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Happy Saturday, Seminole!

📬 Friday Firepower: Noles Close the Month Swinging

It’s been a week of comebacks, slugfests, statement wins — and serious recruiting heat.

🔥 Men’s Tennis stunned No. 13 Duke in epic fashion with four straight singles wins.
🔥 Softball stayed perfect in ACC play behind more Torres magic and dominant pitching.
🔥 Baseball launched six homers in South Bend — and still left hungry for redemption.
🔥 Beach Volleyball toppled the defending champs.
🔥 Track & Field wrapped the Terry Long Relays in style.
🔥 Basketball recruiting is heating up fast — with a decision on deck.
🔥 And the football staff is building something real on the recruiting trail.

If March was about momentum, April is about stacking it. Let's get into it. 🍢

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🎾 Comeback Kings: Men’s Tennis Stuns No. 13 Duke on the Road

One of the grittiest wins of the season. Florida State Men’s Tennis (13–7, 5–4 ACC) pulled off an electric 4–3 comeback over No. 13 Duke — rallying from 0–3 down with four straight singles wins to steal the upset in Durham.

🔥 Match Breakdown:

• ❌ Lost doubles point + early sets on Courts 2–5

• 🧱 Duke jumped to a 3–0 lead

• Then: The Noles locked in.

💥 The Charge:

• Youcef Rihane: Set the tone with a 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 win — his 70th career singles victory

• Erik Schiessl: Clawed back from a set down for a 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 win (3 straight wins)

• Corey Craig: Took down the nation’s No. 36 player — 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 — for the equalizer

• Alex Bulte: Clutch closer on Court 3 — bounced back from a tiebreaker loss to win 6–1, 6–3 and seal the deal 🎯

📈 Notables:

• First time overcoming a 3–0 deficit since winning the 2024 ACC Championship

• Second top-15 road win in recent weeks (also beat No. 9 Texas A&M)

• Craig now owns five Court 1 victories in his debut season at FSU

🗓 Next Up: Final regular-season road test — Sunday at Noon vs. North Carolina

This team doesn’t blink. 💪🍢

🥎 Noles Stay Perfect in ACC with 6–1 Win Over NC State

Still streaking. No. 8 Florida State Softball (31–5, 7–0 ACC) kept the gas pedal down, opening their weekend series with a dominant 6–1 win over NC State at JoAnne Graf Field.

💣 Quick Start Offensively:

• Isa Torres: Leadoff double → later crushed a 2-run HR in the 2nd

• Michaela Edenfield: 2-RBI double in the 1st to set the tone

• Katie Dack: RBI single for early 3–0 lead

• Angelee Bueno: Reached + set up Ross for a stolen base + score

🌀 In the Circle:

• Annabelle Widra: 5 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 2 K → now 7–1 on the year

• Jazzy Francik: Closer mode activated — retired 6 of 7 to shut the door

📈 Torres Watch:

• 3 hits = 21st multi-hit game of the year (!)

• 8th game this season with 3+ hits

🎯 Next Up: Game 2 vs. NC State — Saturday at 1 PM on ACCNX

The bats are booming. The streak rolls on. 💥🍢

⚾ Home Run Barrage Not Enough as Noles Drop Opener at Notre Dame

It was a slugfest in South Bend, but the Noles couldn’t keep pace late. No. 4 Florida State (21–4, 5–2 ACC) fell 16–9 to Notre Dame in Friday’s series opener, despite launching six home runs — tying their season high.

💥 Offensive Fireworks:

• Myles Bailey: 2 HRs (2nd multi-homer game) | 9 on the season (most among freshmen nationally)

• Max Williams: 11th HR of 2025 — leads team

• Alex Lodise: 3 hits + 9th HR (tied for 2nd on team)

• Hunter Carns: 2-out blast to tie it in the 8th

• Cal Fisher: Leadoff shot in the 3rd

🎢 Game Flow:

• Noles led 3–0 early, tied it 7–7 in the 7th, and again 8–8 in the 8th

• ND exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the 8th to seal it

🧢 Jamie Arnold: 4.2 IP | 2 ER | 4 H | 4 K 📉 Maison Martinez took the loss (0–1)

📅 Doubleheader Saturday starting at 12 PM ET due to Sunday weather

FSU’s bats are booming — now it’s about bouncing back. Let’s get two. 🍢💣

🏖 Beach Noles Take Down Champs, Finish 1–2 at Death Volley Day One

The No. 7 Noles battled through a brutal triple-header Friday in Baton Rouge, toppling defending champs USC but falling to No. 1 UCLA and No. 5 Stanford in a gritty day at the Death Volley Invitational.

📊 Day One Results:

• ❌ vs. No. 1 UCLA – L, 1–4

  • ✅ Wolfe/Massey: 17–21, 21–18, 16–14 thriller on Court 4

  • 🔁 Three courts went to a decisive third set

• ✅ vs. No. 4 USC – W, 3–2

  • ✅ Wolfe/Massey, Durish/Koenig, Sassack/Higgins all won

  • 🔥 Noles took 3 courts in straight sets for a huge upset

• ❌ vs. No. 5 Stanford – L, 2–3

  • ✅ Sassack/Higgins + Boulware/Hultquist picked up dual points

  • 🧱 Multiple tight sets, including 24–22 battle on Court 2

📅 Next Up: vs. No. 9 Long Beach State – Saturday, 10:15 AM ET

They’ve already toppled the champs — one more ranked win would be a cherry on top. 🍒🌊🏐

🎾 Tough Day on the Courts: Noles Fall to No. 17 Cal

The No. 65 Florida State women’s tennis team (12–5, 3–4 ACC) dropped a 4–0 decision to unbeaten No. 17 California on Friday at Speicher, despite gritty showings across the board.

📝 Match Highlights:

• 🔁 Doubles: Courts 2 & 3 dropped tight 6–4 sets

• ⚡ Court 1: Shaw & Parra Romero battled back from 5–1 to 5–4 before going unfinished

🎾 In Singles:

• ✅ Eva Shaw (No. 112) took Set 1 vs. No. 37 Mushika (6–2) and led 3–1 in Set 3 when match was called

• 🧱 Courts 4–6 were all deadlocked 5–5 in the opening sets

• ❌ Cal clinched with wins on Courts 2, 3 & 4

📅 Next Up: vs. No. 28 Stanford – Sunday at noon at Speicher
🎟️ Admission is free – bounce back chance incoming. 🍢

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👟 FSU Wraps Up Terry Long Relays with Big Wins

The Noles finished strong at the first-ever Terry Long Relays, honoring the legendary coach in style with standout performances across the board.

🏆 Friday Highlights:

• 🥇 Jaiden Rollins – 1st career win in the 100m (10.44)

• 🥇 Micahi Danzy – 400m champ (46.03), 4th-fastest in NCAA

• 🥈 Curtis Bain – Runner-up in 400m (47.39)

• 🥇 Bieke Schipperen – PR in 800m (2:04.45)

• 🥈 Brooke Mullins – Lifetime best 800m (2:06.32)

• 🥇 Kayla Pinkard – Triple jump winner (12.78m / 41-11¼)

• 🥇 Zachary Cloud – 1st in men’s 1500m (3:47.66)

👏 Coach Terry Long was honored before competition — a fitting start to a historic meet.

📍Next stop: Florida Relays in Gainesville, April 4–5.

Track season is rolling. 🌀🏃‍♂️🔥

🏀 Kobe Magee Down to Two: FSU or Wake?

It’s decision time for one of Florida State’s top transfer targets. 🕰️ Drexel’s Kobe Magee — the first visitor of the Luke Loucks Era — wrapped up his official visit to Tallahassee on Friday and now has it down to two: Florida State vs. Wake Forest.

🗣 “They were awesome… young, energetic… great people and a good environment,” Magee said of FSU’s new staff.

📈 Why FSU’s in the mix:

• NBA-style offense: Loucks is bringing fast-flow, pro-style hoops from his time with the Kings & Warriors.

• Strong connection with assistant Michael Fly

• Magee values development: “I want to be a winner… and develop into an NBA pro.”

🏀 The 6'6" guard averaged 14.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, and shot 43.9% from three last season at Drexel.

He could announce as early as Saturday.

Decision loading… 🍢👀

🧲 Recruiting Rundown: Spring Visits Heating Up for Big-Time 2026 Targets

The Seminoles are putting in serious work on the recruiting trail — and it's showing. From top-tier trench talent to deep-threat receivers and legacy tight ends, Florida State is stacking momentum with major 2026 prospects.

💪 Da’Ron Parks | 4⭐ OL | Sarasota (FL) Cardinal Mooney

FSU’s making a strong push for one of the most physical linemen in the class. The 6’5”, 350-pound mauler returned to campus this week for his first look at the new offensive staff — and liked what he saw.

🗣 “They actually run the ball. I love running the ball.”

• Long-standing ties with OC Gus Malzahn and OL coach Herb Hand (from their UCF days)

• Loved Hand’s hands-on, tailored coaching style

• Says FSU is “100-percent” in his top group

• Expected to lock in an official visit soon — and says he’s “for sure” returning for the Alabama game

📈 Ranked No. 19 IOL and No. 268 overall (247 Composite)

🎯 FSU’s inside-zone-heavy, pro-style offense could be the perfect fit.

⚡️ Brandon Bennett | 4⭐ WR | Plantation (FL) American Heritage

Speed. Speed. And more speed. Bennett (10.4 100m) visited Tallahassee and got his first real look at Gus Malzahn’s new offense — and it clicked immediately.

🗣 “It fits my playstyle – exactly how I would like.”

• Longtime relationship with WRs coach Tim Harris Jr.

• Loved comparisons to Anthony Schwartz (Malzahn’s track-speed WR at Auburn)

• Official visit locked in: June 6–8

• Also visiting Florida and Georgia in June

📈 Ranked No. 39 WR nationally and No. 32 in Florida (2026)

ZB’s Take: FSU can absolutely win this one — but how they close the official visit and perform in 2025 will be key.

🎯 Brady Owens | TE | Arlington (VA) Yorktown

A high-upside, 6’5”, 225-pound target with Seminole ties and growing interest nationally.

• Will visit FSU on April 19 for the spring game

• Official visit set for June 6

• 41 catches, 521 yards, 4 TDs last season

• Grew up a Seminole fan 🏹

📊 Not yet ranked by 247, but drawing early interest from 20+ schools

🔥 Bottom Line: These are priority targets — and FSU is checking every box with personalized relationships, scheme fits, and early visits. June is shaping up to be huge. 🍢

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And that’s a wrap!

That’s a wrap for this Friday edition of The Chief Brief.

The Noles are surging — on the courts, in the circle, at the plate, and on the trail. With massive matchups, elite visits, and spring camp in full swing, the Garnet & Gold momentum is real.

Enjoy the weekend slate (and the homers). See you back here Monday for the next dose of all things Florida State. 🍢

Go Noles. Always.