{"id":237029,"date":"2026-04-18T16:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237029\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:05:16","slug":"no-5-beach-volleyball-sweeps-day-one-of-the-gulf-front-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237029\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 5 Beach Volleyball Sweeps Day One of the Gulf Front Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE\u00a0\u2013 No. 5 Florida State beach volleyball\u00a0(27-2)\u00a0continued their undefeated streak on the road with two\u00a0wins against Mercer (4-25) and FGCU (17-13)\u00a0at\u00a0the Gulf Front Invitational\u00a0in Clearwater Beach.<\/p>\n<p>FSU faced the Bears to begin the tournament, with <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/myriah-massey\/7654\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7654\" target=\"_blank\">Myriah Massey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/bailey-higgins\/7701\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7701\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Higgins<\/a> jumping up to court four and\u00a0earning\u00a0dual point one\u00a0at\u00a021-10, 21-12.\u00a0The Noles\u00a0secured their third complete dual sweep against Mercer,\u00a0needing only two sets per court to\u00a0take the win\u00a05-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles went on to play FGCU,\u00a0closing out day one with a x-x win over the Eagles.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/kyleene-filimaua\/7648\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7648\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleene Filimaua<\/a> and\u00a0Saofe\u00a0Duval\u00a0needed\u00a0only two sets\u00a0to record a victory on court four\u00a0(21-12, 21-16),\u00a0before <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/gella-andrew\/7697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7697\" target=\"_blank\">Gella Andrew<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/maddie-trusty\/7658\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7658\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Trusty<\/a> quickly followed with a 21-14, 21-19 win on court two.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Day two for Florida State includes matches against USF\u00a0(18-11)\u00a0at 10:15 am and #13 LSU\u00a0(17-13)\u00a0at 12:45\u00a0pm. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com<\/p>\n<p>#5 Florida State\u00a05, Mercer\u00a00&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/alexis-durish\/7647\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7647\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Durish<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/audrey-koenig\/7652\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7652\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Koenig<\/a> (FSU) def.\u00a0Jordyn Thomas-Warren\/Maggie Forsyth (MER)\u00a021-11,\u00a021-12&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/gella-andrew\/7697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7697\" target=\"_blank\">Gella Andrew<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/maddie-trusty\/7658\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7658\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Trusty<\/a> (FSU) def.\u00a0Kristi\u00a0Talocka\/Grace Rathburn (MER)\u00a021-13,\u00a021-11&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/kyleene-filimaua\/7648\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7648\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleene Filimaua<\/a>\/Saofe\u00a0Duval (FSU) def.\u00a0Madeline Lee\/Hollis Engel (MER)\u00a021-17,\u00a021-10&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/bailey-higgins\/7701\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7701\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Higgins<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/myriah-massey\/7654\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7654\" target=\"_blank\">Myriah Massey<\/a> (FSU) def.\u00a0Cyleigh Sayler\/Giselle Estrada (MER) 21-10, 21-12&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/audrey-rothman\/7656\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7656\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Rothman<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/jordan-boulware\/7645\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7645\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Boulware<\/a> (FSU) def.\u00a0Shealey Peck\/Alayna Shrodes (MER)\u00a021-13,\u00a021-10&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n#5 Florida State\u00a05, FGCU\u00a00<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/alexis-durish\/7647\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7647\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Durish<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/audrey-koenig\/7652\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7652\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Koenig<\/a> (FSU) def. Ava Lilliquist\/Alexis Keeter (FGCU)\u00a021-13,\u00a021-14&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/gella-andrew\/7697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7697\" target=\"_blank\">Gella Andrew<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/maddie-trusty\/7658\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7658\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Trusty<\/a> (FSU) def. Erin Miller\/Nicole De Oliveria (FGCU)\u00a021-14,\u00a021-19&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/iane-henke\/8450\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8450\" target=\"_blank\">Iane Henke<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/kenzie-hultquist\/7650\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7650\" target=\"_blank\">Kenzie Hultquist<\/a> (FSU) def.\u00a0Kaitlyn Beck\/Kristina Gluc (FGCU)\u00a021-14,\u00a021-12&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/kyleene-filimaua\/7648\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7648\" target=\"_blank\">Kyleene Filimaua<\/a>\/Saofe\u00a0Duval (FSU) def. Emma Soncrant\/Andrea Dietz (FGCU)\u00a021-12,\u00a021-16&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/bailey-higgins\/7701\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7701\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Higgins<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/womens-beach-volleyball\/roster\/myriah-massey\/7654\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7654\" target=\"_blank\">Myriah Massey<\/a> (FSU) def. Vanessa Moriarty\/Sydney\u00a0Majick\u00a0(FGCU)\u00a021-14,\u00a021-19&#13;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Florida State beach volleyball program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at\u00a0fsubeachvolleyball\u00a0(IG) and @FSU_BeachVB (X).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TALLAHASSEE\u00a0\u2013 No. 5 Florida State beach volleyball\u00a0(27-2)\u00a0continued their undefeated streak on the road with two\u00a0wins against Mercer (4-25)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-237029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}