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No. 5 Beach Volleyball Drops Saturday Matches at Death Volley Invitational
3/30/2024 8:40:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 5 Florida State beach volleyball team fell to No. 3 Stanford and No. 1 USC on Saturday during the second day of the Death Volley Invitational. The Seminoles finished the weekend 1-3 and now hold a 20-5 record in 2024.
The Seminoles opened the day with a gutsy performance against Stanford. The Noles gained the first point of the dual as Maddie Anderson and Alli Hansen won court two, 21-17, 21-19. The Cardinal then won court one, 21-18, 21-19. Stanford would then won court three as Kaileigh Truslow and Caitlin Moon almost simultaneously won court four, tying the match 2-2. Carra Sassack and Kaeli Crews fought hard and forced a third set, but the Cardinal ultimately won the deciding point on court five with a final score of 16-14.
Florida State's second match of the day would prove to be their greatest challenge of the season as they faced the reigning national champions in USC. Anderson and Hansen won out on the day, claiming the Seminoles' dual point in two sets on court two. On court three Audrey Koenig and Raelyn White ultimately dropped a 21-17, 17-21, 25-23 decision.
FSU will return home to host the Unconquered Invitational on April 5 and 6. The Seminoles will open play Friday against UNF at 8 a.m., followed by No. 14 FIU at 12:30 p.m., and finish the day against North Alabama at 5 p.m. The Seminoles will continue Saturday where they play UAB at 10:15 a.m. and close with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 2:45 p.m. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
For more information on the Florida State beach volleyball program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at fsubeachvolleyball (IG) and @FSU_BeachVB (X).
#3 Stanford 3, #5 Florida State 2
1. Xolani Hodel/Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Anna Long/Alexis Durish (FSU) 21-18, 21-19
2. Maddie Anderson/Alli Hansen (FSU) def. Ruby Sorra/Taylor Wilson (STAN) 21-17, 21-19
3. Chloe Hoffman/Kelly Belardi (STAN) def. Audrey Koenig/Raelyn White (FSU) 21-15, 21-18
4. Kaileigh Truslow/Caitlin Moon (FSU) def. Ashley Vincent/Maya Harvey (STAN) 21-17, 21-16
5. Clara Stowell/Kate Reilly (STAN) def. Kaeli Crews/Carra Sassack (FSU) 21-23, 21-15, 16-14
#1 USC 4, #5 Florida State 1
1. Megan Kraft/Delaney Karl (USC) def. Alexis Durish/Anna Long (FSU) 21-15, 21-10
2. Maddie Anderson/Alli Hansen (FSU) def. Maddi Kriz/Gracie Seits (USC) 21-18, 21-19
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Audrey Koenig/Raelyn White (FSU) 21-17, 17-21, 25-23
4. Madison White/Ashley Pater (USC) def. McKenna Flaherty/Kaeli Crews (FSU) 21-15, 21-11
5. Ainsley Radell/Mabyn Thomas (USC) def. Caitlin Moon/Kaileigh Truslow (FSU) 21-19, 21-16
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