No. 5 Seed Beach Volleyball Advances Past No. 4 USC in NCAA Tournament

Saturday, May 2

Gulf Shores, AL

11:00AM

Florida State

Southern California

Box Score

5/2/2026 12:30:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

GULF SHORES, Ala. – No. 5 seed Florida State (35-2) advances to the semifinal round of the NCAA Championship after defeating No. 4 USC (29-12) 3-0 and will face No. 1 seed Stanford (38-4) at 2:00 pm EST this afternoon. The Seminoles recorded their eighth all-time win over the Trojans; a program FSU has faced every season since 2012.

Iane Henke and Kenzie Hultquist struck fast, scoring the first dual point for the Noles at 21-17, 21-18. On the fifth court, Kyleene Filimaua and Saofe Duval added point two with set wins at 21-19, 21-17.

It all came down to two-time All-Americans and this year's Big 12 Pair of the Year Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig on court one. The duo forced a third set after dropping the first 19-21 and winning the second 21-14. Durish and Koenig clinched the match and their 31st match win as a duo this season, taking the victory 15-13.

Florida State will continue their 2026 NCAA Championship run with a semifinal match against No. 1-Stanford at 2:00pm EST. The match will air on ESPN2.

#5 Florida State 3, #4 USC 0

Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) def. Zoey Henson/Sarah Wood (USC) def. 21-19, 14-21, 15-13

Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) vs. Ashley Pater/Kennedy Coakley (USC) def. 21-16, 18-21, 7-8 DNF

Iane Henke/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) def. Quincy Stevens/Kerry Keefe (USC) 21-17, 21-18

Bailey Higgins/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Kyra Zaengle/Calinda Kok (USC) def. 21-17, 13-21, 14-9 DNF

Kyleene Filimaua/Saofe Duval (FSU) def. Madison Goellner/Kaileigh Truslow (USC) 21-19, 21-17

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