FSU sports information:
The No. 23 Florida State volleyball team (16-5, 8-3) took on one of its newest ACC opponents, the California Golden Bears (10-13, 2-9) at Tully Gym. The Noles began their ACC series history against Cal with a complete sweep (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) on Friday night.
During a dramatic first set, both teams went back and forth on points, neither able to find a rhythm. With Cal leading 23-21, the Noles successfully put together four consecutive points capped off with a big block Kelsey Perry and Iane Henke to close the first set with a narrow win.
Set two began with the Noles jumping ahead 6-1 after winning the first serve. Florida State increased its lead to 19-9 and was able to take 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.
The Noles got off to another hot start in set three as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead. The Bears cut the lead to two on two separate occasions, but the Noles increased the lead to 20-12 and cruised to a 25-18 set three victory to take the match.
Offensively the Noles were spectacular as they hit .406 which was their second-highest hitting percentage of the season. Kyleene Filimaua led the way as she tied her career high with 14 kills on 21 swings while adding three blocks. Audrey Koenig picked up her 18th-consecutive match with 10 or more kills as she notched 11 kills on 20 attempts for a season-high .500 hitting percentage. Taylor Head continued her solid play as she notched her sixth double digit kill match in her last seven matches with 11 kills.
The Noles will continue their weekend with a match against No. 5 Stanford at home on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN.
The No. 23 Florida State volleyball team (16-5, 8-3) took on one of its newest ACC opponents, the California Golden Bears (10-13, 2-9) at Tully Gym. The Noles began their ACC series history against Cal with a complete sweep (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) on Friday night.
During a dramatic first set, both teams went back and forth on points, neither able to find a rhythm. With Cal leading 23-21, the Noles successfully put together four consecutive points capped off with a big block Kelsey Perry and Iane Henke to close the first set with a narrow win.
Set two began with the Noles jumping ahead 6-1 after winning the first serve. Florida State increased its lead to 19-9 and was able to take 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.
The Noles got off to another hot start in set three as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead. The Bears cut the lead to two on two separate occasions, but the Noles increased the lead to 20-12 and cruised to a 25-18 set three victory to take the match.
Offensively the Noles were spectacular as they hit .406 which was their second-highest hitting percentage of the season. Kyleene Filimaua led the way as she tied her career high with 14 kills on 21 swings while adding three blocks. Audrey Koenig picked up her 18th-consecutive match with 10 or more kills as she notched 11 kills on 20 attempts for a season-high .500 hitting percentage. Taylor Head continued her solid play as she notched her sixth double digit kill match in her last seven matches with 11 kills.
The Noles will continue their weekend with a match against No. 5 Stanford at home on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN.
