University of Louisville
16-8, 9-5ACC
Florida State
17-7, 10-4ACC
Cards fall 3-1 at Florida State
November 10, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
Claire Chaussee leads with 19 kills
Claire Chaussee's career-high 19 kills couldn't save the University of Louisville volleyball team as the Cardinals fell 3-1 at Florida State Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee.
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UofL moves to 16-8 and 9-5 in the ACC with the 25-18, 16-25, 12-25, 22-25 loss. Amber Stivrins had 11 kills and three blocks. Anna Stevenson added five blocks. FSU moves to 17-7 and 10-4 in the league. The Seminoles were led by Payton Caffrey's 16 kills.
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In the first set, the Cardinals trailed 15-12 and then exploded after a timeout for a 13-3 run to take the first set. Claire Chaussee had the hot hitting hand with six kills in the set with Anna Stevenson adding three blocks.
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The Seminoles grabbed the momentum back early in the second set, taking a 9-1 lead early and forced Coach Dani Busboom Kelly to call timeout. Â Louisville scrambled back with a 4-1 run to come within four at 13-9 with Amber Stivrins supplying three of the kills on the run. Aggressive serving by the Seminoles saw the Cards get aced three times as FSU rolled to the 25-16 win.
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The third set mirrored the second with the Cardinals letting the Seminoles power out to a 7-1 lead early. Down four at 10-6, Louisville could only watch as FSU reel off a 7-1 run that included two aces to go down 17-7. UofL was outscored 6-1 on the way to the 25-12 loss.
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In the fourth set, UofL fell behind 7-4 early but came within one at 9-8 on a block Anna Stevenson and Aiko Jones.  UofL took the lead at 15-14 on an ace by Stevenson and then pulled head by two at 17-15 on a kill by Stivrins. Tied at 20 the Cards saw FSU reel off three straight to trail 23-20. Two kills by Chaussee put the Cards within two at 24-22 before the Noles sealed the match 25-22.
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