Miami Volleyball Falls to No. 19 Florida State, 3-0
Sept. 18, 2009
Tallahassee, Fla. – Three Miami players each registered five kills, but it wasn’t enough as No. 19 Florida State took down the University of Miami in volleyball, 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-17), Friday evening in the ACC-opener for both clubs at Tully Gym in Tallahassee, Fla.
Miami (7-3, 0-1 ACC) was unable to get the shots on Friday evening, hitting a season-low .044 clip (28-24-91) as a team against a tough FSU opponent. Miami did battle back for its best hitting output in the third set, scoring a .233 mark behind four kills from Christine Williamson.
Florida State (9-1, 1-0 ACC), ranked no. 19 in the latest AVCA coaches poll, hit above .300 twice – in the second and third set, respectively. As a team, FSU hit .217 (40-17-106) in the match.
Ali Becker, Lici McGee and Williamson each scored five kills for UM on the night, but Florida State’s blocking proved to be the difference in the contest. The Seminoles racked up 13 team blocks while Miami committed 24 attack errors.
UM senior Genny Mayhew supplied defense for the `Canes with a team-best 10 digs, while Becker posted three blocks (two assisted). Setter Katie Gallagher setup the UM offense with 25 assists, and Cassie Loessberg got low for eight digs of her own out of her libero position.
The Hurricanes also used seven kills from Lane Carico as she fell just short of a double-double with eight digs.
Florida State was charged by Rachael Morgan, Jordana Price and Brianna Barry–each collecting eight kills in the contest. Libero Taylor Wilson pulled in a match-high 12 digs, and Price was a load up front for the `Noles with a match-high tying six blocks (assisted). Beside Price was teammate Barry with six blocks of her own (four assisted).
Overall, FSU had five players with three or more blocks in the match. Carico added two blocks of her own for Miami.
The Hurricanes will look to turn things around tomorrow afternoon taking on Notre Dame at Tully Gym in a match slated for a 2 p.m. start. The match is played as what is being billed the Seminole Tri-Match hosted by FSU.
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