Noles Rally to Take Down Boston College in Five Sets

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 19 Florida State volleyball team (13-4, 5-2) rallied late in sets four and five to defeat Boston College (8-11, 1-6) in five sets (25-19, 15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11) on Friday night in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. FSU improved to 25-3 all-time against the Eagles.

The Noles got off to a good start thanks to an excellent set from Taylor Head. The Noles jumped out to an 11-7 lead, but the Eagles battled back to tie the set at 14. FSU then went on a 7-3 run to lead 21-17 and were able to close out the set with a 25-19. Head was phenomenal in the first set with six kills to lead the Noles.

The Eagles took all the momentum in set two and cruised to a 25-15 win to tie the match. The Eagles controlled most of set three and led 23-17, but the Noles went on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to one. The Eagles responded and were able to take the final two points to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The Noles got off to a good start in set four as Audrey Koenig began to take over the match to help the Noles to a 12-7 lead. The Eagles went on a 10-1 run to take a 17-13 lead. The Noles battled back to tie the set at 19, and Head's ace gave the Noles the lead. The two teams traded points, but FSU scored the final three points capped off with a Koenig ace to send the match to a deciding fifth set.

The Eagles had the advantage early and had an 8-5 lead as the teams switched sides of the court. It became the Audrey Koenig show as she put down back-to-back-to-back kills to give the Noles a 9-8 lead. The teams traded points with the Eagles taking a 11-10 lead, but the Noles finished the match on a 5-0 run to get out of Chestnut Hill with a win and avoid the upset.

Head had her best match as a Seminole as she recorded a season-high 18 kills while also adding 13 digs. Koenig had her 14th consecutive double digit kill match with 17 kills to go along with 11 digs. Iane Henke also contributed a season-high 11 kills.

The Noles will be back in action on Sunday when they face Syracuse at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

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Noles Rally to Take Down Boston College in Five Sets

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Team Stats

Taylor Head

Audrey Koenig

Iane Henke

Khori Louis

Players Mentioned

Taylor Head

Iane Henke

Audrey Koenig

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