Florida State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 26
Dallas, TX
2:00 p.m.
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Noles Come Up Short at No. 8 SMU
11/26/2025 4:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DALLAS, Texas - The Florida State volleyball team (16-12, 10-9) fell to No. 8 SMU (24-5, 16-3) in four sets (19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 14-25) on Wednesday afternoon at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.
Set one started out as back-and-forth affair as the Noles stayed within striking distance for the majority of the set. Two separate times, SMU extended its lead to four, but the Noles fought back to cut the lead to one each time. Unfortunately, SMU ended the set on a 6-1 run to end the set and take an early lead in the match.
The Mustangs looked well on their way to a 2-0 match lead as they led 23-15, but the Noles came alive and continued to chip away. Iane Henke recorded three-consecutive kills to cut the lead to four and force a SMU timeout. Henke and Delaney Ewing teamed up for the block, and an ace from Caylan Russ put the Noles within one. The block came alive again as Ewing and Lexie Mason tied the set at 23 to force another timeout from SMU. The timeout did not stop the Noles' momentum as Henke and Ewing teamed up for the block again, and Henke capped off a remarkable 10-0 run with a kill to tie the match at a set a piece.
The Noles kept the momentum rolling in set three as they jumped to a 5-1 lead and 10-6 lead. SMU fought back to tie the match at 12 then the teams continued to trade points as neither team gained a lead more than two until SMU recorded back-to-back aces to go up 21-19. A block gave the Mustangs a three-point lead, and the Noles were unable to close the deficit as they dropped set three.
The Mustangs dominated from start to finish in set four as they were able to take the match with a 25-14 victory.
Henke led the way with 18 kills to extend her streak of having double digit kills in 22 consecutive matches. Kyleene Filimaua added 15 kills while Ewing had a career-high 11 blocks for the Seminoles. Ewing is the first Seminole since 2023 to have 10 or more blocks in a match.
FSU will wrap up the regular season on Friday against Clemson for Senior Day at Tully Gym. FSU will be honoring Iane Henke, Nellie Stevenson and Mio Yamamoto prior to the match. First serve is set for 2 p.m. on ACCNX.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Volleyball), Instagram (fsuvolleyball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Volleyball).
Set one started out as back-and-forth affair as the Noles stayed within striking distance for the majority of the set. Two separate times, SMU extended its lead to four, but the Noles fought back to cut the lead to one each time. Unfortunately, SMU ended the set on a 6-1 run to end the set and take an early lead in the match.
The Mustangs looked well on their way to a 2-0 match lead as they led 23-15, but the Noles came alive and continued to chip away. Iane Henke recorded three-consecutive kills to cut the lead to four and force a SMU timeout. Henke and Delaney Ewing teamed up for the block, and an ace from Caylan Russ put the Noles within one. The block came alive again as Ewing and Lexie Mason tied the set at 23 to force another timeout from SMU. The timeout did not stop the Noles' momentum as Henke and Ewing teamed up for the block again, and Henke capped off a remarkable 10-0 run with a kill to tie the match at a set a piece.
The Noles kept the momentum rolling in set three as they jumped to a 5-1 lead and 10-6 lead. SMU fought back to tie the match at 12 then the teams continued to trade points as neither team gained a lead more than two until SMU recorded back-to-back aces to go up 21-19. A block gave the Mustangs a three-point lead, and the Noles were unable to close the deficit as they dropped set three.
The Mustangs dominated from start to finish in set four as they were able to take the match with a 25-14 victory.
Henke led the way with 18 kills to extend her streak of having double digit kills in 22 consecutive matches. Kyleene Filimaua added 15 kills while Ewing had a career-high 11 blocks for the Seminoles. Ewing is the first Seminole since 2023 to have 10 or more blocks in a match.
FSU will wrap up the regular season on Friday against Clemson for Senior Day at Tully Gym. FSU will be honoring Iane Henke, Nellie Stevenson and Mio Yamamoto prior to the match. First serve is set for 2 p.m. on ACCNX.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Volleyball), Instagram (fsuvolleyball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Volleyball).
Team Stats
FSU
SMU
Kills
45
64
Errors
26
25
Attempts
146
143
Hitting %
.130
.273
Points
63.0
84.0
Assists
44
61
Aces
4
5
Blocks
14
15
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
11
Players Mentioned
Middle Blocker
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/ Women's VolleyballOutside Hitter
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Opposite Hitter
/ Women's Volleyball
Libero
/ Women's Volleyball
Setter
/ Women's Volleyball
Libero
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