NORMAN, Okla. – The Florida State volleyball team (3-2) battled back from two sets down to force a fifth set but came up just short in a 3-2 (16-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-8, 13-15) loss to Oklahoma (5-1) in the ACC/SEC Showdown at the Net on Wednesday night in Norman, Oklahoma.

FSU was unable to get much going in the first set as the Sooners rolled to a 25-16 first set victory. Oklahoma looked to be cruising to another set victory in set two, but the Noles fought off five set points to gain some momentum into set three but ultimately fell 25-23. 

FSU used that momentum and jumped all over the Sooners in set three. FSU was the first to 15 as it led 15-8, but the Sooners had one more rally in them to cut the lead to 17-14. The Noles quickly shut the door and ended the set on a 8-1 run. After hitting just .136 and allowing the Sooners to hit .424 in the first two sets, FSU hit .333 in set three and held Oklahoma to .000 hitting percentage and blocked the Sooners four times. 

The Noles dominated set four in impressive fashion as they cruised to a 25-8 victory after leading 17-2 at one point. The Noles hit .286 in set four and had four service aces in the set. 

The Sooners jumped out to an early lead in set five as they lead 6-3, but the Noles hung around and kill from Kyleene Filimaua and a block from Johanna Sova tied the set at nine. The teams continued to trade points, but an ace gave the Sooners match point at 14-12. A service error gave a point to the Noles, but an attack error ended the match. 

Iane Henke continued to impress as she recorded her fourth straight match with 15 or more kills as she tallied 18 kills and hit .333. Filimaua added 15 kills of her own. Delaney Ewing led the way with seven blocks for the Noles. 

FSU will be back in action on Friday night as it travels to Auburn to take on the Tigers. First serve is set for 7 p.m. on SECN+.

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