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| Florida St. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Filimaua Reaches 1,000 Career Digs as Seminoles Sweep Wake Forest
10/4/2026 3:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida State volleyball team (8-6, 3-1 ACC) earned its second consecutive sweep with a 3-0 victory over Wake Forest (6-9, 0-4) on Sunday afternoon inside Tully Gymnasium.
Florida State improved to 20-4 against Wake Forest at home and won its 20th consecutive match against the Demon Deacons.
Senior outside hitter Kyleene Filimaua recorded her 1,000th career dig in the match, becoming the 14th Seminole in program history to reach the milestone. Filimaua finished with nine kills and a team-high eight digs.
Junior opposite hitter Bailey Higgins led the Seminoles with a match-high 11 kills on a .320 hitting percentage while adding three blocks.
Junior setter Emma Lilo recorded a match-high 31 assists to go along with seven digs and two kills.
A 4-0 Seminole run evened the score at 5-5 in the first set and forced a Wake Forest timeout. The Demon Deacons held a 14-9 lead before Florida State cut the deficit to 15-13 at the media break. The Seminoles regained the lead at 18-17 following two kills and a Wake Forest attacking error. FSU closed the set on a 5-1 run to take the opener 25-20 and a 1-0 lead.
Florida State jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the second set. The Demon Deacons battled back to tie the set at 8-8, and the teams remained tied at 11-11 before FSU held a 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. The Seminoles scored six of the final seven points to win 25-22 and take a 2-0 lead.
The third set featured the most back-and-forth action of the match. After the teams battled to a 7-7 tie, Florida State took a 15-11 lead into the media break. Wake Forest responded with a 6-1 run to take a 17-16 lead. With the set tied at 20-20, FSU used two kills and an ace to take a 23-21 advantage before closing out the 25-23 victory and completing the sweep.
Florida State remains at home Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville. First serve is set for 6 p.m. on ACCNX, with live stats available on Seminoles.com.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Volleyball), Instagram (fsuvolleyball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Volleyball).
Florida State improved to 20-4 against Wake Forest at home and won its 20th consecutive match against the Demon Deacons.
Senior outside hitter Kyleene Filimaua recorded her 1,000th career dig in the match, becoming the 14th Seminole in program history to reach the milestone. Filimaua finished with nine kills and a team-high eight digs.
Junior opposite hitter Bailey Higgins led the Seminoles with a match-high 11 kills on a .320 hitting percentage while adding three blocks.
Junior setter Emma Lilo recorded a match-high 31 assists to go along with seven digs and two kills.
A 4-0 Seminole run evened the score at 5-5 in the first set and forced a Wake Forest timeout. The Demon Deacons held a 14-9 lead before Florida State cut the deficit to 15-13 at the media break. The Seminoles regained the lead at 18-17 following two kills and a Wake Forest attacking error. FSU closed the set on a 5-1 run to take the opener 25-20 and a 1-0 lead.
Florida State jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the second set. The Demon Deacons battled back to tie the set at 8-8, and the teams remained tied at 11-11 before FSU held a 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. The Seminoles scored six of the final seven points to win 25-22 and take a 2-0 lead.
The third set featured the most back-and-forth action of the match. After the teams battled to a 7-7 tie, Florida State took a 15-11 lead into the media break. Wake Forest responded with a 6-1 run to take a 17-16 lead. With the set tied at 20-20, FSU used two kills and an ace to take a 23-21 advantage before closing out the 25-23 victory and completing the sweep.
Florida State remains at home Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville. First serve is set for 6 p.m. on ACCNX, with live stats available on Seminoles.com.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Volleyball), Instagram (fsuvolleyball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Volleyball).
Players Mentioned
Outside Hitter
/ Women's Volleyball
Opposite
/ Women's Volleyball
Setter
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
WF
FSU
Kills
34
38
Errors
20
15
Attempts
103
101
Hitting %
.136
.228
Points
44.0
51.0
Assists
30
36
Aces
5
6
Blocks
5
7
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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