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Despite a determined comeback from Duke, Florida State Volleyball managed to hold on and earn a key five-set victory over the Blue Devils 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8 on Sunday afternoon at Tully Gym.
The win marks FSU’s first 4-0 start to ACC play since the 2016 season.
The Seminoles (10-6, 4-0) were guided by the hot hitting of junior outside hitter Audrey Koenig, who fell one kill shy of her third career 20-kill performance. She finished with 19 kills, 10 digs and a .417 hitting percentage, marking her second consecutive double-double and the 10th of her career.
Junior middle blocker Kiari Robey registered 14 kills and a .379 hitting percentage. She had four crucial kills in the fifth set as FSU hit .500 in the final frame. Overall, FSU continued its strong hitting with a .351 hitting percentage, as senior right-side hitter Sydney Conley contributed greatly with nine kills and a .368 mark.
A big 4-0 run in the fifth set gave FSU some breathing room, turning an 8-5 lead into a 12-5 advantage. Conley was a big part of FSU’s fifth set, with two kills that gave the Seminoles an 11-5 lead and then a 13-6 lead. The match ended on a service error from the Blue Devils (10-5, 1-3).
FSU once again kept their service miscues to a minimum, with just three in the match. The Seminoles totaled six service aces, none bigger than freshman Kenna Phelan’s drop ball that bounced right before the end line in the fifth set to give FSU an 8-4 advantage.
Graduate setter Jelli Draskovic posted a double-double with 20 assists and 10 digs, and freshman libero Kyleene Filimaua added 10 digs in the victory.
Sophomore outside hitter Audrey Rothman played another big role with 13 kills and seven digs.
Duke’s Gracie Johnson led all players with 25 kills in the match. Duke got its offense going in the third and fourth sets, hitting .357 and .444, respectively, in an attempt to pull off the reverse sweep after getting down 0-2 overall. FSU was able to cover better and get the Blue Devils out of system more in the fifth set, as Duke hit just .222 in the frame. Duke also committed 12 service errors.
FSU heads to Miami for a mid-week match on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network. The Seminoles then host NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Despite a determined comeback from Duke, Florida State Volleyball managed to hold on and earn a key five-set victory over the Blue Devils 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8 on Sunday afternoon at Tully Gym.
The win marks FSU’s first 4-0 start to ACC play since the 2016 season.
The Seminoles (10-6, 4-0) were guided by the hot hitting of junior outside hitter Audrey Koenig, who fell one kill shy of her third career 20-kill performance. She finished with 19 kills, 10 digs and a .417 hitting percentage, marking her second consecutive double-double and the 10th of her career.
Junior middle blocker Kiari Robey registered 14 kills and a .379 hitting percentage. She had four crucial kills in the fifth set as FSU hit .500 in the final frame. Overall, FSU continued its strong hitting with a .351 hitting percentage, as senior right-side hitter Sydney Conley contributed greatly with nine kills and a .368 mark.
A big 4-0 run in the fifth set gave FSU some breathing room, turning an 8-5 lead into a 12-5 advantage. Conley was a big part of FSU’s fifth set, with two kills that gave the Seminoles an 11-5 lead and then a 13-6 lead. The match ended on a service error from the Blue Devils (10-5, 1-3).
FSU once again kept their service miscues to a minimum, with just three in the match. The Seminoles totaled six service aces, none bigger than freshman Kenna Phelan’s drop ball that bounced right before the end line in the fifth set to give FSU an 8-4 advantage.
Graduate setter Jelli Draskovic posted a double-double with 20 assists and 10 digs, and freshman libero Kyleene Filimaua added 10 digs in the victory.
Sophomore outside hitter Audrey Rothman played another big role with 13 kills and seven digs.
Duke’s Gracie Johnson led all players with 25 kills in the match. Duke got its offense going in the third and fourth sets, hitting .357 and .444, respectively, in an attempt to pull off the reverse sweep after getting down 0-2 overall. FSU was able to cover better and get the Blue Devils out of system more in the fifth set, as Duke hit just .222 in the frame. Duke also committed 12 service errors.
FSU heads to Miami for a mid-week match on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network. The Seminoles then host NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m.
