The Daily Nole — March 14, 2019: FSU to Face Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament

By Mike Ferguson
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Updated: March 14, 2019

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It’s Thursday, Florida State fans. As your week winds down, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

Florida State basketball will open the ACC Tournament on Thursday against Virginia Tech.

The fifth-seeded Hokies advanced to face No. 4 seed FSU with a 71-56 victory over 12th-seeded Miami on Thursday. Kerry Blackshear finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech.

The Seminoles topped the Hokies more than a week ago in overtime, 73-64. FSU rallied from 14 points down to clinch the double-bye.

Thursday’s contest in Charlotte begins about 2:30 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN. The winner will face the winner of the contest between NC State and Virginia.

Between the Lines

FSU swimming and diving finished Zone B competition on Wednesday. FSU men’s team defeated Abilene Christian, 6-1.

On the Agenda

FSU hoops plays the only scheduled athletic event for Thursday.

News and Notes

Five FSU men’s swimmers and divers reached the NCAA Championships.

FSU beach volleyball junior Sara Putt and junior Payton Caffrey earned the CCSA Co-Pair of the Week honors.

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Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole and former editor of Noled Out. Mike has more than seven years experience as a sports writer including the last four in print and online media. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a Bachelors in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike provided press coverage of Florida State's run to the 2013 BCS National Championship. Mike is also a news reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida. and contributes to Athlon Sports and ACCSports.com. Mike has been featured on sites as prominent as Yahoo Sports, FoxSports.com, Associated Press and the front page of SI.com while interviewing athletes as high profile as 2013 National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen. Email Mike at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.

The Daily Nole — March 14, 2019: FSU to Face Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament

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