Sunday Seminoles Summary: Florida State Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, and other sports news

In case you missed the final ‘TN’s Triple-S’ protection of Florida State Seminoles athletics, right here is the recap: Sunday Seminoles Summary: FSU Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, and other sports news.

While nearly each FSU sport has completed their season, we’ll proceed to maintain you updated on any Florida State sports information and media press releases we’re despatched from the FSU SID or that we supply ourselves.

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• Women’s Basketball Looks for 10-1 Start on Sunday

Florida State Seminoles VS. Texas Southern Tigers

Dec 11, 2022 | 2:00 PM – Tallahassee, Florida (Tucker Center)

TV: ACCNX

RADIO: 96.5 FM/1270 AM

Florida State Women’s Basketball prepares for its second sport of a three-game homestand when it hosts Texas Southern on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Donald L. Tucker Center.

• TV: Fans can stream the sport on ACC Network Extra.
• Radio: The matchup might be heard regionally on 96.5 FM and 1270 AM, and might be accessed anyplace on Seminoles Leanplayer.
• In-game updates: Fans can observe on the FSU Women’s Basketball Twitter Account (@fsuwbb).

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Seminoles are off to a different robust begin to their season. Over the final decade, they’ve received at the very least 9 of their first 10 video games eight totally different occasions. FSU’s 9-1 begin is its finest 10-game starting since beginning 10-0 within the 2019-20 season.
• Florida State owns a 37-11 all-time file in opposition to present groups from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Thirty-three of FSU’s 48 video games performed in opposition to the convention have come in opposition to Tallahassee neighbor Florida A&M.
• Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson enters Sunday’s sport with 4 consecutive double-doubles. She is the primary Seminole to supply 4 consecutive video games of double-digit factors and rebounds since Natasha Howard within the 2013-14 season. The faculty file holder for consecutive video games with a double-double is Cherry Rivers, who had six straight within the 1978-79 season.
• Florida State has been out-scoring opponents by almost 30 factors per sport in its 4 dwelling video games this 12 months. The Seminoles are averaging 90.8 factors per sport contained in the Tucker Center, whereas opponents are averaging 61.3 factors (+29.5 level differential).
• Sunday’s matchup would be the first in sequence historical past between Texas Southern and Florida State. FSU opened its season dealing with Bethune-Cookman from the SWAC, profitable 113-50 on Nov. 7.
• Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson grew to become the primary Seminole ever to win ACC Rookie of the Week 4 occasions in a season. Latson has received all 4 of the league’s rookie honors up to now along with profitable participant of the week on Nov. 15 and 21.
• Over FSU’s final 5 video games, senior guard Sara Bejedi has been one in every of three gamers averaging in double figures, becoming a member of Latson (22.4) and Timpson (14.8). Bejedi has averaged 10.6 factors in video games vs. Oklahoma State (13), Purdue (8), Harvard (13), Wisconsin (7) and Stetson (12).
• FSU has been dominant within the shot-blocking division, averaging 6.6 blocks per sport to rank third nationally and first within the ACC.
• Makayla Timpson ranks within the Top 10 nationally in each complete blocks (ninth; 23) and double-doubles (ninth; 5). She is one in every of two gamers within the nation to rank within the Top 10 in each classes, becoming a member of Stephanie Soares of Iowa State.
• Ta’Niya Latson has excelled in essential fourth quarter conditions. In FSU’s six video games this season the place the rating was shut within the fourth quarter, Latson has delivered 7.8 factors and shot 55.9 p.c from the ground in these explicit quarters.
• The Seminoles rank within the Top 10 nationally in defensive rebounds per sport (sixth; 32.3) and rebounds per sport (ninth; 46.6).
• FSU joins LSU, South Carolina, Stanford and Drake amongst colleges rating within the Top 10 within the nation in each blocked pictures per sport and rebounds per sport.
• After serving as an interim head coach in 2020-21, head coach Brooke Wyckoff is getting the job accomplished once more in what’s her first 12 months because the everlasting head coach. In that 2020-21 season, she was one in every of two first-time head coaches to steer the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament.
• Latson continues to pour in 20-point performances. In her 10 video games this season, she has 9 video games with 20 or extra factors. Her solely sport under 20 was a 19-point sport vs. Georgia State.
• FSU is holding its opponents to simply 33.8 p.c capturing from the ground at dwelling.
• FSU is 1 of 9 groups to make the NCAA Tournament in 16 of the final 17 years, becoming a member of Louisville, Notre Dame, UConn, Baylor, Tennessee, Stanford, Maryland, DePaul.
• Through video games performed on Dec. 7, FSU has a present NET rating of forty third.

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• Timpson Named Top 10 Sophomore By Her Hoop Stats

Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson of Florida State Women’s Basketball earned some nationwide recognition when she was named among the many “Top 10 Sophomores To Watch” by girls’s basketball media platform Her Hoop Stats.

The itemizing assessed a few of the nation’s finest sophomores by the primary month of the season.

The Edison, Ga., native has gotten off to a roaring begin in her second season. Timpson is averaging 13.5 factors, 10.0 rebounds, capturing 61.8 p.c (55-of-89) and averages 2.3 blocked pictures per sport. She is one in every of solely 4 gamers within the nation averaging at the very least 10 factors, 10 rebounds and two blocks per sport.

Timpson is on a streak of 4 consecutive double-doubles, and owns 5 double-doubles for the season. She ranks within the Top 10 nationally in blocks (sixth), rebounds (sixth) and double-doubles (ninth). Timpson is the primary Seminole to file 4 straight double-doubles since WNBA All-Star Natasha Howard additionally had 4 consecutive within the 2013-14 season.

The faculty file for consecutive double-doubles inside a season is six by Cherry Rivers within the 1978-79 12 months. Timpson is one in every of seven Seminoles to file 4 straight double-doubles, however no Seminole apart from Rivers has recorded 5 straight.

She not too long ago got here off back-to-back 14-rebound performances in wins over Purdue and Harvard on the Cancun Challenge. During her four-game double-double streak she is averaging 14.8 factors, 12.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocked pictures and 1.3 steals per sport.

In the ACC, Timpson ranks first in discipline purpose proportion, rebounds and blocked pictures. She was an All-ACC Freshman within the 2021-22 season.

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• Latson Earns Fourth Straight ACC Rookie of the Week

Florida State Women’s Basketball guard Ta’Niya Latson has earned her fourth consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week award, introduced on Monday by the convention.

Latson turns into the primary Seminole to win rookie of the week 4 occasions in a season, eclipsing the single-season file of thrice held by former gamers Shante Williams (2003-04), Britany Miller (2005-06) and Jacinta Monroe (2006-07).

The Miami, Fla., native led the Seminoles with 25.5 factors and shot 58.6 p.c from the ground in wins over Wisconsin and Stetson final week. Against Wisconsin, in what was a good fourth quarter, she delivered with 10 factors within the interval.

In FSU’s six tight video games within the fourth quarter, she has averaged 7.8 factors and shot 55.9 p.c from the ground in these quarters – successfully changing into the nearer in shut ballgames.

Latson has now scored 20+ factors in 9 of her 10 video games performed. In FSU’s two wins final week, she averaged 25.5 factors in 30.1 minutes performed.

In her clutch efficiency at Wisconsin, she delivered 10 discipline targets to mark the fifth time this season she has reached double-digit discipline targets made.

Latson is the ACC’s solely 20-point scorer this season, averaging 24.6 factors per sport up to now.

In addition to her fourth ACC Rookie of the Week award, she additionally has two ACC Player of the Week honors to her freshman résumé as properly.

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• Fast Start Moves Noles to 9-1

A 23-5 first-quarter run sparked the Florida State Women’s Basketball staff to an 83-48 victory over Stetson on Sunday afternoon on the Donald L. Tucker Center.

The quick begin for the Seminoles (9-1) was coupled with some balanced scoring to enhance their file to 4-0 this season at dwelling. Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson recorded 24 factors, which means she has led or co-led FSU in scoring in each sport this season.

Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson rattled off her fourth consecutive double-double with 12 factors and 11 rebounds. Senior guard Sara Bejedi helped take command with 12 factors, whereas redshirt senior ahead Erin Howard added 10 within the 35-point win.

Bejedi scored the primary basket of the sport for the Noles, and they by no means seemed again. Florida State led from begin to end in its return to its dwelling court docket after a close to three-week hiatus.

The Seminoles opened the sport with a 12-1 run to take a commanding early lead, after solely permitting Stetson to attain through a free throw. Stetson was held with out a made discipline purpose for the primary 7:45 of the sport, capturing 1-of-10 throughout that timeframe. Latson led the Noles with 9 factors within the quarter, making 3-of-4 makes an attempt from the sphere. Florida State led 23-5 after the completion of the primary quarter.

Florida State held a 37-21 lead over Stetson going into halftime. A 3 pointer by Khamya McNeal lower FSU’s result in 16, in a interval wherein Stetson outscored FSU 16-14. Latson was in double figures earlier than the half, after a layup elevated her level complete to 11 factors. Timpson contributed six factors and seven rebounds within the first half.

After the conclusion of the third quarter, FSU led 57-32. Latson and Timpson led the Noles in scoring for the interval, scoring eight and six factors, respectively. The Noles shot 50 p.c from the sphere, and 86 p.c from the free throw line permitting them to increase their lead over the Hatters.

FSU out-scored Stetson within the paint general, 38-20, and shot 46 p.c from the ground in opposition to Stetson’s 27.6 p.c. FSU edged the Hatters (4-5) on the glass, 41-32, with sophomore O’Mariah Gordon getting six boards.

The Seminoles look to proceed their dwelling win streak after they play Texas Southern on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. on the Tucker Center.

BOX SCORE – PHOTOS

Florida State was again within the Tucker Center after a couple of week off of repeatedly scheduled video games. The Noles have been set to face the Louisville Cardinals which have been listed because the worst staff within the ACC, garnering an 0-8 file previous to the sport. It was FSU’s likelihood to seize their second win of the season and benefit from dwelling court docket. The Seminoles did simply that with a 75-53 victory over the Cardinals, led by an awesome defensive efficiency…{continued *FOR FREE}

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Florida State ahead Cam’Ron Fletcher is ready to overlook the rest of the 2022-23 season as a result of a proper knee damage suffered within the second half in opposition to Virginia.

Fletcher is presently averaging 10.8 factors per sport, serving as FSU’s main rebounder with a mean 7.5 per sport…{continued *FOR FREE}

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This is the place we’ve arrange for our members to debate the Florida State Seminoles males’s basketball for any breaking news, recruiting, gamers eligible for the NBA Draft, and any other basketball associated news it’s possible you’ll wish to deliver up for dialogue….{Continued *FOR FREE}

• After getting knocked off within the semifinals of the College Cup, the Noles are ranked at No. 3 within the United Soccer coaches ballot postseason standings.

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• It wasn’t the end result FSU Soccer needed however there we nonetheless some performances value acknowledgement:

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• Nighswonger Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-American

Senior midfielder Jenna Nighswonger was chosen as an Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators. Nighswonger was named to the Second staff on Tuesday.

Nighswonger has a 3.94 GPA in finance and began in all 22 video games she performed in for the Seminoles in the course of the 2022 season. She was named a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American and had a career-high in factors (28), assists (16) and targets (six). Nighswonger was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week thrice and was named the TDS and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on October 18 after recording three assists in opposition to No. 12 Duke. She was named First Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Tournament MVP after ending with two targets and an help in opposition to No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Notre Dame.

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• Making it to the semifinals isn’t one thing new for the Women’s soccer staff, and underneath new head coach Brian Pensky, they did simply that. In a valiant effort, the Seminoles misplaced to the North Carolina Tarheels 2-3 and have been eradicated from the College Cup. They completed the season with an ACC Championship and look to retain their spot within the higher echelon of faculty soccer.

From Tomahawk Nation’s Prince Akeem Joffer:

Florida State outshot North Carolina 25-14 (11 to 6 on purpose).

FSU additionally had 13 nook kicks to a few for UNC.

Florida State performed properly for a lot of the sport. Carolina carried the play for the primary 20 or so minutes of the second half however FSU principally managed the remainder of the sport. However, UNC acquired a pair of fortunate breaks and that determined the sport. This is to not take something away from the Heels. They deserve credit score for benefiting from these breaks.

The Seminoles will actually remorse how they weren’t in a position to convert a lot of the probabilities that they generated particularly within the first half. The first few nook kicks have been actually squandered.

However, this was a excessive degree contest between two heavyweights. Florida State deserves a ton of credit score for clawing again and netting the ultimate two targets. Many if not most groups would have folded after taking place 3-0 to a staff nearly as good as Carolina. Not this bunch. The Noles not solely saved enjoying however they acquired outcomes.

Unfortunately it wasn’t sufficient and now the main target will flip to the offseason. Florida State will lose three essential gamers in Jenna Nighswonger, Heather Payne and Clara Robbins. However, the Noles will welcome a prime 5 recruiting class of 4 actually gifted gamers. Coach Brian Pensky can even be very energetic within the switch portal.

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• Emily Ryan Named to AVCA East Region Honorable Mention

Florida State volleyball center blocker and Graduate scholar, Emily Ryan was named to the AVCA East Region Honorable Mention on Tuesday morning. This is the fifteenth consecutive season that the Seminoles have had an athlete on the all-region staff or had an honorable point out choice.

“I am excited and honored to receive this award,” Ryan stated. “I hope I brought more than just statistics for this team, and I’m glad I took the opportunity to close my college career on a strong note.”

A switch from UCLA, Ryan made a right away affect in her one season with the Seminoles. Playing in each set this season, Ryan led the staff in blocks with 119 and 1.08 blocks per set which ranked tenth within the ACC. Ryan completed the 12 months with 236 kills with a .322 hitting proportion which have been each profession highs.

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• JoAnne Graf Field was not too long ago ranked amongst the Top 5 faculty softball stadiums within the nation.

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We proceed our dive into the 2023 Florida State softball program, this week we check out the 2 sophomores presently returning to Tallahassee. In addition to Amaya Ross and Krystina Hartley, Lonni Alameda and her employees not too long ago added the addition of Katie Dack, through the switch portal, to the sophomore class….{continued *FOR FREE}

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We proceed our dive into the 2023 Florida State softball program, this week its half two of the redshirt gamers.

After struggling an damage in 2021, Jahni Kerr seemed to return final season. Back within the lineup in 2022, Kerr posted a .261 batting common. Her success late within the season noticed her transfer her approach up by the lineup. While on the plate she recorded 47 hits, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles, 5 dwelling runs, 35 RBI, and was walked 10 occasions…{continued *FOR FREE}

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Even although it ended early, it was nonetheless a particular season for Florida State Seminoles softball.

An unimaginable run by the season was punctuated by an ACC Tournament championship title — Team 39 put up a 49-5 file for the very best profitable proportion in a daily season at school historical past (.907). The season confirmed the combat that personifies head coach Lonni Alameda’s groups and offered many moments for followers to recollect.

Now that the mud has settled, we at Tomahawk Nation determined to try the highest 5 moments that made the season spectacular…{continued *FOR FREE}

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Check out our devoted Fanpost for FSU Women’s sports for any Women’s sports news you come throughout and can share to assist preserve your neighborhood updated on what is occurring in FSU girls’s athletics in the course of the week…{continued *FOR FREE}

• Baseball season isn’t that far-off:

• FSU was again on the observe yesterday, getting ready for his or her run within the spring.

Other Really Important Stuff

Since the arrival of Mike Norvell at Florida State, one phrase has outlined his tenure — climb.

To be extra particular, it’s one acronym, since like several coach value his salt, Norvell developed one to embody his imaginative and prescient for what this system ought to emphasize: dedication, “little things,” depth, psychological toughness, brotherhood...{continued *FOR FREE}