Printer-Friendly Format   E-mail this article     Defensive specialist Summer Weissing needs 37 digs to break into the FSU career top 10. The Seminoles open the season on Friday agianst Mississippi Valley State and Mercer.
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Seminoles open 2006 campaign with Mercer & Mississippi Valley State on Friday.

Aug. 21, 2006

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2005 Record: 13-17
ACC Record: 11-11 (T5th)

Opening Serve (This Week's Games):
FSU vs. Mississippi Valley St. (26-4)
Friday, August 25
12 p.m. - Macon, Ga.

FSU at Mercer (11-16)
Friday, August 25
6 p.m.- Macon, Ga.

Side Out (Weekly Wrap Up):
Last Five Matches of 2005:
Won 3-2 at Miami
Won 3-0 vs. NC State
Won 3-2 vs. North Carolina
Lost 2-3 vs. Duke
Won 3-0 vs. Wake Forest

Postseason Honors
Andreza Santos
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
AVCA All-East Region
First Team All-ACC

Dig, Set, Spike (What You Need To Know):
• Florida State opens the 2006 campaign with a pair of matches in Macon, Ga. on August 25 -- the earliest start in school history. The Seminoles take on Mississippi Valley State at 12 p.m. then return to face host Mercer at 6 p.m.

• The Seminoles are 2-0 versus Mercer, including a 3-0 win to open the 2005 campaign, and are playing the Devilettes for the first time.

• Defensive specialist Summer Weissing (Boca Raton, Fla.) is coming off a sophomore season in which she set the FSU single-season mark with 513 digs. She need 37 digs to move into 10th place on the FSU career chart.

• Junior outside hitter Makini Thompson (Quincy, Mass.) was named to the 2006 Preseason All-ACC Volleyball team.

• This year's squad features eight newcomers, including 2005 First-Team All-Big South Conference selection Alex Plummer (Woodbury, Minn.), a sophomore transfer from Birmingham-Southern.

• Florida State ended the 2005 campaign by winning seven of its last ten matches, the third-best mark in the ACC during that stretch.