TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State volleyball team (13-9, 7-6) has another prime opportunity on Saturday afternoon as it hosts No. 14 Miami (20-4, 10-3) at 1 p.m. inside Tully Gym. The match can be seen on ACCNX with Shawn Davison (PxP), Cecile Reynaud (Analyst) and Ansley Topchik (Sideline) on the call. 

Seminoles Get Another Crack at Rival Miami

• The Florida State volleyball team is hoping to get its first marquee win on Saturday afternoon as it hosts No. 14 Miami.
• The Noles sit 51st in the RPI and are looking for its first win against a team in the top 50 of the RPI on Saturday afternoon. 
• Miami ranks 17th in the RPI. 

                                                
Last Time Out

• The Noles gave the Hurricanes everything they could handle on Wednesday night, but the Noles ultimately fell to Miami in five sets. 
• Iane Henke and Kyleene Filimaua led the way with 20 kills each while Henke recorded a double double with 14 digs. 
• The Noles were unable to stop the NCAA kills per set leader in Flormarie Heredia Colon as the senior had 42 kills against the Seminoles. 

                                                
Noles Have Dominated Hurricanes in Recent History

• The FSU and Miami rivalry has been dominated by the Garnet and Gold the last few years as FSU has six out of the last seven matchups against Miami. 
• Before Wednesday night, FSU’s six-match win streak is tied for the longest streak by either team in the series. FSU also won six-consecutive matches against Miami from 2012-15. 
• The two teams have been known to play tight matches as five out of the last eight meetings have gone into five sets.
• FSU leads the all-time series 37-25-1.

                                                
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 302 kills but is third in the ACC in kills per set (4.58) and points per set (5.27).
• Henke’s 5.27 points per set is 12th in the entire country and is on pace to break the school record for points per set. Henke is also 16th in the country in kills per set. (4.58). 
• Henke missed five matches from Oct. 3-16 due to a lower body injury. The Noles were 1-4 with Henke out and are 12-5 when Henke plays. 
• Henke recorded 20 or more kills in four consecutive matches against Clemson, Georgia Tech, Cal and Virginia. Henke is the first player in program history to have 20 or more kills in four consecutive matches in the rally scoring era.
• Henke has recorded 20 or more kills in six out of her last eight matches. 
• Henke had 21 kills in a three-set loss 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 has recorded 15 or more kills in 15 out of the 17 matches she’s played in this season. 
• Henke has recorded double digit kills in 16 consecutive matches. 
• Henke has recorded 21 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 a 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 324 kills along with 195 digs and 30 service aces. 
• Filimaua has recorded double digit kills in her last 11 matches and in 18 out of the last 21 matches. 
• Filimaua ranks eighth in the ACC with 4.29 points per set and is currently on pace to finish in the top 10 in program history for points per set in a season. 
• Filimaua has recorded nine 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 returned to her main position as an outside hitter in 2025. 

                                                                
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 hadn’t 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 again against Cal. 

                                                                
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 87 sets for FSU and leads the team with 88 blocks and 1.01 blocks per set. 
• Kpea has recorded 156 kills and is hitting .293.

                                                  
Ewing Giving the Noles Great Production

• Delaney Ewing has been a great addition for the Noles in the middle. 
• Ewing has played in 84 out of the 87 sets with 106 kills and 87 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. 

                                                                
Former Sun Belt Libero of the Year Mio Yamamoto Leading the Noles Defensively

• 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 302 digs and has also added 27 aces. Yamamoto recorded a career-high six service aces against Virginia on Oct. 24. 
• Yamamoto has recorded double digit digs in 18 out of the 22 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 433 assists and 4.97 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 432 assists in 22 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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