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Noles End the Season at NCAA Tournament
12/2/2022 8:20:40 PM | Women's Volleyball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Florida State volleyball team’s (19-11) season came to a close on Friday night with a three-set loss (24-26, 19-25, 21-25) to Northern Iowa (27-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn.
The first set was tight from start to finish with no team being able to take more than a two point lead. The Seminoles looked to be on its way to a first set victory, holding a 24-22 lead, but the Panthers roared back with a 4-0 run to take the first set.
The second set saw a similar path to set one with both teams tied at 15, but the Panthers went on another run to take a 19-15 lead and would close out the set to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Panthers used another run in the middle of set three to gain some separation from the Noles, but FSU fought back to cut the Panther lead to one at 18-17. The Panthers rallied back taking four out of the next five points and were able to hold off the Seminoles.
Emily Ryan and Khori Louis each had eight kills while Audrey Koenig added seven kills.
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