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The No. 19 Florida State volleyball team (14-5, 6-3) fell in a five-set heartbreaker (25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 32-34, 9-15) to No. 25 North Carolina (16-2, 8-1) on Friday night at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Noles got off to a great start in set one as the jumped out to an 11-5 lead, but the Tar Heels stormed back to tie the set at 13. The Noles were able to gradually increase their lead to 21-17, and Audrey Koenig finished off the set to give the Noles a 1-0 lead in the match.

The roles were reversed in set two as North Carolina was the one to jump out to an early lead as they led 12-6, but FSU slowly chipped away and tied the set at 17 thanks to a kill from Taylor Head. The Tar Heels created a little separation with a 21-19 lead, but a service error then an ace from Emery Dupes tied the set at 21. The Tar Heels closed the set on a 4-1 run to take the set.

Set three stayed close for the first half of the set until the Noles were able to create some separation to become the first team to 20 with a 20-16 lead. The Tar Heels closed the gap to one at 21-20, a couple of kills from Koenig and Iane Henke and two Tar Heel errors helped the Noles take a 2-1 lead in the match.

Set four was an all-time classic as the teams went back and forth for the entire set. The teams continued to trade points, but it was the Tar Heels who prevailed with a 34-32 win to send the match to five sets for the sixth time in the last eight meetings between the two teams.

UNC used the momentum from the fourth set and jumped out to a 9-3 lead in set five, and the Noles were unable to get anything going as they fell 15-9 in the final set.

Koenig, Head and Khori Louis were all phenomenal for the Noles as they combined for 58 out of the Seminoles 66 kills in the match. Koenig led the way with 22 kills for her 16th consecutive match with 10 or more kills. Louis added 19 kills which was one kill short of her career high. Head added 17 kills and 15 digs for her fourth double double in the past five games. Koenig recorded a double double with 10 digs along with Loren Robertson who had 31 assists and 12 digs.

FSU will be back in action at Duke on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

Story from Justin Hood on FSU's 4-0 win:

Some early thoughts on FSU baseball off today's exhibitions (a pair of seven-inning games).

I'll add some quotes from Link Jarrett later but added video in the story:

Went to bed happy canes were gonna lose and woke up to them coming back, blah

On Thursday's edition of the Osceola's Seminole Sidelines, Duke beat writer Conor O'Neill joins Patrick Burnham and Charles Fishbein to discuss the matchup with Florida State on Friday.

Conor gives his thoughts on first-year coach Manny Diaz, what has gone right in the 5-1 start for Duke and some players to watch on offense and defense.

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The No. 22 Florida State soccer team (8-2-2, 3-2-1 ACC) used a clinical second-half goal from Jordynn Dudley to take a 1-0 road victory over Boston College (10-4-1, 2-3-1 ACC). FSU extends its scoring streak to 46 straight games, the longest in program history.

Both sides had good chances to start as Heather Gilchrist blocked a charging Boston College shot early before Kameron Simmonds nearly snuck the game’s first goal in off a corner kick.

FSU nearly took the lead just before the break as Wrianna Hudson had tucked a shot away at the front post before being called for offsides. Taylor Huff’s shot off a free kick was tantalizingly close to the opener as it drifted just wide.

After the several close chances, Huff charged toward the open midfield space and found Dudley off the flank, allowing the reigning national freshman of the year to drive into the box and squeeze a powerful low shot across goal and into the bottom left corner. Dudley scored her third goal in just her fourth start this season.

Hudson and Dudley continued to pressure and stress the Eagles defense but the Boston College keeper made some timely stops to keep the game at one score.

Dudley has scored in back-to-back games for the first time since lifting the program’s fourth national championship against Stanford and has scored two goals and two assists in the past four matches.

Florida State will return home after three straight road games and will host No. 25 Virginia on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and available to watch on ESPNU.

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Florida State sophomore Tyler Weaver finished third at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, as stroke play concluded on Tuesday at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country.

Weaver established the early lead after round one, turning in the top score of 3-under par, 67. He shot 72 in the second round on Monday and was tied for third in the clubhouse at 2-over.

In the third and final round on Tuesday, Weaver was out in 35, carding three birdies. He finished the round 1-under par, 69 to claim third place at 1-over for the tournament.

“I am very proud of Tyler,” FSU coach Trey Jones said. “He put himself in a position to win. He’s learned a lot today that will help him the next time he is in this situation.”

Luke Clanton shot his lowest round of the tournament, 71. He finished tied for 14th place at 5-over par.

Jack Bigham scored 73 to finish the round 3-over and 10-over par for the tournament in 23rd place.

After shooting rounds of 78 and 77 on Monday, Gray Albright rebounded and carded 1-under, 69 to finish in 29th place. Albright went out in 36 on the front nine, and scored three birdies on the back to go in at 33.

Michael Mays shot 4-over par, 74 to finish the tournament 20-over.

The 12th-ranked Seminoles finished in fifth place in stroke play at 31-over par.

FSU will compete at the East Lake Cup at the East Lake Club in Atlanta from Oct. 28-29.

Jackson T. Stephens Cup

3. Tyler Weaver – 67, 75, 69

T14. Luke Clanton – 73, 72, 71

T23 Jack Bigham – 72, 75, 73

34. Gray Albright – 78, 77, 69

35. Michael Mays – 79, 77, 74

Team Scores

No. 19 Oklahoma State +6

RV SMU +10

San Diego State +13

No. 1 Oklahoma + 15

No. 12 Florida State +31

RV Arkansas +41

Some thoughts from Link Jarrett on FSU-Alabama exhibition on Saturday as well as his thoughts on a few pitchers. Thanks to Patrick Nelson for writing this story:

Jamir Watkins, Taylor Bowen and Leonard Hamilton are the FSU attendees on Wednesday at ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, N.C.

A few thoughts from Watkins:

Once I decided to come back (to school) it was a no-brainer to return to Florida State.

How the NBA workouts helped: I was blessed to go through the process. It gave me a boost coming back to college. I’m a little more advanced, seeing what it takes to get to that level.

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Junior All-American Lottie Woad carded a final round 70 and finished in third place in the individual standings, and the No. 9 ranked Florida State Women’s Golf team finish in a tie for fourth place in the team standings in the final standings of the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Despite finishing in a tie for fourth in the team standings, the Seminoles fell short of playing on the final day of match play as South Carolina was awarded the fourth and final team position on individual scores.

South Carolina won the tiebreaker based on the total/cumulative scores of the fifth (non-counting) players’ scores through the three rounds.

Oregon won the team championship and advanced to the final day of match play in the tournament along with Arkansas, Wake Forest, and South Carolina. Carolina Chacarra of Wake Forest won the individual championship with a four-stroke victory over Oregon’s Kiara Romero with Woad placing third.

Woad has now finished in the top three in five consecutive tournaments including the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional Championship (third), the 2024 NCAA Championship Finals (second), the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate (tied for third), the 2024 Schooner Fall Classic (tied for second), and the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (third).

Woad (third place) and senior Kaylah Williams (tied for eighth place) allowed Florida State to rank as one of three teams in the event (also Oregon and Arkansas) to finish the prestigious championship with multiple players in the top eight of the individual standings.

“We played our best round of the tournament today which we are happy about,” FSU coach Amy Bond said. “We are disappointed about playing well and not qualifying for match play but there are lessons to be learned from every round. Ultimately, it comes down to one shot in each tournament; I stress each day the value of every shot. Unfortunately one shot cost us an opportunity to advance to match play.

“We got better today, and we will be better in the long run because of this disappointment.”

Woad, the No. 1 ranked amateur player in the world, was her consistent self as she finished with an even par 70 – a round that included 17 holes scored at par or better with 16 scored a par. Woad finished the event as she carded pars on 41 of her 54 holes played (.759 percent) including scores of par or better on 33 of her final 36 holes.

Woad has now earned 14 career top five individual finishes and 19 career top-10 individual finishes in 22 career events as a Seminole. She has finished outside of the top 10 only once in her last 13 tournaments dating to the start of the fall 2023 season.

Williams finished her play with a 2 over par score of 72 and a three-round total of 220. Her tied for eighth place finish is the second-best finish of her career – rivaling her sixth place finish in the Florida State Match Up during the spring of 2023. Williams’s three-round score of 220 ranks as her best since a 214 score at the 2023 ANNIKA Intercollegiate.

Williams carded a pair of scores of 72 in the Stephens Cup and has now carded scores of 72 in three of her last five rounds.

Freshman Sophia Fullbrook carded a 1 over par score of 71 in Tuesday’s third round of play – her best score of the event. She carded scores of 71 in the first round and 73 in the third round and finished in 19th place in the individual standings.

The Seminoles close out their fall season as they play in the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. with play beginning on Friday. The event is a 54-hole event at the Country Club of Landfall. Florida State finished in third place in the event in 2023.

Jackson T. Stephens Cup/Oct. 21-23, 2024

Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club/Nicholls Hills, Okla./Par 70

T4/6.-Florida State, 893

3. – Lottie Woad, 215

T8. – Kaylah Williams, 220

T19. – Sophia Fullbrook, 227

30. – Alexandra Gazzoli, 237

31. – Christina Surcey, 239



Jackson T. Stephens Cup/Oct. 21-23, 2024

Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club/Nicholls Hills, Okla./Par 70

1.-Oregon, 867

2.-Arkansas, 881

3.-Wake Forest, 890

T4.-South Carolina, 893

T4.-Oklahoma State, 893

T4.-Florida State, 893