April 23, 2021 - by Stephen Stone Taryn Knuth, Emma Clothier Named All-Americans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Volleyball middle blockers Taryn Knuth and Emma Clothier earned the distinction of being recognized as All-Americans, announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Knuth was named a Third Team All-American by the AVCA, making her a three-time All-American at FSU while earning her first non-honorable mention honor. The Johnston, Iowa, native was a freshman All-American in 2017 and an honorable mention recipient in 2018.
Clothier earns her first All-America accolade in just her second playing season at FSU, being named an honorable mention All-American.
Congratulations to @tarynknuth for being named a Third Team AVCA All-American and @ClothierEmma for earning Honorable Mention All-America! pic.twitter.com/4La5t984vh
April 18, 2021 No. 4 Beach Caps off Regular Season with a Perfect Weekend
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The fourth-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (28-4) finished off the regular season, going 3-0 on Sunday with a pair of wins over No. 7 TCU and a 5-0 win over Tulane.
The Seminoles started the day with a 3-2 win over No. 7 TCU, FSU’s first of two wins on the day over the Horned Frogs. Florida State got on the board first with a point from court five. Jenna Johnson and Kate Privett were tied at 14 in the first set when one of TCU’s players got hurt and could not continue the match, resulting in an FSU win.
April 17, 2021 - by Bret Clein Beach Sweeps Southern Miss, Schedule Change for Sunday
GULF SHORES, Ala. – The fourth-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (25-4) earned a 5-0 sweep of Southern Miss (9-21) on Saturday before the rest of the day was postponed due to bad weather in the area.
Tomorrow’s schedule has changed due to inclement weather on Saturday. Florida State will now play No. 7 TCU at 9:30 am EST and Tulane at 11:45 am EST on Sunday. The Seminoles will play one of their opponents again for a third and final match on Sunday at 2 pm EST.
The Seminoles swept the Golden Eagles for the second time this season to complete their 15
April 9, 2021 - by Bret Clein No. 3 Beach Volleyball Falls to No. 15 FIU, 3-2
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The third-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (22-4) lost to No. 15 FIU at home Friday night, 3-2.
After rain delays all day that did not allow the Seminoles to play their only match of the day until 7 pm, the Garnet and Gold fell to FIU 3-2. The match came down to the third set on court four that the Seminoles lost 18-16.
Florida State took a 1-0 lead with a quick win on court two by Torrey Van Winden and Keara Rutz. They took the first set 21-11 and then the second set 21-15. FSU expanded their lead to 2-0 with a 21-17, 21-13 win on court five from Jenna Johnson and Kate Privett.
April 10, 2021 - by Bret Clein No. 3 Beach Volleyball Earns Two Wins on Senior Day
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The third-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (24-4) had reasons to celebrate on Saturday as they earned their 13
th and 14
th sweeps of the season with 5-0 wins over No. 17 Stetson and UNF and celebrated their 11 seniors during Senior Day.
No. 3 FLORIDA STATE 5, NO. 17 STETSON 0
The Seminoles and the Hatters got an early start to the morning with an 8 am match. This did not slow Florida State down as they defeated Stetson 5-0 with four straight-set wins.
Jenna Johnson and Kate Privett got things started for the Garnet and Gold earning a 21-17, 21-11 win on court five. Keara Rutz and Torrey Van Winden expanded the lead to two with a 21-13, 21-14 win on court two. That win improved Rutz and Van Winden to 24-2 together on the season with all of their matches on court two.