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, Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, and other sports news
While a lot of the fall sports have accomplished or are nearing the top of their seasons, we’ll proceed to preserve you up to date on any Florida State sports information and media press releases we’re despatched from the FSU SID or that we supply ourselves.
Feel free to embrace any other FSU associated news of any variety that we could have missed within the remark part.
Most of the summaries under are courtesy of FSU SID, Tomahawk Nation, and the Twitters.
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Top seeded Florida State (17-2-3) defeated third seeded Arkansas (13-4-5) by a 1-0 rating tonight on the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, FL.
Game Recap
Arkansas got here out in a 3-5-2 formation. The aim was to dominate the midfield and not let Florida State crank up their well-known possession ways. This technique was dangerous as a result of enjoying with solely three within the again implies that there might be house for the wonderful Seminole entrance line of Jody Brown, Beata Olsson and Onyi Echegini to exploit. ….{continued *FOR FREE}
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Top-seeded Florida State (16-2-3) defeated fourth-seeded Pittsburgh (14-5-3) by a 3-0 rating tonight on the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, FL.
Game Recap
The Seminoles wasted no time in cracking the scoreboard. In the second minute Onyi Echegini despatched an ideal by ball from deep within the midfield for Jody Brown who was streaking down the sector. Brown acquired behind the Pitt backline who had moved ahead within the assault. Echegini’s ball hit Brown completely in stride and the junior from Jamaica was one v one with Pitt keeper Ellie Breech…..{continued *FOR FREE}
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- Valenzuela Sparks Noles to 88-57 Win vs. Harvard
CANCUN, Mexico – Mexican-born sophomore ahead Mariana Valenzuela totaled a career-high 19 factors off the bench to spark Florida State Women’s Basketball to an 88-57 win over Harvard in its ultimate recreation of the Cancun Challenge on Saturday on the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.
The Seminoles (7-1) end the event 2-1 with wins over Purdue (76-75) and Harvard and an in depth loss to Oklahoma State (79-77).
Valenzuela performed an enormous position in Florida State’s breakaway third quarter that ignited Saturday’s win. The Mazatlán, Mexico native delivered 11 of her 19 factors within the third as FSU out-scored the Crimson 27-13 to create the cushion it wanted. The 14-0 run that helped to seal the sport was highlighted by Valenzuela’s back-to-back 3-point area objectives that helped FSU run out to a 70-42 benefit.
Valenzuela completed 7-of-10 from the ground and 4-of-5 from 3-point vary with loads of associates and household watching within the stands.
Her 3-point area aim with 2:04 left within the third that gave FSU a 65-42 lead got here off graduate guard Jazmine Massengill’s four-hundredth profession help. While Massengill’s profession totals don’t rely within the FSU file books, by comparability’s sake the Seminoles have simply 4 gamers whom have crossed the 400-career help line.
Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson continued to dominate, scoring 20 factors on 6-of-11 capturing with 4 assists. Over her three video games performed on the Cancun Challenge, Latson averaged 20.3 factors, 5.0 rebounds, shot 48.9 p.c (23-of-47) from the ground and 44.4 p.c (4-of-9) from 3-point vary.
Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson picked up her second straight double-double with 15 factors and a career-high tying 14 rebounds. Timpson averaged 14.7 factors, 11.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocked photographs on the Cancun Challenge.
Senior guard Sara Bejedi added 13 factors and 4 assists with no turnovers. As a workforce the Seminoles generated 13 assists and turned the ball over simply 11 occasions.
FSU shot 49.3 p.c (33-of-67) from the ground and drained 9 3-point area objectives whereas capturing 47.4 p.c from deep. Harvard was held to simply 29.7 p.c capturing and was led by Harmoni Turner’s 23 factors.
The Seminoles made it a degree of emphasis to create simple possibilities within the paint, outscoring Harvard 44-20 inside. The bench continued to shine as effectively, scoring 30 factors to Harvard’s 11.
Florida State returns to motion with the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Wisconsin within the Kohl Center.
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- Women’s Hoops Gets Past Purdue, 76-75
CANCUN, Mexico – A fourth quarter full of huge performs helped information a resilient Florida State Women’s Basketball workforce to a 76-75 win over Purdue in recreation two of the Cancun Challenge on Friday afternoon on the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.
Trailing 59-54 to start the fourth quarter, the Seminoles executed on each ends of the ground and stole momentum away from the Boilermakers (5-1), handing them their first lack of the season. Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson had her second double-double of the season with 14 factors and a career-high 14 rebounds. Timpson had eight factors and six boards within the ultimate body, along with her offensive board and putback giving FSU a 60-59 lead with 7:45 left within the recreation – its first lead for the reason that first quarter.
Purdue continued to reply, getting a 3-point area aim by Lasha Petree with 5:01 left to retake the lead at 66-64. FSU graduate guard Jazmine Massengill got here up with one other clutch 3-ball of her personal, hitting one from the left wing to put FSU again on prime 67-66 with 4:48 left.
Massengill would come by once more after Purdue minimize its deficit to 71-70. She got here down the ground and hit a pull-up jumper within the paint to give the Seminoles some wanted cushion at 73-70 with 1:10 left. A crucial cease on the defensive finish adopted and FSU would put the sport away with late free throws.
Ta’Niya Latson led the Seminoles with one other 20-point efficiency, scoring 21 factors on 10-of-17 capturing with three rebounds. She has six 20-point video games in her first seven video games this 12 months.
Sophomore guard O’Mariah Gordon got here up huge off the bench, incomes crunch-time minutes and ending with 15 factors, six rebounds and drawing six fouls. In a tightly contested recreation, FSU was +5 with Gordon on the ground.
The Noles climbed again from a 10-point deficit within the first quarter to pull out their sixth win of the season. FSU out-scored a bodily Purdue workforce within the paint, 40-24, and had 24 factors off the bench. Graduate ahead Valencia Myers gave the Seminoles some robust minutes with 5 factors and two rebounds.
FSU was in a position to escape with a win regardless of permitting 12 3-point area objectives to the Boilermakers, who have been led by 15 factors every from Petree and Madison Layden. FSU adjusted effectively within the second to assist restrict Purdue’s risk from past the arc.
The Seminoles end the Cancun Challenge on Saturday because it faces Harvard at 11 a.m. ET on FloHoops.
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- Noles Fall to Oklahoma State in Nail-Biter
CANCUN, Mexico – Despite out-scoring Oklahoma State, 42-30, within the second half, Florida State Women’s Basketball absorbed its first lack of the season in an entertaining recreation towards the Cowgirls. The Seminoles (5-1) fell 79-77 of their first recreation of the Cancun Challenge on the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancun, Mexico.
With 13.1 seconds left, Florida State rebounded a missed free throw from The Cowgirls (5-1) and known as a timeout trailing by two. A well-drawn up play out of the timeout was practically executed, however FSU couldn’t convert on the layup try as time subsequently ran out following the miss.
Despite placing itself in a 49-35 gap on the half, FSU chipped away within the second half. Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 of her 20 factors within the second half and helped spark the Seminoles’ comeback.
Both groups performed a back-and-forth fourth quarter the place they have been going shot for shot, as Oklahoma State at all times appeared to have a response to a giant bucket made by FSU. Sophomore ahead Makayla Timpson performed huge for the Seminoles and acquired good touches down the stretch of the sport, recording 15 factors, seven rebounds and two blocked photographs.
FSU shot 10-of-19 in a crucial fourth quarter the place they trailed 59-52 in the beginning. With 2:20 left within the recreation Claire Chastain of Oklahoma State hit a shot within the paint to give OSU a 76-70 lead with 2:20 left. Latson then scored FSU’s subsequent 5 factors with a pair free throws and a giant 3-pointer from the nook to go away the Noles trailing 78-75 with 1:07 remaining.
A key cease by FSU was adopted by Timpson getting one to go beneath to minimize the deficit to 78-77 with 13.1 seconds left. The Noles then fouled and regardless of OSU hitting 1-of-2 from the road, the Seminoles couldn’t end.
Two other double-figure scorers stepped up for FSU in senior guard Sara Bejedi (13 factors) and sophomore O’Mariah Gordon (11 factors). FSU out-scored OSU off the bench, 17-11, and had 13 fast-break factors towards OSU’s eight.
Oklahoma State’s Naomie Alnatas led 4 double-figure scorers with 19 factors.
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- Making History: Ta’Niya Latson Sweeps ACC Awards Again
Florida State Women’s Basketball guard Ta’Niya Latson has turn into the primary ACC student-athlete ever to sweep the league’s weekly awards in consecutive weeks, introduced on Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Last week, Latson turned simply the seventh participant to win each awards when she took dwelling honors for ACC Player and Rookie of the Week. On Monday, she repeated the feat as soon as once more after averaging 26.5 factors in wins over rival Florida and on the street at Houston.
Latson led FSU in scoring in each video games this previous week, topping Florida with 32 factors and main the Seminoles with 21 at Houston. FSU defeated the Gators within the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown, 92-77, and adopted with a gritty 79-73 additional time win at Houston.
Latson, by her first 4 video games after enjoying UF, already turned the tenth Seminole to file a number of 30-point video games in a season. She additionally had 34 factors at Kent State.
The freshman led the Seminoles in scoring (26.5 factors), area objectives made (20) and free throws made (11) in what was a 2-0 week. She presently leads the ACC in scoring at 26.8 factors per recreation, greater than six factors forward of Hailey Van Lith (20.2) at Louisville who’s in second place.
Latson leads the NCAA in whole factors with 134, ranks second with 49 made area objectives and is fifth nationally averaging 26.8 factors per recreation.
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The Florida State volleyball workforce (19-10, 11-7) fell in three units (19-25, 14-25, 22-25) at No. 13 Georgia Tech (20-7, 13-5) Saturday afternoon in entrance of a packed and loud O’Keefe Gym in Atlanta, Ga.
The Seminoles struggled to get something going offensively within the first set because the Yellow Jackets used a key 8-2 run in the midst of the set to create separation. Georgia Tech would go on to win the set 25-19.
The second set noticed an analogous path to the primary set because the Yellow Jackets pulled away once more in the midst of the set to dominate the second set 25-14.
The third set was essentially the most aggressive because the Seminoles have been in a position to discover some rhythm offensively. Unlike the primary two units, the Seminoles have been in a position to use a run of their very own in the midst of the set to take a 16-15 lead. The two groups traded factors and the Noles acquired inside one at 22-23, however the Yellow Jackets took the ultimate two factors to take the match.
For the second consecutive match, Audrey Rothman led the Seminoles within the kill class with seven. Khori Louis added six kills.
The Noles will be taught its postseason destiny on Sunday evening with the NCAA Selection Show. The present begins at 7:3o p.m. and could be seen dwell on ESPNU.
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- Noles Dominate Miami on the Road in Straight Sets
The Florida State volleyball workforce (19-9, 11-6) made a powerful case for a NCAA Tournament bid Wednesday afternoon with a sweep (25-20, 25-16, 25-22) over the Miami Hurricanes (19-10, 12-6) in Coral Gables, Fla. This is the primary time the Seminoles have swept the Hurricanes in Coral Gables since 2016 and additionally it is the primary time the Noles have crushed Miami twice in the identical season since 2019.
“I’m really proud of our team today,” Head Coach Chris Poole mentioned. “They did a great job following the game plan and were focused all match. Miami is always a tough place to play. It’s a great time to play our best match of the year against a top 30 team.”
Miami jumped out to an 8-2 lead within the first set, however then the Seminoles took over the match. The Noles used a livid run to take a 15-14 lead and went on to take 10 out of the ultimate 16 factors to take the primary set. The Noles dominated each facet of the set hitting .265 whereas holding the Hurricanes to a .091 hitting proportion.
The Seminoles used that momentum from the primary set and jumped out to a 15-7 lead and by no means seemed again in a 25-16 second set victory.
The third set began the identical approach as set one with the Noles leaping out to a 8-2 lead. The Noles used a fierce 7-0 run to tie the match at 10. The two groups traded factors, however the Noles used a fast 3-0 run to create some separation and went on to clinch the match.
After not enjoying within the first match towards Miami due to harm, freshman Audrey Rothman made her presence identified with a game-high 13 kills on simply 19 makes an attempt. Audrey Koenig added 11 kills for the Noles.
The Noles will full the common season on Saturday with a match towards No. 13 Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga, at 1 p.m. on ACCNX. The Noles will then discover out their postseason destiny on Sunday evening. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show begins at 7:30 p.m. and could be seen dwell on ESPNU.
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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 workers lately added the addition of Katie Dack, by way of 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 harm 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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Now that the September 1st window has come and gone for faculty softball, the category of 2024 can begin saying verbal commits to their colleges. For Florida State, they’ve began to obtain verbals. This thread might be devoted to the gamers who’ve posted about committing to the Garnet and Gold beginning in 2024..{continued *FOR FREE}
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- Men’s Basketball Falls To Stanford, 70-60, At ESPN Events Invitational
Brandon Angel scored a game-high 22 factors on eight made area objectives and two three-pointers to lead Stanford to a 70-60 victory over the Seminoles within the second spherical of the ESPN Events Invitational on the State Farm Field House. Harrison Ingram and Michael Jones every contributed 10 factors of their very own to lead Stanford to their third win of the season.
Caleb Mills scored a team-high 16 factors and pulled down 5 rebounds for Florida State. He led 4 Seminoles in double determine scoring, Cam’Ron Fletcher (12 factors), Darin Green, Jr. (11 factors), and Naheem McLeod (10 factors). Mills has scored in double figures in 5 of the Seminoles final six performed, with this being his fourth recreation in a row in double digits.
McLeod as soon as once more introduced his radiant power to the court docket, capturing 4 for 4 from within the paint. Cameron Corhen and Mills every shot an ideal two for 2 from the free throw line.
Florida State started the primary half with an early eight level lead as Fletcher made a three-point area aim within the first seconds of the sport. The Seminoles took a 27-21 lead into the intermission. Mills was the team-high scorer in each factors (eight) and rebounds (two) within the first 20 minutes. Fletcher and McLeod contributed six factors to the primary half, knocking down two rebounds to be part of Mills in a primary half team-high.
Although Stanford outscored the Seminoles 49-33 within the second half, Florida State led the Cardinals in each class for the sport. From the sector, the Seminoles had a .438 capturing proportion (21-48) and a .300 capturing proportion (6-20) from past the arc. They held Stanford to a .422 capturing proportion contained in the paint and solely allowed three of 26 (.115) makes an attempt to be constituted of the three-point line.
Stanford scored 27 factors off of the Seminoles 14 turnovers. Florida State dominated a majority of the sport, holding the lead for 22 minutes in contrast to their opponents quarter-hour. The latter a part of the second half led to the Seminoles downfall, because the Cardinals went on a 10-0 scoring run with solely six minutes left within the recreation.
Florida State will play in spherical three of the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday towards Memphis or Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Coming off their first win of the season on Monday towards the Mercer Bears, there was some hope that perhaps FSU’s darkest days have been behind them. The depth is slowly bettering as a few of the injured gamers are working their approach again into enjoying form. The defensive depth seemed just a little higher towards Mercer and Cam’Ron Fletcher has a breakout recreation setting a profession excessive.
That hope was rapidly extinguished on this one….{continued *FOR FREE}
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Florida State basketball hosted the Mercer Bears on Monday evening, in the hunt for their first win of the season. The Seminoles have began 0-4 for the primary time since 1959, hitting one of many largest bumps within the Leonard Hamilton period. Much of dismay has to with fixed offensive struggles, however the Noles don’t appear to have a transparent reply on any aspect of the ball…..{continued *FOR FREE}
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