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The No. 10 Florida State softball team (35-6, 10-1) came all the way back from a 7-1 deficit to take down Virginia (27-11, 8-6), 9-8, in front of another sold out crowd at JoAnne Graf Field on Saturday afternoon. FSU's six-run comeback win is tied for the largest comeback win in school history. FSU trailed No. 1 Alabama 7-1 after five innings on Feb. 7, 2020, before defeating the Crimson Tide 8-7 in eight innings.

After two quiet innings to start the game, Virginia opened scoring with four runs in the third inning. To respond for the Noles, Isa Torres singled to left field, Jaysoni Beachum reached first after being hit by a pitch, and Jahni Kerr loaded the bases with a bunt. Michaela Edenfield reached on a fielder's choice to score Torres to cut the lead to three.

Virginia maintained the pressure with three runs in the fourth inning, and Jazzy Francik entered the circle to secure the final out. The Noles quickly struck back in the fourth with a single by Kennedy Harp, who scored on a deep double to left field by Hallie Wacaser. Wacaser advanced to third and then scored off of two wild pitches to make it 7-3.

Virginia scored another run in the fifth inning, but Beachum led off the bottom of the fifth with a single. Kerr picked up her third hit of the day with a double to right center to cut the lead to 8-4. A walk and an error loaded the bases for Hallie Wacaser who drew a walk to cut the lead to three, but the rally stopped there.

Addie DeLong saved multiple runs in the top of the sixth inning as she made a terrific diving play in the left field to end the inning. Torres doubled to open the bottom of the sixth. A Virginia error in center field then allowed Beachum to reach third and Torres to score. After Kerr walked, Beachum scored off of a sacrifice fly from Edenfield to bring the Noles within one. Harp stepped in with two outs and after falling behind 0-2, she continued to foul off pitches and eventually worked the count full. On the ninth pitch of the at bat, Harp hit a high fly ball to left that hit the top of the wall and just bounced over to give Harp her ninth home run of the year to give the Noles the lead.

Francik retired the Cavaliers in order in the top of the seventh to earn the win to improve to 6-2 this year. Francik pitched 3.1 innings and allowed one run on two hits.

FSU will be looking for the series win Sunday at noon on ACCNX.

The Osceola and the rest of the FSU beat will get our only look at the FSU football team this spring Saturday morning during the Seminoles' second scrimmage of camp.

While there's plenty of things to monitor, I highlighted four things I'll be closely monitoring during the scrimmage.

Pat and I will be out there watching (limit two per outlet) and will write up our observations after watching the scrimmage.

Here are the observations from the offensive side of the ball of Saturday's FSU scrimmage.

How did the quarterbacks look? Who stood out at receiver and on the offensive line with those units a bit depleted? How did the run game look?

Mike Norvell praised the FSU defense for a really good day of work in Saturday's scrimmage.

Here are the Osceola staff's defensive observations from the scrimmage, including a number of defensive linemen who made impacts and a good day for the secondary.

Offense observations are coming later this afternoon.

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It’s the final event before the first major of the year, and while there is a hefty contingent who already have their invitation for the Masters teeing it up at the Valero Texas Open, there’s plenty who are keen to see if a recent trend continues: Win and stamp their ticket to Augusta National.
This week is the second of a Texas two-step prior to the Masters Tournament with a half-dozen golfers in the top 15 in the world teeing it up at TPC San Antonio.
This is also the final week for players looking to earn their way into the RBC Heritage via the Aon Swing 5.

Here’s everything else you need to know as the TOUR returns to TPC San Antonio.

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Don’t miss a minute of the action from TPC San Antonio in this final tune-up ahead of the season’s first major.

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FIELD NOTES: Ludvig Åberg is back in action after missing the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship. Åberg is the highest-ranked golfer in the field at No. 5. Åberg finished T14 last year at TPC San Antonio. … Akshay Bhatia returns to defend his title, looking to become the first back-to-back winner at the Valero Texas Open since Zach Johnson in 2008-09. Bhatia has three top-10 finishes in his last four starts on TOUR. … Patrick Cantlay tees it up for the first time since helping lead Atlanta Drive GC to a win in the inaugural season of TGL. Cantlay, whose Atlanta Drive squad defeated New York Golf Club 2-0 in the best-of-three finals series, has two top fives so far this season on TOUR. He is making his tournament debut at the Valero Texas Open. … Corey Conners is a combined 50-under par at the Valero Texas Open over his last five starts – including two victories. Conners comes into the week after three straight top-10 finishes on TOUR. … Justin Rose is teeing it up at Valero for the first time since 2006 – and is playing TPC San Antonio for the first time. … Jordan Spieth is back in action as a final tune-up before the Masters. Spieth, who won Valero in 2021, has four top 10s in eight starts at TPC San Antonio and two top 10s so far this season highlighted by a T4 at the WM Phoenix Open. … There are more than 20 golfers who are set to play the Masters and are using the Valero Texas Open as a warm-up. This is, of course, the final week for someone not otherwise qualified to earn their way into the first major of the year. A win and you’re in – something that’s happened in three of the last five tournaments (Bhatia in 2024, J.J. Spaun in 2022 and Conners in 2019).
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Ben James will make his first TOUR start of 2025 after teeing it up four times last year – including at the U.S. Open. James, who is the No.3-ranked amateur in the world, made one cut on TOUR in 2024, the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he finished T44. James is a junior at the University of Virginia and was named the ACC Golfer of the Month in September. … Preston Summerhays will tee it up on the PGA TOUR for the first time since 2023. Summerhays is a senior at Arizona State University and finished T2 at the Sahalee Players Championship in September. He sits fifth on the PGA TOUR University Ranking. … Previous winners of the Valero Texas Open round out the sponsor invites including 2013 winner Martin Laird, 2015 winner Jimmy Walker and back-to-back champ (2008-09) Zach Johnson.
SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The next Signature Event on the schedule is the RBC Heritage. … The top five FedExCup points earners in the Puerto Rico Open, Valspar Championship, Texas Children’s Houston Open and this week at the Valero Texas Open will earn spots in the RBC Heritage via the Aon Swing 5. … The top 10 FedExCup points earners through the Masters will earn spots in the RBC Heritage. … J.J. Spaun continues to top the Aon Next 10, with Michael Kim (who just qualified for the Masters thanks to his sparkling run of golf since February) sitting at No. 2. … With his win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, Min Woo Lee moved to No. 5 in the Aon Next 10. … With his T2 in Houston, Gary Woodland now sits second in the Aon Swing 5. Woodland’s result in Texas was his best finish on TOUR since winning the 2019 U.S. Open, and, of course, his best since brain surgery two years ago. … Sami Valimaki, who finished fourth in Houston, is third, while Karl Vilips, who won the Puerto Rico Open, remains on top of the Aon Swing 5 standings.
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: With his T2 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, Scottie Scheffler moved from No. 15 to No. 10 in the standings as he looks to return to the top of the TOUR TOP 10 standings. … Thomas Detry was bumped from No. 10 to No. 11 with Scheffler’s jump. ... The rest of the TOUR TOP 10 remains the same from last week, with Rory McIlroy (after finishing T5 in Houston) extending his lead by more than 300 points. … Min Woo Lee, after tilting the trophy in Houston, jumped from No. 60 to No. 16 in the standings, about 200 points behind the 10th spot.
COURSE: TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), 7,438 yards, par 72. Opened in January 2010, the layout features just 100 feet of elevation and boasts a traditional design that balances wider fairways with narrower tree-lined fairways for strategic options into the greens. The downhill holes often play into the prevailing wind while uphill holes play downwind. This is the 15th time the design will play host to the Valero Texas Open.
72-HOLE RECORD: 254, Tommy Armour III (2003 at La Cantera).

• TPC San Antonio record: 268, Corey Conners (2019), Akshay Bhatia (2024), Denny McCarthy (2024).

18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Bart Bryant (Round 3, 2004 at La Cantera), Zach Johnson (Round 3, 2009 at La Cantera).

• TPC San Antonio record: 62, Trey Mullinax (Round 3, 2018)

LAST TIME: It was a Sunday full of drama at the 2024 Valero Texas Open with Bhatia emerging as the winner in a playoff over McCarthy. Bhatia and McCarthy firmly separated themselves from the pack, both finishing at 20 under for the week (with Rory McIlroy, who finished third, finishing nine shots back at 11 under). McCarthy shot a 9-under 63 including an incredible run of seven straight birdies from Nos. 12-18. In all, he birdied eight of his final nine holes and staged a furious comeback after being six shots back of the lead after making the turn. To his credit, Bhatia still shot a 5-under 67 in the finale but needed to make an 11-footer on the 72nd hole to tie McCarthy and force a playoff. He did exactly that, but in the celebration, he admitted he felt his left shoulder pop out of its socket. Bhatia then hit his tee shot and laid up with a 5-iron on the first playoff hole. McCarthy chunked a wedge about 20 yards short of his intended target and into the middle of a creek. Bhatia called for medical treatment, hit a wedge to 6 feet, and then rolled in the birdie for the win.

How to follow (all times ET):​

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday: 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
• Sunday: 1-2:30 (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 (NBC/Peacock)

PGA TOUR LIVE:
PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• Main feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course.
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group.
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups.
• Featured holes: Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes.

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday-Friday: 1-7 p.m.
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• Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Congratulations again to last week's winner @NoleLizards

@seminoleed maintains overall season lead as we head to the final tune-up before the Masters



Good Luck this week

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The Florida State track and field teams closed the Pepsi Florida Relays on Saturday.

Neo Mosebi highlighted Saturday’s competition with a personal best in the 100-meter, crossing the line at 10.03. Mosebi finished the race strong, moving up three spots to place second. His wind-aided time sits fourth in the world in 2025 and third in the NCAA.

Andre Korbmacher competed in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, placing sixth with the fifth-fastest time in school history with a lifetime best of 13.52. Kyvon Tatham led FSU in the men’s triple jump, placing third with a personal best and the eighth-farthest jump in FSU history at 16.37m (53-8 ½).

Finn Thomas established his first career win in the men’s 3,000-meters with a time of 8:49.49.

Kayla Pinkard was the star of the women’s team in the triple jump, placing fourth with the career best of 12.75m (41-3). The women’s 4x400-meter relay team behind Alyia Green, Tyra Wilson, Jaden Francis and Kaelyaah Liburd placed fourth, clocking the seventh-fastest time in school history at 3:30.32.

The Noles will return to Gainesville for the Tom Jones Invitational on April 18-19.

NOLE SUMMARY:

-Men’s discus throw:

Ahmari Avin | 6th | 48.94m (160-7)

Jackson Hamilton | 19th | 43.16m (141-7)

Ryan Driscoll | 22nd | 41.69m (136-9)

-Men’s 110-meter hurdles:

Andre Korbmacher | 6th | 13.52 (PB)

-Women’s triple jump:

Kayla Pinkard | 4th | 12.57m (41-3)

-Men’s 800-meters:

Zach Trotter | 47th | 1:51.92

-Women’s 800-meters:

Jaden Francis | 17th | 2:07.59 (PB)

Nicole Dinan | 29th | 2:09.51

Regan Morrall | 48th | 2:16.30

-Women’s discus throw:

Zianna Curtis | 22nd | 41.14m (135-0)

-Men’s triple jump:

Jayden Louis-Charles | 17th | 14.58m (47-10)

-Men’s 100-meter:

Neo Mosebi | 2nd | 10.3 (PB)

Durian Moss | 13th | 10.35

-Men’s triple jump invite:

Kyvon Tatham | 3rd | 16.37m (53-8 ½)

-Women’s 100-meter:

Liana Tyson | 29th | 11.65

-Men’s 3,000-meter:

Finn Thomas | 1st | 8:49.49

Michael Toppi | 3rd | 8:59.32

-Women's 4x400-meter relay:

4th | Alyia Green, Tyra Wilson, Jaden Francis, Kaelyaah Liburd

A warm day at Howser as Florida State baseball plays host to Wake Forest in game 2 of the series. First pitch will be just after 4 p.m. on Saturday on ACC Network Extra.

Max Williams gave FSU (25-4) up a walk-off 5-4 win over Wake on Friday night.

LHP Joey Volini (7-0, 1.25 ERA) will be on the mound for FSU. In 43.1 innings, he has 63 strikeouts and nine walks. Opposing batters are hitting just .173 against him.

RHP Logan Lunceford (4-2, 4.36 ERA) will be on the mound for Wake. In 33 innings, he has 58 strikeouts and 16 walks.

We'll have starting lineups below in the thread once they're available and chat with us during the game.

FSU's 2025 baseball stats

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The No. 19 Florida State men’s tennis team (16-7, 8-4 ACC) pulled through with a 4-2 victory over Louisville to secure its sixth consecutive win. The Seminoles recorded eight wins in conference play for a third consecutive season.

After Louisville claimed the doubles point, FSU responded with four first-set wins in singles play. Senior Jamie Connel found himself tied early at 2-2 in the first frame before accelerating away. Connel won 10 of the final 12 games for a quick 6-3, 6-1 victory on Court 2.

Connel has won his last three matches in commanding fashion with three straight-set victories. He has claimed 36 of his last 42 games in that span including a double-bagel win at North Carolina.

Erik Schiessl followed behind after outlasting his opponent 7-5 in set one before cruising to a 6-2 second set win to claim the team lead. Schiessl holds a six-match unbeaten streak with five wins across Courts 3 and 4 to push his ACC singles win total to 6.

The attention moved back to the field as all four remaining matches hung in the balance. Corey Craig completed a dominant 6-2 first set with two breaks before exchanging games back-and-forth at 5-5. Craig earned the elusive break before serving out the match to seal his 10th-ranked win this season and extend his six-match unbeaten streak.

Louisville won in straight sets on Court 3, bringing the match within reach just before Youcef Rihane entered a second-set tiebreaker. Rihane commanded the first frame before finding himself in a deadlock with a chance to clinch the match. The senior served a fiery ace at 1-1 before winning the next two points for a 4-1 lead and held firm to serve out the tiebreaker at 7-4 for the win on Court 6.

Florida State will conclude the regular season with a home match against in-state rivals Miami on Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Seminoles will recognize seniors Alex Bulte, Jamie Connel, Joshua Dous-Karpenschif, and Youcef Rihane before the match.

#19 Florida State 4, Louisville 2
Singles Competition:

1. #15 Corey Craig (FSU) def. #80 Will Mayew (LOU) 6-2, 7-5
2. #52 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Miguel Avendaño (LOU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
4. Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Hamza El Amine (LOU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) vs. Piet Steveker (LOU) 6-7 (7), 5-4, unfinished
6. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Enrique Peña (LOU) 6-2, 7-6 (4)

Doubles Competition:

1. #9 Youcef Rihane/Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. Andre’ Steinbach/Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) 5-4, unfinished
2. #77 Natan Rodrigues/Hamza El Amine (LOU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-3
3. Will Mayew/Miguel Avendaño (LOU) def. Azariah Rusher/Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-1

Florida State (16-7, 8-4 ACC) | Louisville (9-17, 1-11 ACC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (2, 4, 1, 3, 6)

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The No. 5 Florida State beach volleyball team went 3-0 on day two of the Unconquered Invitational to finish the tournament 4-1. The Seminoles defeated USF, No. 15 FAU, and South Carolina.

The Seminoles opened the day with a 4-1 win over USF. Carra Sassack and Makenna Wolfe dominated court three with a commanding 21-9, 21-6 victory. Angeline Bergner and Kyleene Filimaua extended FSU’s lead by taking court four, while Alexis Durish and Bailey Higgins clinched the match on court two, 21-15, 21-17. Gella Andrew and Maddie Trusty followed with a straight set win over USF’s top pair of Samantha Crosby and Aleksandra Stadnik. USF earned its lone point with a three-set win on court five.

FSU followed up with a dominant 5-0 win over No. 15 Florida Atlantic for their third win over the Owls this season. All five courts were won in straight sets, highlighted by a thrilling 22-20, 22-20 win by Andrew and Trusty on court two. Durish reunited with Audrey Koenig on court one to take down FAU’s top pair, 21-18, 21-11.

FSU carried its momentum into the final match of the weekend, sweeping South Carolina without dropping a set. The Seminoles jumped out to an early lead, winning courts five and one just minutes apart. Sassack and Higgins sealed the match by taking court one, 21-7, 21-13. Wolfe and Hultquist followed with a win on court four, and Andrew and Trusty wrapped up the sweep with a 21-13, 21-15 win on court two.

The Seminoles will be back in action next weekend in the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, California in the last tournament of the regular season. FSU will open play on Friday against USC at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by Stanford at 3:00 p.m. On Saturday, the Noles will play host Cal Poly at 11:30 a.m. to conclude pool play. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.

#5 Florida State 4, South Florida 1

1. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Samantha Crosby/Aleksandra Stadnik (USF) 21-17, 21-13
2. Alexis Durish/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Isabella Almeida/Audrey Gaither (USF) 21-15, 21-17
3. Carra Sassack/Makenna Wolfe (FSU) def. Cornelia Crudu/Alyx Zapatka (USF) 21-9, 21-6
4. Angeline Bergner/Kyleene Filimaua (FSU) def. Morgan Anderson/Sasha Pasloski (USF) 21-15, 21-13
5. Bailey Chin/Mia Scheepens (USF) def. Madison Binkley/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 22-24, 21-15, 15-12

#5 Florida State 5, #15 Florida Atlantic 0

1. Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Marketa Svozilova/Ashleigh Adams (FAU) 21-18, 21-11
2. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Kate McLaughlin/Julie Honzovicova (FAU) 22-20, 22-20
3. Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Klaire VanDeusen/Mia Scanlon (FAU) 21-15, 21-13
4. Makenna Wolfe/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) def. Olivia Strandberg/Sydney Schroder (FAU) 21-10, 21-10
5. Kyleene Filimaua/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Reese Edwards/Kendall Mignerey (FAU) 21-15, 21-13

#5 Florida State 5, South Carolina 0

1. Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Jolie Cranford/Julia Waugh (SC) 21-7, 21-13
2. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Morgan Downs/Riley Whitesides (SC) 21-13, 21-15
3. Bailey Higgins/Carra Sassack (FSU) def. VB Trost/Evie Ziffer (SC) 21-6, 21-19
4. Makenna Wolfe/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) def. Sadie Nelson/Julianna Quintero (SC) 21-14, 21-16
5. Kyleene Filimaua/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Lauren Lawson/Kennedy Westendorff (SC) 21-14, 21-11

Florida State is squarely in the mix for Tristian Givens, along with USC, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. Givens was back on campus for the second time this year and he recapped that visit after watching the second scrimmage of the spring on Saturday.

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Previously having an official visit for October, four-star LB Rodney Colton Jr. has moved up his OV with FSU to June 6th after today's visit, as the Seminoles have made some major strides in this recruitment.


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Looking good:

Four-star DB Xavier Lherisse commited to Oregon in late February and since then, the Seminoles have heavily picked up communication with him. Lherisse grew up a Florida State fan and he came to check out the new coaching staff on Saturday. The Seminoles have made up major ground in his recruitment as they try to steer him off his pledge to the Ducks.

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First HS hoops signee. Thomas Bassong is from France but played at Overtime Elite this season:

Needs its own thread.

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Florida State women’s basketball head coach Brooke Wyckoff announced the signing of guard Solѐ Williams on Saturday. Williams will join the Seminoles as a junior transfer from Texas A&M for the 2025-26 season.

“I am very excited to have Solѐ join our team,” Wyckoff said. “She is an experienced college player who brings talent and a skill set that fits our system perfectly on both sides of the ball. Solѐ is also a fantastic person and teammate. I am looking forward to coaching her and I know our fans will enjoy watching her play.”

A native of Cincinnati, Williams appeared in 55 career games for the Aggies averaging 6.2 points per game, while starting 26 games as a sophomore.

In 2024-25 as the starting point guard, Williams averaged 9.3 points per game and 2.4 assists in SEC play and had single-game career highs in rebounds (6), assists (8), points (21), and three-pointers made (5). Williams contributed 21 points and five three-points at Auburn and led the team with 18 points in the 60-58 comeback victory over No. 25 Ole Miss, leading all scorers.

Williams led the Aggies with 37 threes made, including 24 in conference play. She averaged 7.9 points per game and led the team with 2.4 assists per game.

As a freshman, Williams averaged 5.0 points per game off the bench, contributing six performances in double figures. She added 32 threes in 28 games played. In a reserve role, she played a pivotal part in the Aggies run to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Williams reunites with Sydney Bowles, who also came to Tallahassee following two seasons in College Station, Texas.

A four-star recruit ranked 51st in the country by ESPNW and HoopGurlz, Willliams made the 2022-23 MaxPrep All-America Team as an honorable mention. She was the Ohio Girls Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023 and was All-Ohio First Team as a senior after leading Princeton High School to a 28-2 season and state championship in 2023. She averaged 20.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists per game as a senior.

Williams also played at Princeton along with signee Mari Gerton.

FSU legacy athlete Devin Carter was at one point committed to the Seminoles, but after decommitting early in 2024, a year long national recruitment saw him land with Auburn this January. Since then, the Seminoles have been pushing hard with the new coaching staff to try and get Carter back on campus - which he was for the first time in just under a year on Thursday. With a new coaching staff, FSU is hoping they can get back into Carter's recruitment and flip the legacy WR.

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Max Williams got the chance to be the hero for FSU this time, coming through with a walk-off hit to lift the No. 4 Seminoles to a series-opening win vs. Wake Forest. Jamie Arnold returned to form and the bullpen clutched up late after a rough start.

The Noles are 25-4 (8-2).

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The No. 10 Florida State softball team (34-6, 9-1) fell to Virginia (27-10, 8-5), 2-0, on Friday night in front of a sold-out 1,801 fans at JoAnne Graf Field. Wednesday’s sellout against Florida and Friday's sellout against Virginia marks the first time that FSU has sold out back-to-back games since the program started ticketing in 2019.

Neither team got much going offensively as both teams were held scoreless through four innings. Makenna Reid got the start and left a runner on second in the first inning. Reid faced the minimum in the second inning as she forced a groundball to Annabelle Widra who stepped on second and fired to first for the double play to end the threat.

Widra came on to relieve Reid in the third inning and stranded two runners in scoring position.

The Noles had their best chance in the bottom of the third as Widra hit a one-out double, but FSU was unable to push her across.

Virginia broke through in the top of the fifth inning with a two-run home run with two outs.

The Noles got runners to second in both the fifth and sixth innings but were unable to break through and ended up suffering their first ACC loss of the season and their first loss since Mar. 9.

The Seminoles will be back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

Bentley announced his top three on Sunday, which included Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma.

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Florida State’s Lottie Woad is in a tie for first place and will look to become the first repeat champion in the six-year history of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur when she plays in the championship round of the event at the famed Augusta National Golf Course on Saturday. Woad carded her second consecutive under-par round and finished her two qualifying rounds at the Champions Retreat with a nine-under-par total of 135. With scores of 65-70, Woad finished the first two rounds of the event as one of 10 golfers in the field to card under-par scores in the first two rounds of the ANWA.

Woad now owns the record for most consecutive rounds under par at five, having shot 71 or better en route to her victory in 2024. She has carded consecutive scores of 68-71-69-65-70 and is 17 strokes under par in her last two appearances in the ANWA. Woad is 15 strokes under par in eight rounds and three career ANWA appearances.

Florida State’s Mirabel Ting carded a 4 under par score of 68 in the second round but missed the cut for advancing among the top 30 to the championship round by one stroke.

“I think the pins definitely were a lot harder, so I had to adjust a little bit on that,” said Woad during her post-round press conference. “I had to be a little bit more patient today.

“I knew I was going off (today) earlier than Megha (Ganne, the first round leader),” said Woad. “I thought that if I could get a few birdies at the start then I could show that I could catch her, and I managed to do that.

As she plays to become the first repeat (and two-time) champion in the event on Saturday, Woad has relied on her experience of now having played eight rounds in the greatest event in women’s amateur golf.

“I think the experience (is key),” said Woad. “Playing in this event last year, being in the final group, and playing the majors – I think when you expose yourself you more to it you get more used to it. I can use last year. I had the lead and then lost it, so if that happens again, I know that I’ve come back from there before. I have positive memories.”

Woad is certainly looking forward to playing at Augusta National for the third time in her career.

“I’ve heard they’ve redone some greens, so getting used to that,” said Woad. “It’s always fun playing there.”

Ting recorded the second-largest comeback score of the second round as she carded a 4 under par 68 after totaling a 4 over par score of 76 in round one (eight strokes better). Only Ko Kurabayshi of Japan (78 to 65) made up more strokes in the second round of the event than Ting did.

Ting got out to a strong start as she birdied her first hole, played a clean card on her first nine, and made the turn at three under par. She carded three birdies and nine holes at par or better on her first set of nine holes. After making the turn, Ting birdied two of her first three holes to move to five under. She finished with five consecutive holes scored at par, finished at 1 under back nine, and 4 under par for the round.

“It was a tough round yesterday,” said Ting. “I felt the pressure that I had never felt before. I went out today and told myself that I wanted to play on Saturday, and I hope I get a chance to play on Saturday. I did everything I could on the golf course today. Today was a great round; I played more freely today, and scoring was much better.”

In five rounds in the first two ANWA appearances of her career (2024 and 2025), Ting has carded scores 69-74-74-76-68, averaged 72.2 strokes per round, and is a total of one stroke over par.

Woad has already begun thinking about the next 40 hours leading up to Saturday’s championship round.

“I was thinking to be within a couple of the lead, in contention,” said Woad. “I know from last year the pressures which you get on that day. I’m hoping I’ll be in the final group which will be nice since I’m used to that.

“I think tomorrow is an important prep day. You’re going to a different golf course, the greens will be slightly different, so you are making sure you are adjusting to that. I’ve got all the experience from last year of the 48 hours in between so it’s pretty positive for me.”

Woad will have each of her Florida State teammates behind her on Saturday as the entire Florida State team will be at Augusta National to support the All-American.