NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Florida State volleyball team (17-9, 9-6) picked up a big win to continue its path to the NCAA Tournament with a five-set victory (25-18, 16-25. 25-16, 14-25, 15-10) over Notre Dame (9-16, 4-11) Friday night.
The match was back and forth as each team had its runs of dominance throughout the marathon match. The Seminoles came out firing in set one led by four early kills from Khori Louis. The Noles used a 5-1 run to create some separation from the Fighting Irish with a 15-11 lead. The Noles would continue to increase its lead and ultimately scored the final four points to take the first match.
Notre Dame dominated the second set, leading start to finish to tie the match up after a 25-16 victory.
The Noles showed glimpses of dominance once again in set three. With the set tied at eight, the Noles used a 7-1 run to pull away from the Fighting Irish, and they never looked back on their way to a third set victory.
Notre Dame was not going away as they recapture the momentum in a dominating fourth set to force the match into a winner-take-all fifth set.
The two teams traded points back and forth in the crucial fifth set. The two teams were tied at 10, but the Seminoles rattled off five-straight points to escape with a victory.
Audrey Koenig and Emma Clothier led the show for the Seminoles with 13 kills and 11 kills, respectively. Emily Ryan had 11 total blocks, and Skye Ekes was a nice spark off the bench with eight kills.
The Seminoles will not have another match until Nov. 18 when they take on North Carolina in the last regular season match at Tully Gym this season. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.
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