Seminoles defeats Purdue by 3-1: Volleyball news
The number eight ranked Boilermakers women’s volleyball team had a match with the number 21st ranked Florida State squad on Friday, December 9th, as part of the Sweet 16 tournament. It took some time but at the end of it the Seminoles
wound up winners after four intense and thrilling sets.
With the resent loss, the Boilermakers have come to their season end while the Seminoles are still going strong backed by a win achieved at the following final set scores: 26-23, 21-25, 25-20 and 25-19.
The first set of the match started off with Purdue coming out strong and asserting their dominance over the Seminoles by taking an early lead at 7-3. However, the Seminoles did not let the Purdue squad hold their fort for long and pumped themselves up to
get the advantage for their own at 8-7. The match went back and forth as both the teams played competitively and Purdue was able to gain the upper hand again by taking charge at 13-12, an advantage they were able to extend till 21-13.
In an impressive display of skill and determination, the Seminoles were able to rally themselves together in order to increase their performance. The renewed determination worked wonders for the Seminoles who were able to seal the deal on the opening set
of the game at 25-23.
The start of the second set followed much the same pattern as its predecessor with the Purdue squad taking the lead for themselves at the beginning at 5-2. The Seminoles did not hang back but responded with a lead change that took place at 8-6 in favour
of the Seminoles. The two teams locked horns in an impressive struggle of volleyball skill that kept the match close at 14-13 in favour of Purdue. The intensity was at its peak with the Seminoles up at 21-20 and Purdue called time out in an effort to stop
the flow of the Seminoles and it turned out to be a good decision as Purdue was able to equalise the match by bagging the second set of the game at 25-21.
As in the previous two sets, Purdue was leading again in the third at 4-2. The two teams chased each other for some time and the set reached a tie at 13-13 with more ties to come at 14, 15 as well as 16. However, the Seminoles were able to push themselves
forwards and eventually secure themselves another frame at 25-20.
The fourth set of the game saw both the teams remain close for the most part with the frame still uncertain at 19-17 and FSU trailing behind. However, it was the Seminoles that proved to be the better of the two as the sealed the deal at 25-19.
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