Noles Hand Clemson Its First Loss in ACC Opener

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Florida State volleyball team (7-3, 1-0) opened up ACC play with a bang as it handed Clemson (12-1,0-1) its first loss of the season with a four-set victory (25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 25-20) on Friday night in front of a capacity crowd at Jervey Gym in Clemson, S.C. FSU has now won 20 consecutive matches against the Tigers dating back to 2010.

Both teams got off to a good start offensively in set one, but the Noles made some key plays down the stretch to take the opening set 25-20. Neither team had a lead larger than two until the Noles got a kill from Iane Henke and an attack error to go up 18-15. The Tigers clawed back to get within one at 20-19, but the Noles ended the set on a 5-1 run to close out the set. The Noles hit .385, but tallied three blocks compared to Clemson's zero to separate themselves.

The Noles were dominant in the second set as they cruised to a 25-13 victory as the offense continued to roll with a .429 hitting percentage. Henke began to heat up as she recorded five kills in the set to lead the Noles.

The Tigers gained some momentum in the third set and were able to shut down the Noles' offense to take the third set 25-21.

The Tigers looked to have kept the momentum from the third set into set four as it jumped out to an 8-4 lead, but the Noles stormed back and used a 7-0 run to take a commanding 14-9 lead. The Noles never looked back as the Tigers never got within four as FSU secured the win with a 25-20 victory.

The dynamic duo of Henke and Kyleene Filimaua was phenomenal once again as Henke put down 20 kills which is a career-best for the senior in the Garnet and Gold. Filimaua added 17 kills on 37 attempts for a .432 hitting percentage. The Noles also got a career match from Lexie Mason who had a career-high eight kills for the Seminoles. Middle blockers Nenu Kpea and Delaney Ewing each had eight kills to go with eight combined blocks. Lily Nicholson added a season-best 29 assists and 15 digs for the Noles.

FSU will be back in action on Sunday as they face Georgia Tech in Atlanta at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

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Noles Hand Clemson Its First Loss in ACC Opener

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Iane Henke

Kyleene Filimaua

Delaney Ewing

Lexie Mason

Players Mentioned

Delaney Ewing

Kyleene Filimaua

Iane Henke

Nenu Kpea

Lexie Mason

Lily Nicholson

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