Nov. 12, 1997
Seminoles Ready to Close Out Regular Season
THIS WEEKEND...
Tournament Positioning Key in FSU's Final Matches at Wake Forest & Duke
FSU at Wake Forest * Saturday, November 15 at 7:00 pm
Winston-Salem, North Carolina * Reynolds Gym (1,500)
FSU at Duke * Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 pm
Durham, North Carolina * Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
FLORIDA STATE Lady Seminoles
Record: 22-7.
Conference: 9-5.
Current Streak: Won 1.
Series vs. Wake Forest: The Lady Seminoles lead the series 3-0. FSU
swept the Demon
Deacons in Winston-Salem last season.
Series vs. Duke: Florida State trails in the series 3-16. The Lady
Seminoles have not
defeated Duke in 5+ seasons of ACC play.
LATELY
1-3 LOSS VS MARYLAND
The Terrapins were too tough for FSU in a hard-fought match sending the
Lady Seminoles
to a 1-3 defeat. Jennifer Werrick led the team with 15 kills. Schneider &
Minko headed up
the FSU defense with 20 and 16 digs respectively.
3-0 WIN VS VIRGINIA
Rebounding from their Friday night loss, the Lady Seminoles quickly
disposed of Virginia
15-0, 15-6, 15-6. FSU scored the match's first 20 points and hit .430 over
the 3 games.
Hawks and Thornton each hit over .600. Schneider and Werrick each tallied
double-
doubles in the victory.
WAKE FOREST Demon Deacons
Record: 8-20.
Conference: 1-12.
Streak: Lost 10.
Coach: Mary Buczek, 2nd year at Wake Forest.
Standouts: Katie Horne (3.83 kpg) and Jessica Hood (1.14 bpg) lead the Demon
Deacons.
DUKE Blue Devils
Record: 15-12.
Conference: 9-4.
Streak: Won 6.
Coach: Linda Grensing, 3rd season at Duke.
Standouts: The Blue Devils are led by Sarah Peifer (3.77 kpg, 3.92 dpg)
and Jenny
Stadler (3.72 dpg).
ROUND 1: WAKE FOREST
After a slow start, FSU defeated the Demon Deacons 3-1 in Tallahassee.
Holly Schneider
led the team with 18 kills and 11 digs. Jennifer Werrick, in her first
match at FSU, tallied
12 kills and 9 digs in 3 games of action.
ROUND 1: DUKE
Despite a career-high 28 kills from Aisha Thornton, FSU fell to Duke in 4
games 7-15, 15-
8, 13-15, 11-15. The 2:21 marathon match featured a string of 20 sideouts
at 12-9 in the
final game before Duke pulled out the win.
BEFORE FLORIDA STATE
Both Wake Forest & Duke meet other ACC opponents this weekend. Wake meets
Georgia
Tech Friday while Duke faces Tech & Clemson before battling FSU Sunday.
NOLE NOTES
IN FOUR OR LESS
Florida State has made quick work of its opponents game-wise with 14
sweeps and nine
3-1 victories. In fact, no matches, wins or losses, have gone to five
games for the Lady
Seminoles this season. FSU has, however, played several marathon matches.
10 FSU
conference matches have lasted over 2 hours including a 2:40 battle with
UNC. The Lady
Seminoles' quickest match was a 53-minute rout of Georgia Southern in September.
HEMLEPP SIDELINED
FSU rookie outside hitter Kate Hemlepp returned to practice Tuesday and
is expected to
be ready for action this weekend when FSU visits Duke & Wake Forest. She
had been
sidelined since the UNC match with patellar tendonitis in her right knee.
WERRICK ROLLS ON
Now three-time ACC Rookie of the Week Jennifer Werrick continues to post
impressive
performances against conference opponents adding double-doubles against
Maryland and
Virginia over the weekend. In 7 ACC contests, Werrick is averaging 15.0
kills & 12.3
digs per match and 4.0 kills & 3.3 digs per game.
PLAY THE PERCENTAGES
Florida State is making each kill count this season. Thus far, the Lady
Seminoles have a
.268 hitting percentage. Opponents, on the other hand, are averaging
almost 100 points
less than FSU at .173. In the ACC, Florida State leads its foes .236-.201.
A LOOK AT THE POLL
The Lady Seminoles jumped back in the AVCA/USA Today Volleyball Coaches
Poll last
weekand are ranked at #38 in this week's poll. FSU peaked at #30 prior to
its match with
Florida in late September. Maryland was the only ACC team in the Top 25
this week at
#15 and the only other conference team to receive votes.
ADD A THOUSAND
Florida State once again topped the 1,000 mark in attendance on Friday,
October 10th as
1,127 Lady Seminole fans watched FSU defeat Clemson 3-1. The 2,782 fans in a
standing room only crowd for FSU's match with Florida earlier this season
set a new
attendance record for the Lady Seminoles in Tully Gym. "It's always been a
goal to get the
fire marshal in here," said head coach Cecile Reynaud. Tully Gym's
capacity is listed as
2,500.
BOLTEN BREAKS ASSIST RECORD
In just her third match back from injury, Fiona Bolten broke a Florida
State record for
assists in a match with 75 against North Carolina on Halloween night.
Jennifer McCall
held the previous record of 74 against South Florida in 1993. Bolten also
registered the
first triple-double by a Lady Seminole this season with then career-highs
in assists (65),
kills (10), and digs (20) along with 2 blocks and 2 service aces in FSU's
3-1 victory at
Clemson on October 26th.
SCHNEIDER TAKES CHARGE
Junior Holly Schneider has taken charge on both offense and defense for
the Lady
Seminoles lately. Schneider is averaging 16.6 kills and 18.3 digs per
contest over her last
7 conference matches including a 20-dig performance against Maryland last
Friday.
ROOKIE AWARDS ROLL IN
Florida State's freshman class has wowed the Atlantic Coast Conference
this season.
Outside hitters Kate Hemlepp and Jennifer Werrick have garnered 6 of the 11
ACC Rookie
of the Week awards this year.
DUKE'S DOMINATION
Duke has dominated the Lady Seminoles since FSU joined the ACC in 1992.
The Blue
Devils ran their record to 11-0 against Florida State since the Tribe
joined the ACC in 1992
with their 3-1 victory in Tallahassee earlier this season. FSU's last
victory over Duke came
in 1989 in Washington DC. The Lady Seminoles' only win in Durham was a 3-1
triumph
in 1987.
AT THE NET
After an uncharacteristic blocking performance at Florida, FSU rebounded
at the net with
9 team blocks against Maryland and 12 versus the Cavaliers this past weekend.
Throughout the 1997 season, the Lady Seminoles have come up big at the net
in victories
registering more block assists than their opponent in 20 of their 22 wins
this year. Overall,
Florida State leads opponents 348-215 in block assists through 29 matches.
NO MERCY
Florida State has had little mercy for its opponents in 1997. The Lady
Seminoles have
outscored their opponents 1215-850 thus far this season. Florida State
also holds a 862-
511 edge over visitors to Tully Gym in 16 home matches.
CONFERENCE SWEEPS
Florida State looks to sweep its fourth ACC opponent this season when it
meets Wake
Forest Saturday night. The Lady Seminoles have already completed regular
season sweeps
of Clemson, NC State, and Virginia. FSU swept 3 conference opponents in 1996.
CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Only two players have competed in every game of every match for the Lady
Seminoles
this season. Senior defensive specialist Christy Minko has tallied 224
digs, second-best on
the team, during her 99 games of action. Junior outside hitter Holly
Schneider leads the
team with 324 kills, 51 service aces, and 329 digs during her 99-game run.
In addition to
Minko and Schneider, Susan Hawks is the only other FSU player to have
participated in all
53 conference games this year.
HONORS & AWARDS
FLORIDA STATE CLASSIC
Susan Hawks, Most Valuable Player
Fiona Bolten & LaToya Presberry, All Tournament Team
ALL-SPORT(R)/MICHIGAN CHALLENGE
LaToya Presberry, Most Valuable Player
Fiona Bolten & Kate Hemlepp, All-Tournament Team
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
week of SEPTEMBER 1-7
LaToya Presberry, Player of the Week
Kate Hemlepp, Rookie of the Week
week of SEPTEMBER 8-14
Aisha Thornton, Co-Player of the Week
Kate Hemlepp, Rookie of the Week
week of SEPT. 29 - Oct. 5
Kate Hemlepp, Rookie of the Week
week of OCTOBER 13-19
Jennifer Werrick, Rookie of the Week
week of OCT. 27 - Nov. 2
Jennifer Werrick, Rookie of the Week
week of NOVEMBER 3-9
Jennifer Werrick, Rookie of the Week
BY THE NUMBERS
FSU & the ACC
individual OVERALL
Hitting Percentage
1 Aisha Thornton .369
3 Susan Hawks .341
Kills per Game
8 Holly Schneider 3.27
Assists per Game
1 Fiona Bolten 13.03
Digs per Game
6 Holly Schneider 3.32
Service Aces per Game
1 Holly Schneider 0.52
Blocks per Game
3 Susan Hawks 1.20
individual ACC ONLY
Hitting Percentage
3 Aisha Thornton .326
6 Susan Hawks .308
Digs per Game
3 Holly Schneider 4.20
Service Aces per Game
4 Holly Schneider 0.43
team OVERALL
Hitting Percentage
1 Florida State .268
Kills per Game
3 Florida State 15.81
Service Aces per Game
3 Florida State 1.83
team ACC ONLY
Hitting Percentage
4 Florida State .236
Service Aces per Game
2 Florida State 1.72
ACC STANDINGS
Through Wednesday, November 12th
School Conf Overall Games
1 Maryland 14-0 23-0 69-19
2 Duke 9-4 15-12 57-41
3 Florida State 9-5 22-7 70-29
4 Clemson 8-6 21-6 72-34
5 Georgia Tech 8-6 15-14 57-51
6 North Carolina 6-8 14-14 56-50
7 Virginia 4-10 16-15 54-54
8 NC State 3-11 10-20 44-71
9 Wake Forest 1-12 8-20 38-87
LOOKING AHEAD
The Lady Seminoles return to North Carolina for the ACC Tournament in Raleigh.
Seedings will be determined following this weekend's action.
1997 ACC TOURNAMENT AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE
NOVEMBER 21-23 * RALEIGH, NC
FRIDAY: FIRST ROUND
* #8-seed vs. #9-seed (Play -in) 10 am
* #1 vs. Play-in winner 1 pm
* #4 vs. #5 3 pm
* #2 vs. #7 6 pm
* #3 vs. #6 8 pm
SATURDAY: SEMIFINALS
* #1 / #8-9 winner vs. #4 / #5 winner 4 pm
* #2 / #7 winner vs. #3 / #6 winner 6 pm
SUNDAY: CHAMPIONSHIP
* Semifinal winners 3:30 pm
* Live on the Sunshine Network
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