Happy Friday, Florida State fans. After a nice night for FSU on the basketball court, Friday is again a big day in Seminole athletics. We’ll keep you posted by updating the news and notes section of this post throughout the day.
Lead Story
After a thrilling comeback win over rival Florida on Saturday, Florida State volleyball has headed north to Madison, Wisconsin looking for four match victories to take home its first national championship. The first opponent standing in the Seminoles’ way is No. 6 national seed Stanford who FSU will see in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal on Friday.
Stanford at 23-7, has reached this point with straight-set victories over Denver and Boise State. 6-6 freshman Kathryn Plummer leads the Cardinal with 371 kills this season and was the AVCA Freshman of the Year for the Pacific North Region. Senior Inky Ajanaku is also very good up front. Freshman Morgan Hentz leads the team in digs.
For the Seminoles, Katie Horton has been a double-double machine this season while Milica Kubura and Mara Green provide a very good front line. Cecelie Woie, a junior libero, leads the team with 479 digs this season. FSU comes in with a 26-5 record, but hasn’t advanced past the regional semifinal round since 2011.
Friday’s match begins at 4:30 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN3. The winner of the match will move on to face either Ohio State or host Wisconsin.
Between the Lines
FSU’s men’s tennis team continued to host the Tallahassee Futures Tournament. Both the FSU men’s and women’s basketball teams collected wins on Thursday night. The FSU women beat rival Florida 83-58 behind 21 points from Leticia Romero and a double-double from Ivey Slaughter. Seven FSU players scored in double-figures as the FSU men’s basketball team beat Nicholls on Thursday night, 118-63.
On the Agenda
In addition to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the FSU men’s tennis team will continue to host the Tallahassee Futures Tournament.
News and Notes
D’Onta Foreman, running back for Texas, won the Doak Walker Award on Thursday night as the nation’s top back. FSU’s Dalvin Cook was among three finalists.
FSU head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton said he expects both forwards Jonathan Isaac and Phil Cofer to play against Florida on Sunday night. Each were out in Thursday’s win over Nicholls.
FSU running back Dalvin Cook, defensive end DeMarcus Walker and tackle Roderick Johnson were all named first-team All-Americans by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Thursday. Cornerback Tarvarus McFadden was a second-team selection.
FSU volleyball fell to Stanford in the regional semifinals on the NCAA Tournament in four sets. The Seminoles finish the year 26-6.
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