt (16-2, 6-0). Friday's match against the Cavaliers will begin at 6 p.m. with Sunday's showdown with the Panthers beginning at 1 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. NOLE NOTES Head Coach Chris Poole is in his 15th season as the leader of the Seminoles. Poole is the second-winningest active head coach in Division I with 888 victories. Poole will be looking for his 32nd victory over an AVCA top 25 team at Florida State. A win over No. 8 Pitt would be Florida State’s first win over an ACC opponent that was ranked inside the top 10 in the AVCA top 25. A win over No. 8 Pitt would be the Seminole’s first road win against a top 10 team since Aug. 29, 2014, when FSU defeated No. 7 Nebraska on the road. The Noles were picked to finish fifth in the ACC by the co