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The No. 21 Florida State volleyball team (11-4, 3-2) gave the fourth-ranked Louisville Cardinals (13-2, 5-0) all they could handle in front of a capacity crowd at Tully Gym as the Seminoles came just short of the upset in a five-set loss (25-16, 21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 9-15) on Friday night.

FSU came out on fire and gave the home crowd a lot to cheer about as the Cardinals had no answers for the Noles as they hit .417 in the first set. Audrey Koenig and Khori Louis led the way with four kills each in the first set. FSU used a 5-0 run in the middle of the set to run out to a 19-12 lead and extended the lead all the way to 23-14 and closed it out 25-16. FSU was the first ACC team to take a set from Cardinals all season.

FSU kept the momentum going in the early portions of set two as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Louisville stormed back and used a 11-2 run to take a 16-10 lead. FSU cut the lead to two at 19-17 thanks to back-to-back aces from Koenig, but that was as close as it would come as Louisville tied the match.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 9-5 lead early in set three, but the Noles continued to fight their way back and only trailed by one at 17-16. Louisville used a quick 5-1 run to extend the lead to the four and rolled to take a 2-1 set lead.

FSU was not going to go home quietly, and the two teams battled back and forth for the majority of the set. With the set tied at 19, Louisville served one into the net, and Maddie Snider recorded a solo block to send Tully Gym into a frenzy to force a timeout by the Cardinals. Koenig extend the lead to 23-20 and a couple of errors from the Cardinals gave the set to FSU to force a fifth set.

The teams traded points to start the fifth set, but with the set tied at five, Louisville used a quick 3-0 run to separate itself. The Noles got back within two at 11-9 thanks to another kill by Koenig, but Louisville scored the final four points to take the match.

Koenig was phenomenal for the Noles all night long as she recorded 22 kills on 47 attempts for a .340 hitting percentage. Taylor Head tied her season high of 15 kills while also recording 12 digs. Louis was the third Nole in double figures as she recorded 10 kills for the Noles.

FSU will be back in action at Tully Gym on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Notre Dame. The game can be seen on ACCNX.

It's the QB's third time back on Florida State's campus in as many months. Holtzclaw is a prospect that FSU is monitoring for the distant 2027 class.

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The No.27/RV Florida State Cross Country teams hosted the FSU XC Invitational on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park as the men’s team collected its second win of the season.

"I’m really pleased with how well the guys executed the race as a team today,” said FSU assistant coach Ian Frazier. “Going into this race our main goal was to control our home course and have a good experience at ARP. Each one of these guys put themselves in a good position at the 2K and stayed patient over the early middle portions of the race.”

Lucas Bouquot led the Noles to their second team win in the 8k, crossing the finish line in sixth with a career best of 24:43.0. Patrick Donnelly followed in seventh with a lifetime best of 24.44.9. Wynne Thomas was the third Nole to cross the line with a personal best time of 24:48.3. Tanner Simonds placed 13th at 24:55.5. Michael Toppi was the fifth FSU scorer in 15th with a career time of 25:04.1.

“As a team we set the goal of moving hard at the 7K which we knew would put us in the position to win the team title,” added Frazier. “Thankfully, the plan worked, and the guys were rewarded with the course PB and lifetime PB also. This group is in a great spot and I’m proud of them. Special Kudos to Tanner Simonds who in his first outing at the distance was able to break 25 minutes and finish right with our pack.”

Nicole Dinan turned in the top time for the Seminoles in the women’s 5k, placing fourth at 17:19.7. Emily Brown followed in ninth at 17:42.7. Jane Eiselstein placed 10th with a lifetime best of 17:44.1. Suus Altorf crossed the line in 12th stamping a time of 17:49.9. Avery Cahoon rounded out the scoring in 22nd at 18:10.6.

"The women competed really well today,” said FSU women’s head coach Cody Halsey. “Any day we have the opportunity to race hard at home is a massive win. The community out there today was electric. Nicole had a fantastic day. She was running right with some world class and national level athletes and held her own. That was a lot of fun to see. I’m so excited for the start of her career here."

The Noles will close the regular season at the Wisconsin Pre-National meet on Oct. 19 in Madison at the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Championship course.

FSU head coach Mike Norvell will be in Gainesville, Georgia tonight to watch 2025 Seminoles WR commit CJ Wiley play against Gainesville High School. Wiley took an unofficial visit to UGA last weekend to watch the Bulldogs take on Auburn.

This is a big visit for Norvell after FSU lost the commitment of commit Daylan McCutcheon to Texas yesterday. Wiley is currently the only wide receiver committed to FSU for 2025.

Class of 2027 WR Grant Haviland, who has an FSU offer, also plays for Milton.

Florida State has offered several players at Gainesville High including 2025 OT Alex Payne who is committed to North Carolina. They have also shown interest in 2027 OL Tyler Ford.