{"id":418909,"date":"2026-10-05T03:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418909\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:42:10","slug":"filimaua-reaches-1000-career-digs-as-seminoles-sweep-wake-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418909\/","title":{"rendered":"Filimaua Reaches 1,000 Career Digs as Seminoles Sweep Wake Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State volleyball team (8-6, 3-1 ACC) earned its second consecutive sweep with a 3-0 victory over Wake Forest (6-9, 0-4) on Sunday afternoon inside Tully Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Florida State improved to 20-4 against Wake Forest at home and won its 20th consecutive match against the Demon Deacons.<\/p>\n

Senior outside hitter Kyleene Filimaua<\/a> recorded her 1,000th career dig in the match, becoming the 14th Seminole in program history to reach the milestone. Filimaua finished with nine kills and a team-high eight digs.<\/p>\n

Junior opposite hitter Bailey Higgins<\/a> led the Seminoles with a match-high 11 kills on a .320 hitting percentage while adding three blocks.<\/p>\n

Junior setter Emma Lilo<\/a> recorded a match-high 31 assists to go along with seven digs and two kills.<\/p>\n

A 4-0 Seminole run evened the score at 5-5 in the first set and forced a Wake Forest timeout. The Demon Deacons held a 14-9 lead before Florida State cut the deficit to 15-13 at the media break. The Seminoles regained the lead at 18-17 following two kills and a Wake Forest attacking error. FSU closed the set on a 5-1 run to take the opener 25-20 and a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Florida State jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the second set. The Demon Deacons battled back to tie the set at 8-8, and the teams remained tied at 11-11 before FSU held a 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. The Seminoles scored six of the final seven points to win 25-22 and take a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

The third set featured the most back-and-forth action of the match. After the teams battled to a 7-7 tie, Florida State took a 15-11 lead into the media break. Wake Forest responded with a 6-1 run to take a 17-16 lead. With the set tied at 20-20, FSU used two kills and an ace to take a 23-21 advantage before closing out the 25-23 victory and completing the sweep.<\/p>\n

Florida State remains at home Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville. First serve is set for 6 p.m. on ACCNX, with live stats available on Seminoles.com.

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