FSU sports information:
The defending ACC Co-Champions will take the court for the first time in 2024 as they will host the Garnet and Gold Scrimmage on Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside of Tully Gym. Admission is free for the scrimmage.
Coming off its first ACC Championship since 2012, Head Coach Chris Poole returns a lot of experience as well as adding some key new freshmen and transfers this season. Two of the top players from 2023's squad are back for the Seminoles including 2023 ACC Co-Player of the Year Audrey Koenig. Koenig became just the fourth player in school history to claim the ACC Player of the Year award and the first Seminole to win the award since Payton Caffrey in 2018. Koenig had a phenomenal year for the Seminoles as she led the team with 374 kills while hitting .300. Koenig was also great defensively as she was second on the team with 306 digs. Koenig recorded 13 double-doubles last season which was the 13th-most ever in program history. Koenig was also named to the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
Khori Louis also returns for the Seminoles after her best season as a Seminole in 2023. Louis earned First Team All-ACC honors and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention after she recorded 271 kills and 93 blocks for the Seminoles. Louis was very efficient in her attack last season as she hit .432 which ranked fourth in the country and was fifth-best percentage in school history and the best percentage since Sareea Freeman in 2012.
The Seminoles made one of the top transfer splashes in the offseason as they landed 2023 AVCA Third Team All-American Taylor Head from Arkansas. Head put down 494 kills for the Razorbacks in 2023 to help them reach the Elite Eight. Head's 494 kills was a top 20 mark in the country and was the second-most kills in the SEC. Head was one of the top all-around players in the country as she recorded 22 double-doubles which ranked third in the country. Head ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in total kills, kills per set, total attacks, attacks per set, double-doubles, points and total digs.
Head was not the only big-time transfer Chris Poole landed this offseason as Kelsey Perry (Iowa State), Iane Henke (Cal State LA) and Loren Robertson (Memphis) will all be in Garnet and Gold this fall. Perry redshirted last season at Iowa State after a very productive freshman season for the Cyclones. Perry made 18 starts for the Cyclones and ranked second on the team with 92 total blocks in 2022.
Henke was one of the top players in Division II for Cal State LA who won its first-ever National Championship in 2023. Henke earned First Team All-CCAA honors as well as AVCA All-America Honorable Mention. Henke led the team with a career-high 21 kills in the National Championship game and finished 2023 with 407 kills and 405 digs. Henke was also named the National Freshman of the Year in 2022.
Robertson brings a ton of experience from Memphis as she played in 78 matches over four seasons for the Tigers. As a setter, Robertson recorded 1,650 assists to go along with 554 digs for Memphis.
The Seminoles also brought in freshman libero Caylan Russ and freshman middle blocker Johanna Sova who will both add great depth for the Seminoles.
FSU also returns sophomores Kenna Phelan, Kyleene Filimaua, Maddie Snider and Ella Gaona who all played in 25 or more matches in the 2023 season.
FSU will begin the regular season with the Seminole Invitational as they will face USF, UC Santa Barbara and Georgia on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Tully Gym.
The defending ACC Co-Champions will take the court for the first time in 2024 as they will host the Garnet and Gold Scrimmage on Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside of Tully Gym. Admission is free for the scrimmage.
Coming off its first ACC Championship since 2012, Head Coach Chris Poole returns a lot of experience as well as adding some key new freshmen and transfers this season. Two of the top players from 2023's squad are back for the Seminoles including 2023 ACC Co-Player of the Year Audrey Koenig. Koenig became just the fourth player in school history to claim the ACC Player of the Year award and the first Seminole to win the award since Payton Caffrey in 2018. Koenig had a phenomenal year for the Seminoles as she led the team with 374 kills while hitting .300. Koenig was also great defensively as she was second on the team with 306 digs. Koenig recorded 13 double-doubles last season which was the 13th-most ever in program history. Koenig was also named to the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
Khori Louis also returns for the Seminoles after her best season as a Seminole in 2023. Louis earned First Team All-ACC honors and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention after she recorded 271 kills and 93 blocks for the Seminoles. Louis was very efficient in her attack last season as she hit .432 which ranked fourth in the country and was fifth-best percentage in school history and the best percentage since Sareea Freeman in 2012.
The Seminoles made one of the top transfer splashes in the offseason as they landed 2023 AVCA Third Team All-American Taylor Head from Arkansas. Head put down 494 kills for the Razorbacks in 2023 to help them reach the Elite Eight. Head's 494 kills was a top 20 mark in the country and was the second-most kills in the SEC. Head was one of the top all-around players in the country as she recorded 22 double-doubles which ranked third in the country. Head ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in total kills, kills per set, total attacks, attacks per set, double-doubles, points and total digs.
Head was not the only big-time transfer Chris Poole landed this offseason as Kelsey Perry (Iowa State), Iane Henke (Cal State LA) and Loren Robertson (Memphis) will all be in Garnet and Gold this fall. Perry redshirted last season at Iowa State after a very productive freshman season for the Cyclones. Perry made 18 starts for the Cyclones and ranked second on the team with 92 total blocks in 2022.
Henke was one of the top players in Division II for Cal State LA who won its first-ever National Championship in 2023. Henke earned First Team All-CCAA honors as well as AVCA All-America Honorable Mention. Henke led the team with a career-high 21 kills in the National Championship game and finished 2023 with 407 kills and 405 digs. Henke was also named the National Freshman of the Year in 2022.
Robertson brings a ton of experience from Memphis as she played in 78 matches over four seasons for the Tigers. As a setter, Robertson recorded 1,650 assists to go along with 554 digs for Memphis.
The Seminoles also brought in freshman libero Caylan Russ and freshman middle blocker Johanna Sova who will both add great depth for the Seminoles.
FSU also returns sophomores Kenna Phelan, Kyleene Filimaua, Maddie Snider and Ella Gaona who all played in 25 or more matches in the 2023 season.
FSU will begin the regular season with the Seminole Invitational as they will face USF, UC Santa Barbara and Georgia on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Tully Gym.
