Eagles Drop Home Contest to Seminoles

Friday, October 12

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:30PM

Boston College

12-7, 2-5ACC

Florida State

10-7, 6-1ACC

Florida State

Boston College

Photo by: John Quackenbos

October 12, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

Defense powers FSU to 3-1 win

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College volleyball team suffered its first home loss of the season in a four-set conference battle, falling 3-1 to Florida State on Friday night in Power Gym.

The Eagles (12-7, 2-5 ACC) hit .222 percent (56 kills – 19 errors – 167 total attacks) and had three players reach double-digit kills, but were outmatched by the Seminoles (10-7, 6-1 ACC) who hit .293 (59 – 15 – 150) and out blocked the Eagles, 9-7.

Junior Cat Balido led BC with 16 kills, adding six digs and two solo stuffs, while freshman Jewel Strawberry notched her first career double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs. Senior McKenna Goss also recorded 10 digs.

Junior Jill Strockis led the defense with 18 digs while junior Jane DeJarld had a match-high 25 assists and added 12 digs. Junior Carly Kutschke recorded two solo blocks and two block assists.

Florida State 3, Boston College 1
Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Power Gym
October 12, 2018

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- BC's four solo blocks are tied for the second-most all year. Junior Carly Kutschke recorded four blocks, including two unassisted, to lead BC while Cat Balido added two solo blocks as well.
- BC's 67 digs were the fourth-most all season and the most against an ACC opponent.
- The Eagles committed nine service errors, the second-most all season.
- Freshman Jewel Strawberry matched her career-high 14 kills, adding 11 digs for her first career double-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – The Seminoles began the set with a 5-2 lead, stretching the advantage to 10-6 to force a BC timeout. Boston College returned to the court with a 6-2 surge, pulling even at 12-12 and sending the Noles to their bench for a break. FSU came out of the break with a 5-1 run to lead, 17-13, before the teams split the next ten evenly and Florida State called a timeout with its 22-18 lead. BC won three of the next five points, but the Seminoles had enough of a lead built up to outlast the Eagles, 25-21, in the first frame.

Set 2 – The Eagles came away with the 25-22 win in the second set to knot up the match at 1-1. BC opened the match with a 6-2 advantage, including five-straight points, and forced the Noles into a regroup. FSU rebounded with a 5-2 run, trailing 8-7 and forcing BC into a timeout. The teams traded the next several points with BC holding a slight 18-16 edge until the Noles went off on a 5-1 tear to lead 21-19. The Eagles were not fazed, coming back with a 6-1 surge to claim the second set, 25-22.

Set 3 – The teams battled 11 tie points in the third set until the Noles pulled away in a late surge to win, 25-21 and take a 2-1 set lead. BC led early, 5-2, before the Seminoles tied up the set 6-6. BC and FSU remained within just a point of one another for most of the set, through 15 all. The Noles took a 17-15 lead, sending BC to the bench for a break, but The Eagles came back with a 4-2 surge to knot it, 19-19. Again, the Seminoles took two-straight, leading 21-19, and the Eagles regrouped, but the break favored FSU instead. The Noles went 4-2 out of the timeout, taking the frame, 25-21.

Set 4 – The Seminoles took a lead early in the final set and never looked back, running to a 25-17 win in the set and taking the match. FSU began with a 4-1 lead, edging the Eagles 8-6 over the next 14 points to lead 12-7 and force a BC timeout. The Noles went 6-for-10 to lead 18-11 at the next BC timeout, then took another four-straight to lead 22-11. The Eagles returned a 6-3 rally, but the comeback was too little too late as the Noles closed out the match, 25-17.

UP NEXT
BC takes on Miami on Sunday, Oct. 14 at noon in Power Gym. The match is Alumni Day and Father-Daughter Day and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.