TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Sue Semrau, the longest-tenured head coach in the ACC and Florida State’s all-time winningest coach, announced Monday that she is retiring as head women’s basketball coach at Florida State University. The Associated Press, WBCA and ESPNW National Coach of the Year in 2015, Semrau guided the Seminoles to 16 NCAA Tournaments, Elite Eight appearances in 2010, 2015 and 2017, and was voted ACC Coach of the Year four times over her 24 seasons.
“It’s been a joy and a privilege to be the head coach at Florida State University,” Semrau said. “Thank you to the amazing players and the talented and diligent members of our staff, you have given me millions of moments to cherish, and friendships for a lifetime. The countless supportive and hard-working administrators, faculty and staff have enriched my life.
“Our precious fans embrace us, fight with us and represent this great university with passion. The excellent camaraderie of the coaches
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – The Seminoles beat No. 20 Notre Dame, 70-65, in front of a lively crowd at the Tucker Center on Sunday afternoon. The matchup was a Play4Kay game that helped raise breast cancer awareness and spread the good work of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The win marked the Noles’ first ever victory against the Fighting Irish (18-5, 9-3). FSU has now earned at least one AP Top 25 win in each of the last eight seasons. The victory was the 51st ranked win by Head Coach Sue Semrau. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FSU Women's Basketball (@fsu wbasketball) FSU got going early in the first quarter when junior guard Sammie Puisis hit her 114th career 3-pointer to move into the top 10 in program history. Valencia Myers got into her offensive groove in the second quarter with back-to-back buckets. Both teams battled hard in the second quarter with the lead changing five times. Sara Bejedi was perfect from distance throughout the afternoon, hittin
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Women’s Basketball begins a stretch of critical home games this month, starting with No. 20 Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. The matchup is a Play4Kay game, helping to raise breast cancer awareness and spreading the good work of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The matchup will air on the ACC Network. In recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the first 1,000 fans will receive a free Lead her Forward T-shirt.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – The Florida State Women’s Basketball team had one of their most dominant performances of the season against Virginia on Sunday, winning 62-37 at the Donald L. Tucker Center. “Our defensive effort, especially in the third quarter, helped us to turn it into some offense,” FSU Head Coach Sue Semrau said. “I didn’t like our intensity to start the ball game, they scored 11 on us in the first quarter and we held them to just 10 the next couple of quarters total, which gave us a chance to play a lot of people in the fourth. Any win is a great win in the ACC.” LET'S GO NOLES!#NoleFAM pic.twitter.com/jLx5ct1Vzl FSU Women's Hoops (@fsuwbb) January 30, 2022 The Cavaliers (3-15, 0-8) were held in check all afternoon, scoring just 37 points to mark a season low by an ACC opponent vs. FSU. The Seminoles forced a season-high 25 turnovers by Virginia, generated 25 points off those turnovers. FSU also dominated the paint, winning 34-6 inside.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (Seminoles.com) –The Seminoles ended their season-opening four-game homestand unbeaten (4-0) with another resounding 76-53 victory against Grambling State in front of an engaged crowd at the Tucker on Sunday afternoon.
Morgan Jones had her best outing of the season thus far leading the Noles with a game high 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting. It was Jones’ fourth career 20-point game and the third-highest scoring performance of her career.
“She took really good shots today. She’s been working on those shots for years and years,” Head Coach Sue Semrau said about Jones’ offensive game.
Guards Sara Bejedi and freshman O’Mariah Gordon pushed the pace for the Noles all afternoon long, dealing out three and five assists respectively. As a team, the Noles finished with 21 assists on 26 buckets. It marked their second straight game finishing with 20+ assists.
Freshman Makayla Timpson sunk a pair of free throws late in the first quarter to put the Noles u