TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State volleyball team (9-8, 3-5) returns to Tully Gym this weekend as it takes on Virginia (10-8, 3-5) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Virginia Tech (9-10, 1-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches can be seen live on ACCNX. Sunday’s match against Virginia Tech is the designated Paint It Pink match. 

Seminoles Begin Four-Match Home Slate Against Virginia and Virginia Tech

• The Noles will be in the comfortable confines of Tully Gym for the next two weeks as it begins a four-match home slate starting this weekend against Virginia and Virginia Tech. 
• Virginia is 10-8 this season and 3-5 in ACC play and are coming off back-to-back wins last week against rival Virginia Tech. Virginia’s other ACC win came in a five-set victory against Syracuse. 
• Virginia Tech is 9-10 overall and 1-7 in ACC play. The Hokies one win in ACC play came against Boston College on October 5. The Hokies have lost four consecutive matches. 

                                                    
Series History

• The Noles have dominated the two teams from the Commonwealth State in program history as they have a 83-20 combined record against Virginia and Virginia Tech. 
• The Noles lead the all-time series against Virginia 44-16 including a 22-4 record against the Cavaliers in Tully Gym. 
• FSU holds a 39-4 advantage against the Hokies and have never lost to Virginia Tech inside of Tully. FSU has won 12 consecutive matches against Virginia Tech. 

                                                    
Last Time Out

• The Noles rallied on Saturday to defeat Cal to split their west coast trip as the Noles took down the Golden Bears in five sets. 
• The Noles got career performances from both Iane Henke and Kyleene Filimaua. Henke had a career high 27 kills and Filimaua tied her career high with 25 kills. 

                                                
Filimaua and Henke Have Historic Match Against Cal

• No one was able to stop Iane Henke and Kyleene Filimaua last Saturday against Cal as the duo put together a performance for the record books in the Bay Area.
• Henke tallied a career high 27 kills while Filimaua tied her career high with 25 kills. 
• It was the first time in the rally scoring era that the Seminoles have had two players with over 25 kills in a match and the first time since October 27, 1995, when LaToya Presberry and Holly Schneider had 30 kills and 28 kills respectively against Virginia. 
• Henke and Filimaua are the only duo in the ACC to have 25 or more kills in the same match this season. 
• Prior to this season, the Seminoles have not had a player reach the 25 kill mark since Payton Caffrey in 2019. Filimaua has recorded 25 kills twice this year and Henke reached that mark on Saturday against Cal. 

                                                    
Henke Putting Together One of the Best Seasons in Program History

• Iane Henke was looking to take a big step in her second year with the Garnet and Gold and has done that and much more in her senior season with the Noles. 
• Henke is second on the team with 204 kills but is third in the ACC in kills per set (4.53) and points per set (5.30).
• Henke’s 5.30 points per set is 10th in the entire country and is on pace to break the school record for points per set. 
• Henke missed five matches from Oct. 3-16 due to a lower body injury. 
• Henke has recorded 20 or more kills in three consecutive matches.
• Henke had 21 kills against Georgia Tech. Henke is one of two players in the ACC to record 20 or more kills in a three-set match this season. 
• Against Cal, Henke had a career-high 27 kills which is the eighth-most kills in a match by an ACC player. Henke was also the first Nole to record over 30 points in a match since Payton Caffrey on November 4, 2018, against Louisville. 
• In the four matches against North Florida, USF, South Carolina and Oklahoma, Henke tallied 15 or more kills in all four of those matches while hitting over .300 in all those matches. Henke is the first FSU player since Norisha Campbell in 2001 to accomplish that feat. 
• Henke also recorded 15 or more kills in six consecutive matches from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 which is the longest streak since Payton Caffrey had six consecutive matches with 15 or more kills in 2018. 
• Henke has recorded double digit kills in 11 consecutive matches. 
• Henke has recorded 18 service aces so far this season after recording just five aces all of last season. 
• Against UIC, Henke had seven service aces which was tied for the fourth-most in FSU history. Henke joined Audrey Koenig as the only two FSU players to record seven or more aces in the past 20 seasons.
• Henke’s seven aces are tied for the third-most in a three-set match of any player in the country this season.  
• Henke was the 2022 Division II AVCA National Freshman of the Year at Cal State LA.

                                                     
Filimaua Reliable Force for the Noles 

• Filimaua is FSU’s most experienced and productive returner as a three-year starter in her junior season. 
• In her first full season as an outside hitter, Filimaua leads the team with 243 kills along with 146 digs and 22 service aces. 
• Flimaua has recorded double digit kills in her last six matches and in 13 out of the last 16 matches. 
• Filimaua has recorded seven double doubles this season. . 
• In 2024, Filimaua did a little bit of everything as she recorded 173 kills, 66 assists, 27 aces, 267 digs and 23 blocks. Filimaua filled in at libero during the middle of the season last year but will return to her main position as an outside hitter in 2025. 

                                                                
Kpea Impressing in Her Freshman Season

• Nenu Kpea has had a great start to her career in the Garnet and Gold and has taken her play to the next level. 
• Kpea has played in all 66 sets for FSU and leads the team with 71 blocks and 1.08 blocks per set. 
• Kpea has recorded 122 kills and is hitting .286.

                                                            
Victoria David Makes the Most of Opportunity

• In the absence of Iane Henke last weekend, freshman Victoria David stepped up in a big way with a great weekend against Wake Forest and NC State.
• David played in just six sets prior to last weekend as she played in 21 sets in the absence of Henke. 
• David has 34 total kills with 37 digs and seven blocks. 

                                                                
Ewing Giving the Noles Great Production

• Delaney Ewing has been a great addition for the Noles in the middle. 
• Ewing has played in 63 out of the 66 sets with 78 kills and 66 blocks. 
• Ewing had her best match with the Garnet and Gold as she recorded a season-best 10 kills and eight blocks at NC State. 
• Against UIC, Ewing had seven kills on seven swings in the Noles’ sweep over the Flames. 
• Ewing comes from the University of San Francisco where she recorded 155 kills and 83 blocks in her freshman season. 

                                                                
Noles Bring On Former Sun Belt Libero of the Year in Mio Yamamoto

• The Noles made a big splash in the transfer portal in picking up 2023 Sun Belt Libero of the Year Mio Yamamoto from Louisiana. 
• Yamamoto leads the team with 232 digs and has also added 19 aces. 
• Yamamoto has recorded double digit digs in 14 out of the 18 matches this season and had a season-high 25 digs at NC State on Oct. 5 
• Yamamoto was a two-time All-Sun Belt First Team selection in her two seasons in Lafayette. 
• Yamamoto ranked in the top 25 in the country in digs per set and recorded 13 matches with 20 or more digs in 2024. 
• Yamamoto has the most career digs of anyone on FSU’s roster.

                                                        
Nicholson and Stevenson Leading FSU’s Offense

• FSU  brought in a couple of transfers from the portal to lead the offense for the 2025 season. 
• Lily Nicholson comes from TCU where she played in 112 out of the 113 sets for the Horned Frogs last season. 
• Nicholson leads the Seminoles with 332 assists and 5.03 assists per set. 
• Nicholson became just the eighth player in TCU history to record 1,000 assists with her 1,108 assists in her sophomore campaign. 
• She averaged 9.89 assists per set which ranked fifth in the Big 12 and 60th nationally. 
• She helped the Horned Frogs record a .252 hitting percentage over the course of the season which was tied for the second-best mark in school history. 
• Stevenson comes from Montana State where she started two seasons for the Bobcats. 
• Stevenson has recorded 317 assists in 18 matches. 
• Stevenson recorded over 1,000 assists in 2023 and added 664 assists in 2024. 
• Stevenson tallied 68 service aces in her two seasons in Bozeman.

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