Seminoles Secure Four-Set Win at Boston College

Friday, November 13

Chestnut Hill, MA

7 p.m.

Florida State

14-12,8-7ACC

Boston College

13-13,4-11ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Florida St.	25	27	19	25	3
Boston College	17	25	25	23	1

Box Score (PDF)

11/13/2026 9:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Florida State volleyball team (14-12, 8-7 ACC) defeated Boston College (13-13, 4-11 ACC) 3-1 Friday evening inside Connell Recreation Center.

The Seminoles recorded 59 kills to the Eagles' 45 while hitting .247. Florida State also led the match with seven service aces and tied Boston College with six total blocks.

Senior outside hitter Kyleene Filimaua recorded her fifth 20-plus-kill match of the season and third in her last four matches. She finished with 21 kills on .333 hitting, adding nine digs and two aces.

Junior opposite hitter Bailey Higgins tied her career high for the second time this season with 14 kills. Higgins hit .343 and added seven digs.

Florida State had five players record at least seven kills. Sophomore middle blocker Nenu Kpea finished with nine kills and three blocks, junior middle blocker Delaney Ewing added seven kills while leading the team with a .538 hitting percentage and three blocks.

Sophomore outside hitter Payton Whalen also recorded seven kills and led the Seminoles with three aces.

Junior setter Emma Lilo finished with a match-high 46 assists, tying her season high, and added six digs and two aces. Junior libero Maile Chan led all players with 12 digs.

Florida State opened the match with a 25-17 first-set victory after overcoming an early 9-6 deficit. The Seminoles responded by turning a 12-12 tie into a 20-15 advantage. Whalen helped fuel the run with back-to-back service aces, while Filimaua added three kills. Higgins delivered the set-clinching kill off an assist from Chan.

The second set featured a back-and-forth battle, with Florida State overcoming a three-point deficit to even the score at 10-10. The Seminoles eventually built a 13-11 advantage, but Boston College continued to battle, forcing ties at 23-23, 24-24 and 25-25. Filimaua delivered a kill to give
Florida State set point before closing out the 27-25 victory with a service ace. The Seminoles took a 2-0 match lead.

Boston College responded in the third set, using a late run to pull away for a 25-19 victory and force a fourth set. Florida State stayed within striking distance early, but the Eagles created separation with an 8-2 run to take an 18-12 lead. The Seminoles were unable to overcome the deficit as Boston College extended the match.

Florida State responded in the fourth set, jumping out to a 4-0 lead behind an early service ace from Lilo and a kill from Filimaua. Boston College worked its way back into the set, eventually taking an 11-9 advantage. The teams continued trading points before the Seminoles found their rhythm late.

With the score tied at 19-19, Florida State scored three consecutive points to take a 22-19 lead. Higgins contributed a kill during the stretch, while Ewing added a block. The Eagles later cut the deficit to 23-21, but Florida State moved within a point of the match with a Higgins kill. After Boston College pulled within one at 24-23, Filimaua finished the night with her 21st kill to secure the 25-23 set victory and the 3-1 match win.

Florida State remains on the road to play at Syracuse on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on ACCNX inside the Women's Building in Syracuse, New York. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.

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