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No. 7 Beach Volleyball Beats No. 9 LBSU, Finishes Death Volley Invitational 2-2
3/29/2025 1:43:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BATON ROUGE – The No. 7 Florida State beach volleyball team wrapped up the Death Volley Invitational with a 3-1 victory over No. 9 Long Beach State on Saturday. The Seminoles finished the tournament with a 2-2 record and improved to 20-5 on the season.
The Seminoles played the ninth-ranked Beach to decision in their only match of the day, downing them 3-1. FSU is now 7-5 all time against Long Beach State and have won three of the last four meetings. The Beach earned the first point of the dual on court five by retirement before the Seminoles reeled off three straight courts for the win. Carra Sassack and Bailey Higgins would even the score by winning court three in straight sets. Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig then won court one to give the Noles the advantage. Gella Andrew and Maddie Trusty then defeated the pair of Natalie Glenn and Savanna Standege 21-11, 21-15 on court two to earn the final point for the Seminoles.
Florida State will return to Tallahassee next weekend to host the annual Unconquered Invitational. The Seminoles will open play against Texas at 12:45 p.m. followed by LSU at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and then USF at 9:00 a.m., Florida Atlantic at 11:30 a.m. and then close the weekend against South Carolina at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
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No. 7 Florida State 3, No. 9 Long Beach State 1
1. Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Taylor Hagenah/Malia Gemenera (LBSU) 22-20, 21-14
2. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Natalie Glenn/Savanna Standege (LBSU) 21-11, 21-15
3. Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Julia Westby/Haley Carrington (LBSU) 21-17, 21-16
4. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) vs. Tineke Himpton/Mahala Esser (LBSU) 25-23 unf.
5. Megan Widner/Demi Wagdy (LBSU) def. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) 21-16, Retired
