TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State volleyball team (16-11, 10-8) took down Duke (5-24, 2-16) in four sets (22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-23) on Sunday afternoon at Tully Gym.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Noles got great production from the middle attack as Delaney Ewing<\/a> and Nenu Kpea<\/a> combined for 20 kills on 32 attempts while also teaming up for 10 blocks. FSU recorded a team-high 15 blocks while holding Duke to just a .167 hitting percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n Iane Henke<\/a> led the way offensively with 16 kills while Kyleene Filimaua<\/a> picked up her third double double in her last four matches with 12 kills and 16 digs. Lily Nicholson<\/a> also recorded a double double with 21 assists and 16 digs.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Noles jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in set one, but the teams settled in and neither team was able to take a lead of more than three. Tied at 21, Duke took the next three points and eventually took the first set 25-22.\u00a0<\/p>\n The second set was all Garnet and Gold as the Noles raced out a 17-9 lead and never looked back as they won 25-18. FSU held Duke to just a .086 hitting percentage with four blocks in the set.\u00a0<\/p>\n The teams traded points to begin set three, but a couple of errors from Duke, a solo block from Henke and a kill from Filimaua gave the Noles a 14-9 lead. The Noles extended the lead to 18-12 and went on to win the set 25-18 to take the lead in the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n