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February 21-23 // Tallahassee, Fla.

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2020 SEASONOverall Record ..................................................................................0-0Home Record ....................................................................................0-0Away Record .....................................................................................0-0Neutral Record .................................................................................0-0CCSA Record .....................................................................................0-0

2020 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY FSU/Opp. Rank Time/Result

21 ULM1 2/RV 4:00 PM22 Houston Baptist1 2/- 8:00 AM22 Steson1 2/9 11:45 AM22 TCU*1 2/16 4:45 PM23 Cal Poly1 2/7 10:30 AM23 South Carolina*1 2/13 3:30 PM23 Tampa1 2/- 4:45 PM

29 Grand Canyon2 2/14 8:30 AM29 South Carolina*2 2/13 12:30 PMMARCH1 College of Charleston*2 2/RV 12:00 PM1 USC2 2/4 2:00 PM

7 at UNF3 2/RV 11:30 AM7 UNCW*3 2/- 1:00 PM

14 USC4 2/4 8:00 AM14 Hawaii4 2/5 2:00 PM15 UAB*4 2/RV 8:00 AM15 at Stetson4 2/9 2:00 PM

20 Tulane*5 2/RV 10:30 AM20 Southern Miss*5 2/- 2:30 AM21 Georgia State*5 2/17 9:30 AM21 LSU*5 2/3 2:30 AM

27 Cal6 2/11 8:00 AM27 Pepperdine6 2/6 2:00 AM27 Stanford6 2/19 4:00 PM28 FAU*6 2/18 10:00 AM28 UCLA6 2/1 1:00 PMAPRIL3 Coastal Carolina7 2/- 9:00 AM3 Springhill7 2/- 5:00 PM4 St. Petersburg College7 2/- 11:00 AM4 FIU*7 2/10 3:00 PM

12 Pepperdine8 2/6 7:30 AM12 Hawaii8 2/5 10:30 AM12 Cal8 2/11 1:30 PM13 USC8 2/4 11:30 AM13 UCLA8 2/1 2:30 PM

17-19 CCSA Conference Championship Huntsville, Ala.MAY1-3 NCAA Championship Gulf Shores, Ala.* Conference Opponent1 Tallahassee Tournament 1 (Tallahassee, Fla.)2 Hilton Head SeaPines Invitational (Hilton Head, S.C.)3 UNF Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.)4 Stetson Beach Blast (Deland, Fla.)5 March to May (Gulf Shores, Ala.)6 Surf n’ Turf Invitational (Miami, Fla.)7 FSU Tournament 2 (Tallahassee, Fla.)8 East Meets West Invitational (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

B E A C H V O L L E Y B A L L

T W O T H O U S A N D A N D T W E N T Y

ULM WARHAWKSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Charlie OlsenALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 4-0

FSU TOURNAMENTFebruary 21-23 • Tallahassee, Fla.

STETSON HATTERSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Kristina HernandezALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 12-0

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Moritz MoritzALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 13-0

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLESOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Brooke Niles (UC Santa Barbara ‘03)Career Record: 123-26 | Fifth Season

HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIESOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Cameron SitlerALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 3-0

TCU HORNED FROGSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Hector GutierrezALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 7-0

TAMPA SPARTANSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Jeff LammALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 1-0

CAL POLY MUSTANGSOverall: 0-0

HEAD COACH: Todd RogersALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 3-0

Beach Volleyball SID .....................................................................................................Bret CleinPhone ........................................................................................................................ 850.644.5656Cell ................................................................................................................................ 954.802.4770E-mail ....................................................................................................................... [email protected] .................................................................................................................. Seminoles.comMailing Address ............................................ 403 Stadium Dr., Tallahassee, Fla. 32306

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No. Name Ht Yr Hometown / High School / Last School

1 Maddie Anderson 6-1 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens

2 Cassie Anderson 5-11 R-Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens

3 Sara Putt 5-11 R-Sr. Jupiter, Fla. / Jupiter / Stetson

4 Devan Hultquist 5-6 R-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Chiles

5 Keara Rutz 5-10 Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. / Capistrano Valley

10 Alex Hilton 5-10 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. / Riverview High School

11 Erin Murphy 6-2 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. / St Petersburg Collegiate H.S.

12 Jenna Johnson 5-10 So. Stuart, Fla. / Jensen Beach

13 Lexi McKeown 5-11 So. Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach

14 Marielle Diaz 5-6 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. / Calvary Christian Acad.

15 Alaina Chacon 5-6 Jr. Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point

20 Alice Zeimann 6-0 R-Jr. Christchurch, New Zealand / Burnside / Minnesota

21 Molly McBain 5-9 Sr. Toronto, Ont. / Malvern Collegiate Inst.

22 Kiora Sanchez 6-1 R-Fr. Valencia, Calif. / Valencia

23 Jasmyn Martin 6-3 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hopkins / Minnesota

24 Liz Waters-Leiga 5-11 Fr. San Leandro, Calif. / San Leandro

25 Kate Privett 5-8 So. Grapevine, Texas / Carroll Senior

31 Ashley Robert 5-5 Jr. McKinney, Texas / McKinney

32 Morgan Chacon 5-11 R-So. Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point

33 Madison Fitzpatrick 5-9 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln

35 Payton Caffrey 6-0 R-Sr. Chuluota, Fla. / Winter Springs

41 Avery Poppinga 5-11 Jr. Austin, Texas / St. Stephen’s Episcopal

42 Lauryn Burrows 5-8 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Walton

2020 ROSTER

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brooke Niles (5th Season) ...............................................................................................................................UC Santa Barbara (2003) Overall/FSU Record ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 151-31 Assistant Coach: Jason Lochhead (1st Season) ...............................................................................................................................................................Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jon Justice (2nd Season) ............................................................................................................Florida State (2020) Director of Operations: Ileana Mochos (2nd Season) ....................................................................................................... Wofford College (1998)

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location ........................................................ Tallahassee, FLSymbol ...................................................................SeminolesColors ...........................................................Garnet and GoldEnrollment .................................................................. 40,830President ........................................................ John ThrasherAthletic Director .............................................David CoburnSport Oversight .............................................................Stuart PearceConference ........................Coastal Collegiate Sports AssociationNational Affiliation (Division) ........................... Division I

BEACH VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION

Head Coach ........................................... Brooke Niles (Fifth Season) Alma Mater ..........................................UC Santa Barbara (2003) Record at Florida State ..................................................... 123-26 Career Coaching Record ................................................... 123-26Assistant Coach ............................ Jason Lochhead (First Season)Volunteer Coach ................................ Jon Justice (Second Season)Beach VB Office Phone Number ..............................850.644.3003Home Courts .........................................Seminole Beach Volleyball Courts

2019 Overall Record ......................................................... 29-72019 NCAA Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) ...................1-2 - 6th

Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................... 13/5Newcomers ........................................................................................8All-Time School Record (Yrs/Pct.) ..................... 188-41 (8/.821)All-Time NCAA Record (Yrs/Pct.) ........................ 123-26 (4/.824)

SID INFORMATION

Beach Volleyball SID ......................................... Bret Clein Phone Number ........................................ 850.644.5656 Fax Number ............................................. 850.644.3820 Cell Phone ................................................ 954.802.4770 Email Address ...................................... [email protected] Address .......................... Florida State University ............................ 403 Stadium Drive West, Room D0107 ....................................................... Tallahassee, FL 32306Athletic Website .............................. www.seminoles.comBeach Volleyball Twitter ........................... @FSU_BeachVBFacebook Address ................ Facebook.com/FSUBeachVBInstagram ........................................... FSUBeachVolleyballConference Website ............................. www.theccsa.comConference Twitter ....................................... @CCSA_Beach

PRONUNCIATIONS#5 Keara Rutz Kear (like ear)-a#13 Lexi McKeown Mc-KYOO-n#15 Alaina Chacon Uh-LAY-nuh Chah-CONE#23 Liz Water-Leiga Lie-ga#32 Morgan Chacon Chah-CONE


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No. School 2019 Rec. Prev Rk1 *UCLA (9) 35-3 12 Florida State (1) 29-7 43 *LSU (1) 31-8 34 *Southern California 32-6 25 *Hawaii 28-11 56 *Pepperdine 20-11 77 *Cal Poly 25-12 88 Loyola Marymount 27-11 109 *Stetson 30-10 610 *Florida International 17-11 911 *California 22-9 1112 Long Beach State 21-11 1213 *South Carolina 20-11 1614 *Grand Canyon 20-11 1415 Arizona 25-6 1316 *TCU 18-16 1817 *Georgia State 24-12 1518 *Florida Atlantic 13-15 1719 *Stanford 18-Nov NR20 Arizona State 21-14 20

Others receiving votes: *Tulane, Saint Mary’s, Washington, *College of Charleston, Jacksonville, *North Florida, *UAB, Mercer, Florida Gulf Coast, *Louisiana-Monroe

* 2020 Opponent

No. School (1st Place Votes) 2019 Rec. Prev Rk1 *UCLA (13) 35-3 12 *LSU (3) 31-8 3 3 Florida State (2) 29-7 4 4 *USC 32-6 25 *Hawaii 28-11 56 *Pepperdine 20-11 67 *Cal Poly 25-12 88 Loyola Marymount 27-11 99 *Stetson 30-10 710 *California 22-9 1011 *Florida International 17-11 11 12 Long Beach State 21-11 1313 Arizona 25-6 1214 *South Carolina 20-11 1615 *Grand Canyon 20-11 1416 *Georgia State 24-12 1517 *TCU 18-16 1718 *Stanford 11-18 NR19 Arizona State 21-14 1820 *College of Charleston 20-4 20

Others receiving votes: St. Mary’s, Florida Atlantic, Tulane

* 2020 Opponent

TOP-RANKED COACHING STAFF » Head Coach Brooke Niles brought on former

Olympic coach Jason Lochhead to her staff for the 2019-20 season. In 2014 he coach Canadian Olympians Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk and in 2017 he coached Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena

WHOOP BANDS » The FSU beach volleyball team is the only

collegiate beach team in the country to use WHOOP fitness bands to track performance and improve recovery time.

AN ELITE PROGRAM » FSU is just the only program in the country to

have won four straight conference titles (2016-19).

» Florida State is just one of two beach volleyball programs (along with Pepperdine) to have played in every AVCA and NCAA Championship tournament.

» Since 2012, FSU has been recognized with 13 AVCA Beach All-America honors from 10 different players.

AVCA TOP 20 COACHES POLL

DiG MAGAZINE COLLEGIATE BEACH POLL

PRESEASON POLL • FEBRUARY 10, 2020

PRESEASON POLL • JAN. 13, 2020At home ..........................................................................................0-0

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In CCSA matches (regular season) ..................................0-0

Against ranked teams .............................................................0-0

Against Top-10 teams ..............................................................0-0

When winning at No. 1 .............................................................0-0

When losing at No. 1 ................................................................0-0

When winning at No. 2 ............................................................0-0

When losing at No. 2 ................................................................0-0


When losing at No. 3 ................................................................0-0


When losing at No. 4 ................................................................0-0


When losing at No. 5 ................................................................0-0

In February ....................................................................................0-0

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KEY STORYLINES

FSU’S 2020 RECORD...


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» Florida State and ULM have met four times, with the Seminoles earning wins in all four meetings, while only losing one out of 20 courts

» Florida State is 1-0 against the Warhawks at home and 3-0 at neutral sites.

» Florida State and Houston Baptist have met three times, with the Seminoles holding a 3-0 advantage. All three meetings were on neutral sites.

» The Seminoles have out-scored the Huskies 14-1 in their three meetings.

» Florida State has not lost to their conference foe TCU in their seven meetings. The Seminoles have one two at home, two on the road and three in a neutral site.

» The Seminoles have only surrendered two courts to the Horned Frogs in their seven meetings.

» TCU is led by former FSU assistant Hector Gutierrez

ULM (0-0)

HOUSTON BAPTIST (0-0)

TCU (0-0)

» Florida State and South Carolina have had a long history that has been dominated by Florida State. The two teams have met 13 times with the Seminoles winning all of them.

» Florida State has only surrendered six points to the Gamecocks, out-scoring them 59-6 in 13 meetings.

SOUTH CAROLINA (0-0)

» Florida State and Stetson will meet for the 13th time. The Seminoles lead the all-time series 12-0.

» Florida State has only surrendered seven points to the Hatters. Stetson has taken one court in each of the last five meetings.

» Stetson is the only other program in beach volleyball to have won four conference titles, but FSU is the only to win four in a row.

STETSON (0-0)

» This will be just the second meeting between the Seminoles and the Spartans.

» The two teams met a season ago in Tallahassee, resulting in a 5-0 FSU win.

TAMPA (0-0)

» FSU and Cal Poly have met only three times with FSU winning all three match-ups.

» The two teams squared off twice a season ago with FSU winning the first meeting 4-1 and the second 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

CAL POLY (0-0)

NOLES vs. WARHAWKS

ULM 4-0Home 1-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 3-0

05/03/2013 - N .....................................................................W 5-0 03/08/2014 - N .................................................................... W 5-0 04/07/2015 - H .....................................................................W 4-1 04/09/2016 - N .................................................................... W 5-0

NOLES vs. HORNED FROGSTCU 7-0

Home 2-0 • Away 2-0 • Neutral 3-003/11/2015 - N .....................................................................W 5-0 03/19/2016 - A .....................................................................W 5-004/07/2017 - H .....................................................................W 5-003/30/2018 - N .....................................................................W 4-104/06/2018 - H .....................................................................W 5-004/12/2019 - A .....................................................................W 4-104/20/2019 - N .....................................................................W 5-0

NOLES vs. HUSKIESHOUSTON BAPTIST 3-0

Home 0-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 3-003/19/2016 - N ....................................................................W 5-003/17/2018 - N .....................................................................W 4-104/14/2018 - N ....................................................................W 5-0

NOLES vs. GAMECOCKS

SOUTH CAROLINA 13-0Home 3-0 • Away 2-0 • Neutral 8-0

03/29/2014 - H .....................................................................W 5-004/05/2014 - N .....................................................................W 5-003/21/2015 - A .....................................................................W 4-103/04/2016 - N .....................................................................W 5-004/22/2016 - N .....................................................................W 5-004/24/2016 - N .....................................................................W 5-003/26/2017 - A .....................................................................W 4-104/08/2017 - H .....................................................................W 5-004/22/2017 - N .....................................................................W 3-205/05/2017 - N (at Gulf Shores, Ala. -NCAA) ......................W 3-002/23/2018 - N .....................................................................W 4-102/24/2019 - H .....................................................................W 4-103/02/2019 - N .....................................................................W 5-0

NOLES vs. HATTERS

STETSON 12-0 Home 3-0 • Away 4-0 • Neutral 5-0

03/08/2012 - N ....................................................................W 5-003/24/2012 - H ....................................................................W 5-0 04/06/2012 - A .....................................................................W 5-003/30/2013 - N .....................................................................W 5-005/02/2014 - N .....................................................................W 5-003/07/2015 - A .....................................................................W 3-205/06/2016 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. -NCAA) ..........................W 3-003/04/2017 - A .....................................................................W 4-103/26/2017 - N .....................................................................W 4-102/24/2018 - A .....................................................................W 4-103/03/2018 - H .....................................................................W 4-103/23/2019 - H .....................................................................W 4-1

NOLES vs. SPARTANS

TAMPA 1-0Home 1-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 0-0

02/24/2019 - H .....................................................................W 5-0

NOLES vs. MUSTANGS

CAL POLY 3-0Home 1-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 2-0

03/11/2017 - N .....................................................................W 5-002/23/2019 - H .....................................................................W 4-105/03/2019 - N (Gulf Shores,Ala. -NCAA) ...........................W 3-0


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CHACON GETTING PRESEASON LOVEJunior Alaina Chacon has been shown a lot of preseason love, getting named a preseason All-American by both Volleyballmag.com and CollegeBeachVB.com. Chacon was named a second-team All-American by Volleyballmag.com and a first-team All-American by DiG Magazine with Madison Fitzpatrick in 2019.

PRESEASON ALL-CCSA DOMINANCEFor the first time in program history, the Seminoles placed five student-athletes on the preseason All-CCSA Team. Sara Putt was placed on the team for the second time, while Molly McBain, Alaina Chacon, Madison Fitzpatrick and Kate Privett all earned their first career preseason All-CCSA honors. Putt became the fourth Seminole to have multiple preseason All-CCSA recognitions, joining Brooke Kuhlman, Vanessa Freire and Tory Paranagua.

OPENING WEEKEND UNDER NILESFlorida State has never lost its first match of the season. Since head coach Brooke Niles came to FSU in 2016, the Seminoles have not seen worse than a 4-0 start to the season, with a program-best 14-0 start in 2016. FSU will face four ranked opponents in its season-opening tournament for the second year in a row this year. Florida State is 22-3 all-time in the opening week of the season.Year Season-starting win streak Head Coach

2012 ......................13-0 (duals only) ............................Danalee Corso2013 ......................2-0 ......................................................Danalee Corso2014 ......................5-0 ......................................................Danalee Corso2015 ......................1-0 ......................................................Danalee Corso2016 ......................14-0 .......................................................Brooke Niles2017 ......................4-0 .........................................................Brooke Niles2018 ......................9-0 .........................................................Brooke Niles2019 ......................2-0 .........................................................Brooke Niles

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK CCSA CHAMPIONSFSU earned its fourth-straight CCSA title in 2019 after going 5-0 in the tournament. The team was the model of efficiency during the conference championship run on its way to the 2019 title, dropping only two flights of 23 over the weekend. Florida State is the only program in NCAA beach volleyball history to have four straight conference championships. Not only is FSU undefeated in the CCSA Tournament, the Garnet and Gold hadn’t dropped a single match to a conference opponent – or any East Coast team – from 2016 to 2018.

2018 NCAA NATIONAL RUNNERS-UPFlorida State saw its most productive postseason in program history in 2019, as the team went 3-1 at the NCAA Championship to reach the finals through the winner’s bracket. FSU beat USC, UCLA and Hawaii to face the Bruins for a second time in the championship match. The Seminoles became the first team to hand USC a loss in the NCAA Championship and the first No. 4 seed to defeat a No. 1-overall seed (UCLA) in the tournament. Their wins over UCLA in the second round and Hawaii in the semifinals snapped 31- and 32- match win streaks for those teams, respectively.

INDOOR PLAYERS OUTSIDENew to the sand this year is Jasmyn Martin, she joins Payton Caffrey and Morgan Chacon as one of three FSU indoor players to also play beach volleyball. Martin was All-ACC Second Team in her first year at Florida State. She was third on the team with 206 kills and 80 blocks. Martin Transferred from Minnesota where she played for two seasons. Caffrey made an instant impact in the sand a season ago, leading the team with 31 wins, while being named the pair of the Tournament during the CCSA Championship.

All-Time FSU Beach and Indoor Players: Christina Ambrose, Sarah Burrington, Payton Caffrey, Morgan Chacon, Visnja Djurdjevic, Katie Horton, Jasmyn Martin, Katie Mosher, Milica Kubura, Hailey Luke, Danielle Pennington, Jekaterina Stepanova, Sarah Wickstrom, Cecilie Woie, Fatma Yilidrim, Marija Milosavljevic, Amanda Saxton, Aurora Davis, Olivera Medic.

SISTER-SISTERFreshman Morgan Chacon joins her sister, sophomore Alaina Chacon on the beach team for the second straight season. This year they are joined by another pair of sisters, Maddie and Cassie Anderson. They become the fourth pair of sisters to play on the team in the same season (Kristina and Stephanie Pellitteri in 2013, Nina Pellitteri and Stephanie Pellitteri in 2014). Redshirt Freshman Kiora Sanchez followed in her sister’s footsteps by coming to FSU a season ago. Sierra Sanchez played for four years and graduated in 2017, earning a 55-23 dual match record (71-33 overall), good for the tenth-most dual match wins in program history.

COAST-TO-COASTThe Seminoles have four student-athletes from California this season as well as two from other countries. The Noles added Keara Rutz and Liz Waters-Leiga from the The Golden State of California while adding Alice Zeimann, a transfer from


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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS

Date AVCA / DiG

Preseason .....................................................................2 / 3

Volleyballmag.com Preseason All-American

Alaina Chacon

CollegeBeachVB.com Preseason All-American

Alaina ChaconMadison Fitzpatrick

Preseason All-CCSAMolly McBainSara PuttAlaina ChaconMadison FitzpatrickKate Privett

2020 Preseason CCSA Watch ListMaddie Anderson

Minnesota. Zeimann hails from New Zealand, joining Molly McBain (Canada) as the only two internationals on the FSU beach volleyball team. Florida State also has one from Minnesota (Jasmyn Martin), two from Indiana (Alaina and Morgan Chacon) and three from Texas (Kate Privett, Avery Poppinga ad Ashley Robert).

Numbers To Note188 - Florida State holds an all-time record of 188-41 (.821) 123 - Head Coach Brooke Niles is 123-26 in her five seasons at Florida State. She is the program’s all-time leader in wins. 43 - Florida State is 43-0 against their competition this weekend. 31 - Payton Caffrey led the team in wins a season ago with 31 wins. 21 - Florida State defeated 21 ranked opponents last season including 12 wins over teams in the top-10 8 - Florida State has made it to all eight AVCA or NCAA Championship tournaments. They are one of two schools to have accomplished such feat 4 - Florida State has won four straight CCSA Championships. They the only beach volleyball program to win four straight beach volleyball conference championships

2019 STATS


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CAREER NUMBERSCAREER DUAL MATCH WINS All-Time All-TimeRank Name Seasons Record Win %1.............Tory Paranagua .........................................2015-18 ........................ 99-28 .......................0.7802.............Vanessa Freire ..........................................2015-18 ........................ 96-33 .......................0.7443.............Macy Jerger ...............................................2016-19 ........................ 94-26 .......................0.783 4.............Jace Pardon ..............................................2012-16 ........................ 85-15 .......................0.8505.............Kristina Pellitteri .........................................2013-16 ........................ 77-15 .......................0.837

CAREER OVERALL WINSRank Name Seasons Record Win %5.............Melanie Pavels ..........................................2012-15 ...................... 104-39 .......................0.7276.............Hailey Luke ..........................................2014, 16-18 ........................ 99-27 .......................0.7867.............Julie Brown ................................................2013-16 ........................ 95-35 .......................0.731 8.............Macy Jerger ...............................................2016-19 ........................ 99-29 .......................0.7739.............Sarah Wickstrom .......................................2012-15 ........................ 93-30 .......................0.75610...........Stephanie Pellitteri.....................................2012-15 ........................ 86-35 ....................... 0.711

VICTORIES BY PAIRSmin. 10 matches played

Rank Name Seasons Record Win %9.............Brown/Pardon ............................................2013-16 .......................... 29-6 .......................0.829 Paranagua/Freire.......................................2017-18 .......................... 29-7 .......................0.80611. ..........Freire/Sanchez ...............................................2016 .......................... 28-7 .......................0.80012...........Wickstrom/Yildirim .....................................2012-14 .......................... 25-4 .......................0.86213...........Ftzpatrick/Chacon ........................................2019 ........................ 22-10 .......................0.688

OVERALL WINS BY POSITION

COURT 1 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #1 Win % #11.............Jace Pardon ..................................................85-15 ........................ 61-14 .......................0.8132.............Aurora Davis ..................................................48-11 .......................... 38-8 .......................0.8263.............Julie Brown ....................................................74-19 .......................... 29-6 .......................0.829 Tory Paranagua .............................................99-27 ........................ 29-11 .......................0.7254.............Brooke Kuhlman ............................................69-35 ........................ 25-18 .......................0.581 5. ...........Leigh Andrew .................................................21-16 ........................ 20-14 .......................0.588

COURT 2 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #2 Win % #25.............Melanie Pavels ..............................................58-14 .......................... 16-6 .......................0.727 Stephanie Pellitteri.........................................49-14 .......................... 16-8 .......................0.6677.............Jekaterina Stepanova ......................................16-0 .......................... 14-0 .......................1.0008 Brooke Kuhlman ............................................69-35 .......................... 13-8 .......................0.6329.............Francesca Goncalves ....................................59-13 .......................... 12-3 .......................0.800

COURT 3 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #3 Win % #31.............Macy Jerger ...................................................94-26 ........................ 44-12 .......................0.7862.............Sierra Sanchez ..............................................55-23 ........................ 35-10 .......................0.7783.............Vanessa Freire ..............................................96-33 .......................... 28-5 .......................0.8484.............Melanie Pavels ..............................................58-14 .......................... 27-4 .......................0.8715.............Sara Putt .......................................................55-15 .......................... 26-5 .......................0.879

COURT 4 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #4 Win % #41.............Molly McBain................................................61-18 .......................... 33-8 .......................0.805 2.............Katie Horton...................................................62-15 ........................ 30-11 .......................0.7323.............Annie Montgomery ..........................................43-9 .......................... 26-6 .......................0.8134.............Brooke Kuhlman ............................................69-35 .......................... 19-4 .......................0.826 5.............Mallory Kiley ....................................................27-6 .......................... 18-3 .......................0.857

COURT 5 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #5 Win % #51.............Hailey Luke ....................................................80-21 ........................ 42-16 .......................0.7242.............Eva Torruella ....................................................37-7 .......................... 36-7 .......................0.8373.............Macy Jerger ...................................................94-26 .......................... 30-6 .......................0.8334.............Francesca Goncalves ....................................59-13 .......................... 20-3 .......................0.870...............Nikki Esposito ................................................35-13 ........................ 20-11 .......................0.6456.............Jeassica McGregor..........................................19-1 .......................... 15-1 .......................0.938...............Molly McBain................................................61-18 .......................... 15-5 .......................0.7508.............Madison Fitzpatrick .....................................36-15 .......................... 14-5 .......................0.737

Overall Tourney Dual 1 2 3 4 5Molly McBain 69-19 - 69-19 7-0 1-1 12-4 34-9 15-5Sara Putt 60-20 5-4 54-16 1-5 15-5 26-5 13-1 - Madison Fitzpatrick 46-22 4-3 42-19 14-7 13-7 1-0 - 14-5Alaina Chacon 40-16 4-3 36-13 21-7 8-5 2-1 5-0 - Payton Caffrey 38-6 2-2 36-4 - - 3-2 33-2 - Kate Privett 36-8 1-2 35-6 - 0-1 16-3 3-0 16-2 Avery Poppinga 15-7 2-2 13-5 - - 7-3 1-0 5-2 Jenna Johnson 13-2 1-1 12-2 - - - - 12-2Maddie Anderson 7-0 - 7-0 - - 7-0 - -Liz Waters-Leiga 7-0 - 7-0 - - - 7-0 -Keara Rutz 6-0 - 6-0 - - - - 6-0Morgan Chacon 4-6 2-2 2-4 - 0-1 1-2 1-1 - Ashley Robert 4-2 1-1 3-1 - - - 1-0 2-1Lexi McKeown 5-1 1-1 4-0 - - - 1-0 3-0 Devan Hultquist 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 - - -Kiora Sanchez 1-1 1-1 0-0 - - - - -

2019 STATS

SEASON INDIVIDUAL & PAIR RECORDS

2020 Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Payton Caffrey 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- -- 7-0 --Liz Waters-Leiga 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- -- 7-0 --Kate Privett 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- 7-0 -- --Maddie Anderson 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- 7-0 -- --Molly McBain 7-0 -- 7-0 7-0 -- -- -- --Alaina Chacon 7-0 -- 7-0 7-0 -- -- -- --Keara Rutz 6-0 -- 6-0 -- -- -- -- 6-0Madison Fitzpatrick 5-2 -- 5-2 -- 5-2 -- -- --Alice Zeimann 5-2 -- 5-2 -- 5-2 -- -- --Jenna Johnson 4-0 -- 4-0 -- -- -- -- 4-0Lexi McKeown 3-0 -- 3-0 -- -- -- -- 3-0Ashley Robert 1-0 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- 1-0 Pairs Record Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Chacon/McBain 7-0 -- 7-0 7-0 -- -- -- --Fitzpatrick/Zeimann 5-2 -- 5-2 -- 5-2 -- -- --Anderson/Privett 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- 7-0 -- --Caffrey/Waters-Leiga 7-0 -- 7-0 -- -- -- 7-0 --Johnson/Rutz 4-0 -- 4-0 -- -- -- -- 4-0McKeown/Rutz 2-0 -- 2-0 -- -- -- -- 2-0McKeown/Johnson 1-0 -- 1-0 -- -- -- -- 1-0Totals 33-2 -- 33-2 7-0 5-2 7-0 7-0 7-0


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SCHEDULE & RESULTS BY COURTS

RECORD: 7-0, HOME: 7-0, ROAD: 0-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0, CCSA: 3-0

Date Opponent FSU Rank Opp.Rank W/L Score 1 2 3 4 5 Overall RecordFri, Feb. 21 vs. ULM* 2/3 - W 5-0 W W W W W 1-0Sat Feb. 22 vs. Houston Baptist 2/3 - W 5-0 W W W W W 2-0Sat, Feb. 22 vs. Stetson 2/3 9/9 4 4-1 W L W W W 3-0Sat, Feb. 22 vs. TCU* 2/3 16/17 W 5-0 W W W W W 4-0Sun, Feb. 23 vs. Cal Poly 2/3 7/7 W 4-1 W L W W W 5-0Sun, Feb. 23 vs. South Carolina* 2/3 13/14 W 5-0 W W W W W 6-0Sun, Feb. 23 vs. Tampa 2/3 - W 5-0 W W W W W 7-0

Bold denotes home match; * denotes conference opponent; first ranking = AVCA, second ranking = DiG Magazine

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STARTS BY POSITION

RECORD: 7-0, HOME: 7-0, ROAD: 0-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0, CCSA: 3-0

Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5Fri, Feb. 21 vs. ULM McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann+ Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ McKeown/Rutz+ Sat Feb. 22 vs. Houston Baptist McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann+ Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ McKeown/Rutz+Sat, Feb. 22 vs. Stetson McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann- Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ Johnson/Rutz+Sat, Feb. 22 vs. TCU McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann+ Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ Johnson/Rutz+Sun, Feb. 23 vs. Cal Poly McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann- Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ Johnson/Rutz+Sun, Feb. 23 vs. South Carolina McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann+ Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ Johnson/Rutz+Sun, Feb. 23 vs. Tampa McBain/Chacon+ Fitzpatrick/Zeimann+ Anderson/Privett+ Caffrey/Waters-Leiga+ McKeown/Robert+

Bold denotes clinching point+ Win- Loss

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Entering her fifth season with the program, head coach Brooke Niles has shaped Florida State beach volleyball into one of the most elite teams in the country, establishing the Seminoles as a national contender every year and a fixture in the AVCA Beach Top-10.

Niles came to FSU prior to the 2016 season, and had previously coached at the collegiate, junior college, club and high school levels working with both indoor and sand volleyball teams.

In 2016, Niles led the Seminoles to unprecedented heights during the program’s first season as an official NCAA Championship sport. Her first year in Tallahassee was highlighted by a series of program firsts including a school-record for dual-match victories (32), a conference championship, the top-seed in the inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship and a national runner-up finish. Florida State hit the ground running under Niles, winning its first 14 matches, all on the road, with eight of those victories coming against ranked foes including five ranked in the top-10. One of those wins came against then-No. 2 Southern California in Los Angeles as the Seminoles snapped the Women of Troy’s 19-match home win streak. FSU went on to earn the No. 1 overall seed at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship after claiming the 2016 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Conference title. The Seminoles finished the 2016 campaign as the national runner-up at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala. after posting a 3-2 record at the tournament. FSU went on to set the single-season school record for victories in a season with 32 and ranked in the Top 5 of the AVCA national poll all year. Along with their 14-match win streak, the Seminoles also put together a school-record 17-match win streak which saw Florida State outscore the opposition 71-10. At season’s end, Florida State registered 19 victories over ranked schools, while posting an 11-3 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10. In her second year under the helm Niles continued the winning tradition of Florida State beach volleyball. The team finished with the second-most wins in school history and the third most in the country (29). Niles and the Noles secured back-to-back CCSA Championships after they defeated FIU 3-0 in 34 minutes. Florida State reached their second consecutive NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship appearance and sixth straight post season appearance, tied for most of any school. The Seminoles finished the 2017 season in fourth place at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in Gulf Shore, Ala. after going 2-2 at the tournament. The Noles defeated a school record 22 ranked teams during the 2017 season, including 13 wins over top-10 teams and three over top-5 teams. The 2017 season saw the Garnet and Gold defeat Pepperdine for the first time in school history as they took down the second-ranked wave in Tallahassee. Niles set the bar even higher in her third season, scheduling 13 dual matches against ranked opponents in the regular season and finishing with a program-record 33 wins. Florida State reached its third consecutive NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship appearance, and seventh-straight postseason appearance, making FSU one of only two programs to make every NCAA and AVCA National Championship (along with Pepperdine). The Seminoles went undefeated to make it to the finals of the NCAA Championship for the first time, taking down No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 Hawaii and No. 5 USC along the way. FSU fell to No. 1-overall UCLA in the finals for the team’s second NCAA Runner-Up finish under Niles. FSU tallied 14 wins against AVCA Top-20 opponents in 2018, picking up four wins against higher-ranked teams. Through her three seasons at the helm, the Seminoles have remained undefeated against every East Coast team, and have not lost to a CCSA team since joining the conference in Niles’ first year. Niles was recognized for her outstanding effort in her first season at the helm of the Seminole beach volleyball program as she was named National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Niles had continued success, finishing the 2019 season with another 29 wins. The Seminoles reached their fourth consecutive NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, and eighth-straight postseason trip, keeping the Seminoles as one of just two teams to do so (Pepperdine). Florida State also won their fourth-straight CCSA Championship Title as they dominated the competi-tion and capped it off with a 3-0 win over LSU in the championship match. Florida State earned a win in the first round of the NCAA Championship with a 3-0 win over Cal Poly, before losing their next two matches to the top two seeds, UCLA and USC.Florida State earned a program-high 21 wins over ranked opponents, picking up 12 wins over teams in the AVCA Top-10. Niles earned her first career CCSA Coach of the Year award as the Seminoles saw two more join the CCSA All-Conference team and Macy Jerger earned CCSA Scholar-athlete of the Year honors for the third straight season. Kate Privett became the third Seminole to earn CCSA Freshman of the Year honors.

Date Season FSU / Opp. Rank Opponent Site Result ScoreMar. 9 2016 4 / 6 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. W 5-0Mar. 10 2016 4 / 3 UCLA Santa Monica, Calif. W 5-0Mar. 11 2016 4 / 2 Southern Cal Los Angeles, Calif. W 3-2Mar. 25 2016 2 / 10 Florida International* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1Mar. 25 2016 2 / 4 UCLA DeLand, Fla. W 4-1Apr. 15 2016 3 / T-9 Georgia State* Tallahassee, Fla. W 3-2Apr. 24 2016 3 / 9 Georgia State* ^ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0May 6 2016 3 / 9 Stetson # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-0May 6 2016 3 / 5 Hawai’i # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-2May 8 2016 3 / 4 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1Mar. 4 2017 2 / 10 LSU* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1Mar. 4 2017 2 / 9 Stetson DeLand, Fla. W 4-1Mar. 11 2017 2 / 6 Long Beach State Manhattan Beach, Calif. W 4-1Mar. 17 2017 4 / 7 Arizona Honolulu, Hawai’i W 3-2Mar. 17 2017 4 / 5 Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawai’i W 3-2Mar. 25 2017 4 / 9 Georgia State* Columbia, S.C. W 3-2Mar. 26 2017 4 / 10 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. W 4-1Apr. 14 2017 4 / 2 Pepperdine Tallahassee, Fla. W 3-2Apr. 22 2017 4 / 10 Florida International * ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 4-1Apr. 23 2017 4 / 10 Florida International* ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0

Date Season FSU / Opp. Rank Opponent Site Result ScoreMay 5 2017 4 / 8 South Carolina* # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-0May 5 2017 4 / 2 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1Feb 23 2018 4 / 9 South Carolina* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1Mar 10 2018 5 / 3 Hawaii Manhattan Beach, Calif. W 4-1Apr. 15 2018 7 / 8 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. W 3-2Apr. 21 2018 7 / 8 LSU* ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 4-1Apr. 22 2018 7 / 8 LSU* ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0May 4 2018 7 / 1 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1May 4 2018 7 / 5 USC # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1May 5 2018 7 / 3 Hawaii # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-2Feb. 24 2019 3/9 South Carolina* Tallahassee, Fla. W 4-1March 1 2019 5/4 LSU* Boca Raton, Fla. W 4-1March 7 2019 4/8 Long Beach State Los Angeles, Calif. W 5-0 March 9 2019 4/3 Pepperdine Manhattan Beach, Calif. W, 4-1 March 9 2019 4/5 Hawaii Manhattan Beach, Calif. W, 3-2March 22 2019 3/10 Stetson Tallahassee, Fla. W, 4-1March 30 2019 3/8 FIU* Miami, Fla. W, 3-2April 5 2019 3/8 FIU* Tallahassee, Fla. W, 4-1April 21 2019 3/4 LSU* ̂ Emerson, Ga. W, 3-0May 3 2019 3/6 Cal Poly# Gulf Shores, Ala. W, 3-0

AVCA TOP-10 WINS UNDER COACH NILES

BROOKE NILESFo u r t h Se a S o n • uC Sa n ta Ba r B a r a (2003)

Niles’ Winning Percentage

Year School Record Winning % NCAA 2016 Florida State 32-3 .914 Finals 2017 Florida State 29-9 .763 Semifinals2018 Florida State 33-7 .825 Finals2019 Florida State 29-7 .806 Sixth Place

HEAD COACH

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PHOTO ROSTER

Keara RutzFR • 5-10

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

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Alaina ChaconJR • 5-9

Crown Point, Ind.

1515Alice Zeimann

R-JR • 6-0Christchurch, New Zealand

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Maddie AndersonFR • 6-1

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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Erin MurphyFR • 6-2

St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Cassie AndersonR-Fr • 5-11

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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Jenna JohnsonSO • 5-10Stuart, Fla.

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Lauryn BurrowsFR • 5-8

Marietta, Ga.

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Lexi McKeownSO • 5-11

Laguna Beach, Calif.

1313

Devan HultquistR-SR • 5-6

Tallahassee, Fla.

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Marielle DiazJR • 5-6

Boca Raton, Fla.

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Sara PuttR-SR • 5-11Jupiter, Fla.

33Alex Hilton

FR • 5-10Sarasota, Fla.

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Avery PoppingaJR • 5-11

Austin, Texas

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Brooke NilesHead CoachFifth Season

Jason LochheadAssistant Head Coach

First Season

Jon JusticeVolunteer Asst. Coach

Second Season

Ileana MoschosDirector of Operations

First Season

Liz Waters-LeigaFR • 5-11

San Leandro, Calif.

Kate PrivettSO • 5-8

Grapevine, Texas

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JR • 5-5McKinney, Texas

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Payton CaffreySR • 6-0

Chuluota, Fla.

Madison FitzpatrickJR • 5-9

Tallahassee, Fla.

Morgan ChaconSO • 5-11

Crown Point, Ind.

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Molly McBainSR • 5-9

Toronto, Ont.

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R-FR • 6-1Valencia, Calif.

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