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Wake Forest Swept at Home by Florida State
11/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 21, 2006
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Florida State utilized a solid hitting attack to sweep Wake Forest and send the Demon Deacons to their fifth loss in six matches Tuesday evening at Reynolds Gym. The Seminoles downed the Deacons 30-16, 30-28, 30-18.
With the loss, the Deacons fall to 14-16 overall and 10-11 in the ACC. Wake is assured of finishing below .500 on the season. FSU improves to 19-11 overall and 13-8 in the ACC.
For the match, the Seminoles hit .261 with 47 kills and just 17 errors in 115 attempts. FSU had only three errors in each game one and game three. In contrast, Wake hit just .061 with 37 kills and 30 errors in 113 attempts for the match.
Sophomore Jessica Furlong led the Demon Deacons with 18 kills on the night. Fellow sophomore Natalie Mullikin turned in the next-highest kill total with nine.
Junior Jackie Lucas and sophomore Ashley Homitz were active on the defensive side of the net. Lucas tallied nine total blocks, including eight block assists, while Homitz recorded five block assists.
Freshman setter Dylan Faulkner dished out 33 assists in the match.
Senior Natasha Schaefer led Wake with eight digs, while freshman Sara Uniacke was right behind with seven.
Florida State never trailed in the opening game, as the `Noles hit .303 in the contest. FSU jumped out to an 11-3 lead and continued to build onto its margin from there, coming away with a 30-16 rout.
It looked as if Wake Forest might tie the match up late in game two, but Florida State rallied for a 30-28 win. The Deacons used a 10-4 run to erase a 20-15 deficit and take their first lead of the match.
However, FSU responded with four straight points to take a 28-25. The Deacs pulled to within 29-28, but a kill from Jessica Skower put the game away for the Seminoles.
With the momentum in their favor, the `Noles rolled to a game-three victory. Florida State used a 12-3 run to erase a 5-4 deficit and open up a 16-8 margin.
Wake Forest followed with four straight to pull with 16-12, but that was as close as the Deacons would get as FSU came away with a 30-18 win. Florida State hit .412 with 17 kills and three errors in the game.
The victory was Florida State's first in Winston-Salem since 2002. The Seminoles swept the season series for the first time since that same season.
Wake Forest wraps up its 2006 campaign on Wednesday against Miami. The Demon Deacons will host the Hurricanes on Senior Night at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live online at www.ACCSelect.com.
