Seminole Sunday Sauce — April 26, 2026: FSU Beach Volleyball Wins Big 12 title
In its first season as a member of the Big 12, No. 4 Florida State beach volleyball reigns supreme. The Seminoles claimed the conference title with four wins over nationally ranked teams over two days in Tucson.
Top-seeded FSU opened the Big 12 Tournament with 4-1 wins over No. 18 Boise State and No. 15 South Carolina on Thursday. The pair of Audrey Koenig/Alexis Durish sealed the win over Boise State before Kyleene Filimaua/Saofe Duval put the match away against the Gamecocks.
On Friday, FSU collected 3-0 wins over No. 20 Arizona in the semifinal and No. 9 TCU in the Big 12 Championship. Pairs of Koenig/Durish and Bailey Higgins/Myriah Massey won in straight sets in both matches. The duo of Gella Andrew and Maddie Trusty rallied from a first-set loss to clinch the title match against the Horned Frogs.
With a perfect conference tournament, FSU moved to 33-2 on the year. The Seminoles will take part in the NCAA Championships next week.
FOOTBALL
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2027 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 33 nationally, eighth in ACC* (6 total commitments)
Wrap-up: Ashton Daniels has been named FSU’s starting quarterback.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2027 Recruiting Class Rank: N/A (0 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU continues to make noise in the transfer portal as Luke Loucks has FSU thinking about dancing in year two.
Track and Field
Ranking: Men No. 36 USTFCCCA, No. 8 South Region; women No. 30 USTFCCCA, No. 6 South Region
Past Week: Participated in Penn Relays
Upcoming: LSU Invite (Friday)
Recognitions: Shenese Walker (ACC Women’s Performer of the Week); Shamar Reid (ACC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week); Suus Altorf (All-ACC Academic Team); Bieke Schipperen (All-ACC Academic Team); Zianna Curtis (All-ACC Academic Team); Regan Morrall (All-ACC Academic Team); Kayla Pinkard (All-ACC Academic Team); Nicole Dinan (All-ACC Academic Team); Oluwadara Soremi (All-ACC Academic Team); Neo Mosebi (All-ACC Academic Team); British Wilkerson (All-ACC Academic Team)
Wrap-up: After a long trip to Pennsylvania, FSU will hit the road one last time before the ACC Championships.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 14-15
Ranking: No. 50 ITA
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. TBA
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will officially learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 7-17
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. TBA
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After a rough year, FSU’s season is likely over.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 16 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: NCAA Tallahassee Regional (May 11-13)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will have a couple weeks to prepare for its home regional.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 24 Golfweek Coaches Poll
Past Week: Fifth in stroke play at ACC Championships
Upcoming: vs. Georgia Tech (ACC Championship quarterfinal)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU overcame a slow start to the ACC Championships to finish fifth in stroke play and reach the quarterfinals.
Softball
Record: 42-7 (17-3 ACC)
Ranking: No. 13 USA Softball; No. 10 D1Softball; No. 12 Softball America; No. 10 NFCA Coaches
Past Week: (3-0), beat North Carolina in five innings on Sunday, 10-2; beat Florida on Wednesday, 3-1; beat Georgia Tech on Friday, 4-0; beat Georgia Tech on Saturday, 4-3
Upcoming: at Georgia Tech (Sunday); at Boston College (Friday); at Boston College (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: It was a great week for FSU as it secured a rivalry win and an ACC series victory.
Lacrosse
Record: 4-12 (0-10 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU failed to reach the ACC Tournament. Its inaugural season is over.
Baseball
Record: 29-14 (12-8 ACC)
Ranking: No. 11 Baseball America; No. 8 Perfect Game; No. 8 D1Baseball; No. 8 USA TODAY Coaches; No. 7 NCBWA
Past Week: (2-2), beat Notre Dame on Sunday, 6-4; beat North Florida on Tuesday, 4-1; lost at Stanford on Friday, 4-3; lost to Stanford in 11 innings on Saturday, 8-7
Upcoming: at Stanford (Sunday); vs. South Florida (Wednesday); vs. Pittsburgh (Friday); vs. Pittsburgh (Saturday)
Recognitions: Wes Mendes, P (College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist); John Abraham, P (NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year watch list)
Wrap-up: It was a rough trip west so far for FSU.
Beach Volleyball
Record: 33-2 (6-1 Big 12)
Ranking: No. 4 AVCA; No. 1 seed Big 12 Tournament
Past Week: (4-0), beat Boise State in Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, 4-1; beat South Carolina in Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, 4-1; beat Arizona in Big 12 Tournament on Friday, 3-0; beat TCU in Big 12 Championship on Friday, 3-0
Upcoming: NCAA Championships (Friday-May 3)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: In its first season in the Big 12, FSU is the conference champion. It will chase a national title next week.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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