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Saturday, February 22
Hattiesburg, Miss.
11:10 AM

Florida State

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FGCU

Beach Volleyball Team

Noles Complete Perfect Weekend With Wins Over FGCU, Southern Miss

2/22/2025 5:50:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

HATTIESBURG - No. 6 Florida State beat FGCU and Southern Miss Saturday afternoon to improve to 5-0 on the young season. The Seminoles shutout FGCU, 5-0, before topping the host Golden Eagles 4-1 to complete the weekend.

Against FGCU, the Seminoles swept the Eagles on all five courts. Kenzie Hultquist and McKenna Flaherty got the scoring started on Court 5 with a 26-24, 21-16 win, followed by Makenna Wolfe and Maddie Trusty on Court 4 with a 21-18, 21-13 win. The Noles clinched the match on Court 1 when Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig closed out a dominant 21-16, 21-14 win.

Gella Andrew and Myriah Massey won on Court 2, 21-18, 21-14 before Bailey Higgins and Carra Cassack closed out the Eagles on Court 3 with a 29-27, 21-14 win.

In the second match of the day, FSU won the first four sets against Southern Miss to win 4-1. Hultquist and Madison Binkley started the scoring with a 21-16, 21-11 win before Wolfe and Jordan Boulware earned a three-set win, 18-21, 21-16, 15-9.

Andrew and Trusty clinched the Seminole win with a 21-9, 21-9 win on Court 3 before Druish and Koenig made the score 4-0 on Court 1, 21-12, 21-13.

Southern Miss avoided the sweep with a 22-20, 23-21 win on Court 2.

Florida State is back home Friday for the Seminole Beach Bash. FSU opens the day at 9:00 a.m. against Georgia State and plays CSU Bakersfield at 12:00 p.m.

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). 

#6 Florida State 5, FGCU 0

1.     Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Nicole De Oliveira/Kaitlyn Luebbers (FGCU) 21-16, 21-14

2.     Gella Andrew/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Jaci Carpenter/Emma Soncrant (FGCU) 21-18, 21-14

3.     Bailey Higgins/Carra Sassack (FSU) def. Andrea Dietz/Sydney Majick (FGCU) 29-27, 21-14 

4.     Makenna Wolfe/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU) 21-18, 21-13

5.     Kenzie Hultquist/McKenna Flaherty (FSU) def. Lily Hafner/Mollie Thomas (FGCU) 21-14, 20-22, 15-12

 

#6 Florida State 4, Southern Miss 1

1.     Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Zuzanna Michalska/Madison Cassidy (USM) 21-12, 21-13

2.     Laurel Dennis/Sadie McAda (USM) def. Angeline Bergner/Myriah Massey (FSU) 22-20, 23-21

3.     Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Y-Nhu Do/Dylan Russell (USM) 21-9, 21-9

4.     Kenzie Hultquist/Madison Binkley (FSU) def. Jaden White/Kitija Mar Adamsone (USM) 21-16, 21-11

5.     Makenna Wolfe/Jordan Boulware (FSU) def. Giovanna Gurg Bahia/Ryann Thomas (USM) 21-10, 21-15

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