beach volleyball seminole beach battle march 22-23 • … · 2019. 3. 4. · no. (1st place...

Matches 16- 18 // arizona, austin peay, stetson

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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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» The Seminoles host their second home tournament this weekend. Florida State is 36-2 all-time at home including a 4-1 record at home so far in 2019. Two of the three teams that FSU will be hosting this week are ranked (Arizona & Stetson)

» Florida State is undefeated against all three teams they will be facing this week-end. The Noles are 1-0 against Arizona and 11-0 all-time against the Hatters. Florida State will be taking on Austin Peay for the first time in program history.

» The Noles are dominating at the back end of the lineup with a combined 37-9 record on courts three through five. The back end is led by Payton Caffrey and Sara Putt who are 12-1 together on court four.

» FSU holds a 170-38 (.817) all-time record.

NO. 15 ARIZONA WILDCATSOverall: 10-2

HEAD COACH: Steve Walker (sixth season)ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 1-0

Updated: 3/19/19

2019 SEASONOverall Record .......................................................... 11-4Home Record ............................................................... 4-1Away Record .................................................................1-2Neutral Record ........................................................... 6-1CCSA Record ................................................................ 6-1

2019 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY FSU/Opp. Rank Time/Result

23 vs. Tulane*1 3 / 18 W, 5-023 vs. Cal Poly 1 3 / 6 W, 4-1 23 vs. LSU*1 3 / 7 L, 2-3 24 vs. South Carolina* 1 3 / 9 W, 4-1 24 vs. Tampa 1 3 / - W, 5-0

MARCH1 UAB* 2 5 / RV W, 4-1

1 LSU* 2 5 / 4 W, 4-1

2 South Carolina*2 5 / 10 W, 5-0

2 at FAU*2 5 / 18 W, 4-1

7 at USC 4 / 2 L, 2-3

7 Long Beach State 4 / 8 W, 5-0

9 Pepperdine3 4 / 3 W, 4-1

9 Hawaii3 4 / 5 W, 3-2

10 at UCLA3 4 / 1 L, 1-4

10 USC3 4 / 2 L, 2-3

22 vs. Arizona4 3 / 14 10:30 AM22 vs. Austin Peay4 3 / - 1:30 PM23 vs. Stetson4 3 / 10 11:00 AM29 Grand Canyon5 - / - 7:30 AM

29 Tulane*5 - / - 11:30 AM

30 UCLA5 - / - 11:00 AM

30 at FIU*5 - / - 1:00 PM

APRIL5 vs. FAU*6 - / - 10:30 AM5 vs. FIU*6 - / - 1:30 PM 6 vs. Georgia State*6 - / - 11:00 AM 12 UAB*7 - / - 9:00 AM

12 TAMU-Corpus Christi7 - / - 1:30 PM

13 at TCU*7 - / - 12:00 PM

19-21 CCSA Tournament TBA

MAY3-5 NCAA Championship TBA

* Conference Opponent1 Home2 Suites Hilton-Tallahassee State Capitol Invite (Tallahassee, Fla.)2 Beach Burrow Bash (Boca Raton, Fla.)3 East Meets West Invitational (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)4 Seminole Beach Battle (Tallahassee, Fla.)5 Surf-N-Turf Invitational6 FSU Beach Bash (Tallahassee, Fla.)7 TCU Tournament (Fort Worth, Texas)

SEMINOLE BEACH BATTLEMarch 22-23 • Tallahassee, FLA. • Seminole Beach Courts

AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORSOverall: 3-4

HEAD COACH: Taylor Mott (seventh season)ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: First Meeting

NO. 10 STETSON HATTERSOverall: 9-3

HEAD COACH: Kristina Hernandez (sixth season)ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 11-0

Numbers To Note 105 - Head Coach Brooke Niles is 105-23 in her four seasons at Florida State. She is the program’s all-time leader in wins 55 - Florida State is 55-21 in dual matches this season 37 - Florida state is 37-9 on courts 3-5 this season 12 - Putt/Caffrey lead the team in wins this season with 12 9 - Florida State has defeated nine ranked opponents this season including seven wins over teams in the top-10 7 - Florida State has made it to all seven AVCA or NCAA Championship tournaments. They are one of two schools to have accomplished such feat 3 - Florida State has won three straight CCSA Championships. They are one of three teams to win three straight beach volleyball conference championships

NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLESOverall: 11-4

HEAD COACH: Brooke Niles (UC Santa Barbara ‘03)Career Record: 105-23 | Fourth Season


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No. Name Height Year Hometown / High School / Last School

1 Macy Jerger 6-1 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla. / Fort Myers

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

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

5 Payton Rund 6-1 Gr. Albany, Ore. / West Albany / Saint Mary’s

10 Ali Eager 5-11 Sr. Southlake, Texas / Liberty Christian

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

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

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

15 Alaina Chacon 5-9 So. Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point

20 Brooke Kuhlman 5-10 Sr. Naples, Fla. / Barron Collier

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

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

23 Cassie Anderson 5-10 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens

24 Nikki Esposito 5-10 Sr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. / Pompano Beach

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

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

30 Morgan Kuchar 5-9 Fr. Roswell, Ga. / Blessed Trinity Catholic

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

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

35 Payton Caffrey 6-0 Jr. Chuluota, Fla. / Winter Springs / WVU

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

42 Bailey Reardon 5-11 So. Milton, Ga. / Milton

2019 ROSTER

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brooke Niles (4th Season) ...............................................................................................................................UC Santa Barbara (2003) Overall/FSU Record ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 94-18 Assistant Coach: Angela Rock (1st Season) ..........................................................................................................................San Diego State (1986)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jon Justice (1st Season) .............................................................................................................Florida State (2020) Director of Operations: Shawn Matthews (2nd Season) ...........................................................................Abilene Christian University (2004)

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location ........................................................ Tallahassee, FLSymbol ...................................................................SeminolesColors ...........................................................Garnet and GoldEnrollment .................................................................. 40,830President ........................................................ John ThrasherInterim Athletic Director ..............................David CoburnSenior Assoc. AD (Senior Woman’s Admin.) ......... Vanessa FuchsConference ........................Coastal Collegiate Sports AssociationNational Affiliation (Division) ........................... Division I

BEACH VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION

Head Coach ........................................Brooke Niles (Fourth Season) Alma Mater ..........................................UC Santa Barbara (2003) Record at Florida State ..................................................... 102-20 Career Coaching Record ................................................... 102-20Assistant Coach ...................................Angela Rock (First Season)Volunteer Coach ..................................... Jon Justice (First Season)Beach VB Office Phone Number ..............................850.644.3003Home Courts/Capacity ...............Seminole Beach Volleyball Courts/150

2018 Overall Record ......................................................... 33-72018 NCAA Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) ...................3-1 - 2nd

Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................... 13/5Newcomers ........................................................................................9All-Time School Record (Yrs/Pct.) ...................... 170-38 (7/.827)All-Time NCAA Record (Yrs/Pct.) ........................105-23 (4/.836)

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#10 Ali Eager E-grr#13 Lexi McKeown Mc-KYOO-n#15 Alaina Chacon Uh-LAY-nuh Shah-CONE#20 Brooke Kuhlman COAL-muhn


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No. School 2019 Rec. Prev Rk1 UCLA (28)* 15-0 12 Southern California* 13-2 23 Florida State 11-4 34 LSU* 9-4 45 Pepperdine* 11-5 56 Hawai’i* 9-4 67 Cal Poly* 6-5 78 Florida International* 6-5 89 Long Beach State* 6-3 910 Stetson* 9-3 1211 South Carolina* 10-6 1012 California 10-3 1113 Loyola Marymount 6-5 1314 Stanford 4-7 1415 Arizona* 10-2 1516 Florida Atlantic* 6-4 1617 Grand Canyon* 10-2 1718 Saint Mary’s 9-3 1919 Georgia State* 10-8 1820 TCU* 7--9 20

Others receiving votes: Arizona State, Tulane*, UAB*, College of Charleston, Florida Gulf Coast, Tampa*, Washington

* 2019 Opponent

No. School (1st Place Votes) 2019 Rec. Prev Rk1 UCLA (15)* 15-0 12 USC* 13-2 23 Florida State 11-4 34 LSU* 9-4 45 Hawaii* 9-4 56 Pepperdine* 11-5 67 Florida International* 6-5 88 California 10-3 99 Cal Poly* 6-5 710 Stetson* 9-3 1111 South Carolina* 10-6 1312 Long Beach State* 6-3 1013 Loyola Marymount 8-6 1414 Arizona* 10-2 1515 Grand Canyon* 10-2 1616 Florida Atlantic* 6-4 1217 St. Mary’s 9-3 1718 Stanford 4-7 1819 Georgia State* 8-8 1920 TCU* 7-9 20

Others receiving votes: Arizona State, Tulane*, College of Charleston, North Florida, Utah, Washington, Nebraska, UAB*

* 2019 Opponent

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

professional beach player, and her former coach on the pro tour, Angela Rock, as the assistant coach for 2019.

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 one of three programs in the country

to have won three straight conference titles (along with Pepperdine and Hawaii).

» 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

WEEK #4 POLL • MARCH 18, 2019

WEEK #4 POLL • MARCH 18, 2019At home ...........................................................................................4-1

On the road ...................................................................................1-2

At a neutral site ..........................................................................6-1

In non-conference matches (regular season) ...........2-0

In CCSA matches (regular season) ...................................6-1

Against ranked teams .............................................................9-4

Against Top-10 teams ...............................................................7-4

When winning at No. 1 .............................................................9-0

When losing at No. 1 ................................................................ 2-4


When losing at No. 2 ................................................................3-3


When losing at No. 3 ................................................................ 2-3

When winning at No. 4 ..........................................................10-4

When losing at No. 4 .................................................................1-0

When winning at No. 5 ...........................................................10-1

When losing at No. 5 .................................................................1-3

In February .....................................................................................4-1

In March ........................................................................................ 7-3

In April .............................................................................................0-0

In May ..............................................................................................0-0

KEY STORYLINES

FSU’S 2019 RECORD...


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» Arizona currently sits at No. 14 in the DiG Magazine Poll and No. 15 in the AVCA Poll

» Arizona is 10-2 on the year with their two losses coming to Stanford (3-2) and USC (5-0).

» The first and only time these two teams met was in 2017 when Florida State defeated No. 7 Arizona 3-2. Florida State jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before the Wildcats came back to tie the match at 2-2. The Noles clinched the match on court four with a 15-12 third set win by Katie Horton and Francesca Goncalves

» Austin Peay has begun the season with a 4-5 record but is currently on a four-match win streak after losing their first five matches to start the season.

» This will be the first meeting between the two programs.

» Stetson currently sits at No. 10 in the DiG Magazine Poll and No. 10 in the AVCA Poll

» Florida State is undefeated against Stetson in their 11 meetings. The two teams met twice a season ago as the Noles won 4-1 in DeLand as well as in Tallahassee.

» Stetson is coming off a weekend in which they went 4-0 including two wins over top-20 teams. They ended the weekend with a 4-1 upset over No. 10 South Carolina.

» Stetson’s only three losses have come to No. 10 FIU (4-1) No. 8 Long Beach State (4-1), No. 2 USC 4-1.

NOLES vs. WILDCATS

NOLES vs. GOVERNORS

NOLES vs. HATTERS

MATCH #16: NO. 15 ARIZONA (10-2)

MATCH #17: AUSTIN PEAY (4-5)

MATCH #18: NO. 10 STETSON (9-3)

Arizona 1-0Home 0-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 1-0

3/17/17 - N ..........................................................................W, 3-2

AUSTIN PEAY 0-0Home 0-0 • Away 0-0 • Neutral 0-0

3/22/18 - H .....................................................................................

STETSON 11-0Home 2-0 • Away 4-0 • Neutral 5-0

3/8/12 - A ................................................................. ..........W, 5-03/21/12 - H ............................................................. .............W, 5-04/6/12 - A ................................................................ ...........W, 5-03/30/13 - N (at Jacksonville, Fla.) ............................ ...........W, 5-05/3/14 - N (at Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA)................... ...........W, 5-03/7/15 - A ................................................................ ...........W, 3-25/6/16 - N (at Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) ................. ...........W, 3-03/4/17 - A .............................................................................W, 4-13/26/17 - A ................................................................ ..........W, 4-12/24/18 - A ............................................................... ...........W, 4-13/3/18 - H.................................................................. ...........W, 4-1


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50 YEARS OF WOMEN’S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICSFlorida State is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics throughout the 2018-19 season. In-door volleyball was the first women’s intercollegiate sport at FSU, taking the floor in 1968, while beach volleyball became Florida State’s newest varsity sport in 2012. More informa-tion on events and reunions will be posted on www.seminoles.com/50th.

SEMINOLES IN SEASON OPENERSFlorida State has never lost its first match of the season. Since head coach Brooke Niles came to FSU in 2016, the Semi-noles 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. 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 CCSA CHAMPIONSFSU earned its third-straight CCSA title in 2018 after going 6-0 in the tournament. The team saw its most efficient confer-ence championship run on its way to the 2018 title, dropping only one flight of 28 over the weekend. Florida State is one of only three programs in NCAA beach volleyball history to have won three straight conference championships (along with Pepperdine and Hawaii). All three of those teams have now gone undefeated in their respective conference tournaments since 2016. Not only is FSU undefeated in the CCSA Tourna-ment, 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 Champi-onship 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 Ha-waii in the semifinals snapped 31- and 32- match win streaks for those teams, respectively.

INDOOR PLAYERS OUTSIDENew to the sand this year are Payton Caffrey and Morgan Chacon, two of FSU’s newest indoor volleyball players in the 2018 fall season. Caffrey, a transfer from West Virginia, was named the ACC Player of the Year, AVCA East Region Player of the Year and an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention in her first season. An outside hitter from Indiana, Chacon spent a majority of the fall season with an injury but helped the Semi-noles pick up two three-set wins over Florida A&M and TCU. All-Time FSU Beach and Indoor Players: Christina Ambrose, Sarah Burr-ington, Payton Caffrey, Morgan Chacon, Visnja Djurdjevic, Katie Horton, Katie Mosher, Milica Kubura, Hailey Luke, Danielle Pennington, Jekaterina Stepanova, Sarah Wickstrom, Cecilie Woie, Fatma Yilidrim, Marija Milosav-ljevic, Amanda Saxton, Aurora Davis, Olivera Medic.

SISTER-SISTERFreshman Morgan Chacon joins her sister, sophomore Alaina Chacon on the beach team this season. They become the third pair of sisters to play on the team in the same season (Kristi-na and Stephanie Pellitteri in 2013, Nina Pellitteri and Stepha-nie Pellitteri in 2014). Freshman Kiora Sanchez follows in her sister’s footsteps by coming to FSU. 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-COASTGraduate transfer Payton Rund joins the Seminoles from Saint Mary’s College in California. An Oregon native, Rund is now nearly 3,000 miles away from her hometown (Albany). With the Gaels, Rund and her partner Lindsay Knudsen -- coached by current FSU assistant coach Angela Rock -- beat USC’s No. 1 pair of Kelly Claes and Sarah Hughes in 2017, snap-ping their 103-match win streak.

FRESHMAN STANDOUTSAll six of this season’s freshmen came to FSU as some of the top recruits in their class. Kate Privett was named an AVCA High School Beach All-American First Team honoree last fall, while her teammates, Jenna Johnson, Morgan Kuchar and Lexi McKeown were all Second Team selections. FSU and UCLA were the only teams with four players on both the First and Second Teams.

SEMINOLE STORYLINES


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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS

PRESEASON RANKINGS: After finishing as the National Runners-Up in 2018, FSU started the 2019 season ranked third in the AVCA Coaches Poll and fourth in the DiG Magazine Poll.

CCSA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: For the third straight year, FSU had the most players represented on the conference preseason team. Senior Brooke Kuhlman became the third Seminole to garner multiple CCSA preseason honors, while Sara Putt, Molly McBain and Macy Jerger joined her on the list. Freshman Kate Privett was named to the Watch list.

OPENING WEEKEND - STATE CAPITOL INVITATIONAL: FSU opened the season at home for the first time this year, hosting Tampa along with four ranked teams -- Tulane, Cal Poly and LSU. The Seminoles earned four wins over the weekend, three of which were ranked. FSU earned its first conference loss in program history to LSU in its final match of the first day.

FAU’S BEACH BURROW BASH: The Seminoles went 4-0 in Boca Raton, earning four conference wins and three ranked wins by taking down UAB, No. 4 LSU, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 18 FAU. They were the only team in the conference to go undefeated that weekend, a performance that bumped them back up to No. 4 in both the AVCA and DiG Magazine Polls.

CCSA PAIR OF THE WEEK: Following their 4-0 performance at the Beach Burrow Bash, sophomores Alaina Chacon and Madison Fitzpatrick were named the CCSA Pair of the Week on March 6. They started off the weekend with a win at the No. 1 position against UAB and went on as the only Seminoles to pick up four wins as they beat LSU, South Carolina and FAU pairs at the No. 2 position.

CALIFORNIA TRIP: Florida State went 3-3 during their trip out west to California. The Seminoles lost a tough one to No. 2 USC to begin the trip but bounced back to defeat No. 8 Long Beach State. During the East Meets West Invitational the Seminoles went 2-2. On the opening day of the East meets West Invitational the Garnet and Gold went a perfect 2-0 defeating No. 3 Pepperdine for the second time in school history and No. 5 Hawaii.

CONFERENCE ACCOLADES CONTINUE TO PILE: Redshirt junior Sara Putt and ju-nior Payton Caffrey earned CCSA Co-Pair of the Week honors for their dominant performance in California. The two went 5-0 at the No. 4 position, helping the Seminoles go 3-3 in the third week of the season.

Date AVCA / DiG

Preseason (Feb 11) .....................................................3 / 4Week 1 (Feb. 25) ..........................................................5 / 5Week 2 (March 4) .......................................................4 / 4Week 3 (March 11) .....................................................3 / 3Week 4 (March 19) .............................................................

MACY JERGER » Preseason All-CCSA

BROOKE KUHLMAN » Preseason All-CCSA

MOLLY MCBAIN » Preseason All-CCSA

KATE PRIVETT

» CCSA Preseason Watch List

SARA PUTT » Preseason All-CCSA

ALAINA CHACON » CCSA Pair of the Week w/ Madison Fitzpat-

rick (March 6)

MADISON FITZPATRICK » CCSA Pair of the Week w/ Alaina Chacon

(March 6)

SEASON AT A GLANCE


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CAREER NUMBERSRECORDS TO WATCHCAREER DUAL MATCH WINS

All-Time All-TimeRank Name Seasons Record Win %3.............Jace Pardon ..............................................2012-16 ........................ 85-15 .......................0.8504.............Kristina Pellitteri .........................................2013-16 ........................ 77-15 .......................0.8375.............Julie Brown ................................................2013-16 ........................ 74-19 .......................0.7966.............Macy Jerger..............................................2016-19 ........................ 70-23 .......................0.7537.............Katie Horton...............................................2015-17 ........................ 62-15 .......................0.805

CAREER OVERALL WINS

Rank Name Seasons Record Win %8.............Sarah Wickstrom .......................................2012-15 ........................ 93-30 .......................0.7569.............Stephanie Pellitteri.....................................2012-15 ........................ 86-35 ....................... 0.71110...........Katie Horton...............................................2015-18 ........................ 81-18 .......................0.81811. ..........Macy Jerger..............................................2016-19 ........................ 75-26 .......................0.74212...........Sierra Sanchez ..........................................2014-17 ........................ 71-33 .......................0.683

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...........Putt/Jerger.....................................................2018 .......................... 22-4 .......................0.846

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 ..........................................54-24 ........................ 22-12 .......................0.618 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.............Francesca Goncalves ....................................59-13 .......................... 12-3 .......................0.800 Brooke Kuhlman ..........................................54-24 .......................... 12-7 .......................0.632

COURT 3 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #3 Win % #31.............Macy Jerger..................................................70-23 ........................ 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 .......................................................28-11 .......................... 25-4 .......................0.862

COURT 4 All-Time All-Time All-TimeRank Player Duals Record Record #4 Win % #41.............Katie Horton...................................................62-15 ........................ 30-11 .......................0.7322.............Annie Montgomery ..........................................43-9 .......................... 26-6 .......................0.8133.............Molly McBain................................................34-13 .......................... 19-8 .......................0.7044.............Mallory Kiley ....................................................27-6 .......................... 18-3 .......................0.8575.............Brooke Kuhlman ..........................................54-24 .......................... 17-3 .......................0.850

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.............Francesca Goncalves ....................................59-13 .......................... 20-3 .......................0.8703.............Nikki Esposito ..............................................31-13 ........................ 19-11 .......................0.6334.............Jeassica McGregor..........................................19-1 .......................... 15-1 .......................0.938 Molly McBain................................................34-13 .......................... 15-5 .......................0.7505.............Madison Fitzpatrick .......................................14-5 .......................... 14-5 .......................0.737

Overall Tourney Dual 1 2 3 4 5Macy Jerger 79-28 5-3 74-25 8-4 5-2 43-12 7-2 11-5Brooke Kuhlman 61-29 5-1 56-28 24-16 12-7 4-2 17-5 -Molly McBain 45-17 - 45-17 - 1-1 9-3 20-8 15-5Nikki Esposito 33-13 - 33-13 - 2-0 2-0 10-2 19-11Sara Putt 39-16 3-2 36-14 1-5 1-2 25-5 13-1 -Madison Fitzpatrick 24-10 - 24-10 1-0 8-5 1-0 - 14-5Ali Eager 11-4 2-2 9-2 - - 3-0 - 7-2Kate Privett 10-4 - 10-4 - 0-1 9-3 1-0 -Payton Caffrey 12-2 - 12-2 - - 0-1 12-1 -Alaina Chacon 6-1 - 6-1 1-0 5-2 2-1 5-0 -Payton Rund 6-2 - 6-2 6-2 - - - -Avery Poppinga 3-2 - 3-2 - - - - 3-2Jenna Johnson 7-2 - 7-2 - - - - 7-2Ashley Robert 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1-0 0-1Bailey Reardon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -Lexi McKeown 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -

2019 STATS

SEASON INDIVIDUAL & PAIR RECORDS

2019 Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Molly McBain 11-4 - 11-4 - 1-1 9-3 1-0 -Kate Privett 10-4 - 10-4 - 0-1 9-3 1-0 -Sara Putt 12-2 - 12-2 - - 0-1 12-1 -Payton Caffrey 12-2 - 12-2 - - 0-1 12-1 -Madison Fitzpatrick 10-5 - 10-5 1-0 8-5 1-0 - -Alaina Chacon 10-5 - 10-5 1-0 8-5 1-0 - -Brooke Kuhlman 9-6 - 9-6 8-6 1-0 - - -Macy Jerger 9-3 - 9-3 - - - - 9-3Payton Rund 8-6 - 8-6 8-6 - - - -Jenna Johnson 8-2 - 8-2 - - - - 8-2Avery Poppinga 3-2 - 3-2 - - - - 3-2Nikki Esposito 2-0 - 2-0 - - 2-0 - -Ashley Robert 1-1 - 1-1 - - - 1-0 0-1Ali Eager 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0Lexi McKeown 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -

Pairs Record Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Putt/Caffrey 12-2 - 12-2 - - 0-1 12-1 -Chacon/Fitzpatrick 10-5 - 10-5 1-0 8-5 1-0 - -McBain/Privett 9-4 - 9-4 - 0-1 8-3 1-0 -Kuhlman/Rund 8-6 - 8-6 8-6 - - - -Jerger/Johnson 7-2 - 7-2 - - - - 7-2Jerger/Poppinga 2-1 - 2-1 - - - - 2-1Jerger/Eager 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0Johnson/Poppinga 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0Robert/McKeown 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -Kuhlman/McBain 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 - - -Esposito/Privett 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - -Esposito/McBain 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - -Robert/Poppinga 0-1 - 0-1 - - - - 0-1Totals 55-21 - 55-21 9-6 9-6 13-4 13-1 11-4


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SCHEDULE & RESULTS BY COURTS

RECORD: 11-4, HOME: 4-1, ROAD: 1-2, NEUTRAL: 6-1, CCSA: 6-1

Date Opponent FSU Rank Opp.Rank W/L Score 1 2 3 4 5 Overall RecordSat, Feb. 23 vs. Tulane 3/4 18/17 W 5-0 W W W W W 1-0Sat Feb. 23 vs. Cal Poly 3/4 6/5 W 4-1 W L W W W 2-0Sat, Feb. 23 vs. LSU 3/4 7/7 L 2-3 L L W W L 2-1Sun, Feb. 24 vs. South Carolina 3/4 9/9 W 4-1 W L W W W 3-1Sun, Feb. 24 vs. Tampa 3/4 - W 5-0 W W W W W 4-1Fri, March 1 vs. UAB 5/5 RV/- W 4-1 W W W W L 5-1Fri, March 1 vs. LSU 5/5 4/4 W 4-1 L W W W W 6-1Sat, March 2 vs. South Carolina 5/5 10/11 W 5-0 W W W W W 7-1Sat, March 2 vs. FAU 5/5 18/16 W 4-1 W W W L W 8-1Thurs, March 7 vs. USC 4/4 2/2 L 2-3 L L L W W 8-2Thurs, March 7 vs. Long Beach State 4/4 8/8 W 5-0 W W W W W 9-2Sat, March 9 vs. Pepperdine 4/4 3/3 W 4-1 W L W W W 10-2Sat, Mar. 9 at Hawaii 4/4 5/5 W 3-2 L W L W W 11-2Sun, Mar. 10 at UCLA 4/4 1/1 L 4-1 L L L W L 11-3Sun, Mar. 10 at USC 4/4 2/2 L 2-3 L W L W L 11-4Fri, March 22 vs. Austin Peay Fri, March 22 vs. Arizona Sat, March 23 vs. Stetson Fri, March 29 vs. Grand Canyon Fri, March 29 vs. Tulane Sat, March 30 vs. UCLA Sat, March 30 vs. FIU Fri, April 5 vs. FAU Fri, April 5 vs. FIU Sat, April 6 vs. Georgia State Fri, April 12 vs. UAB Fri, April 12 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sat, April 13 vs. TCU

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

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STARTS BY POSITION

RECORD: 11-4, HOME: 4-1, ROAD: 1-2, NEUTRAL: 6-1, CCSA: 6-1

Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5Sat, Feb. 23 vs. Tulane Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Poppinga+Sat Feb. 23 vs. Cal Poly Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick- McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Poppinga+Sat, Feb. 23 vs. LSU Kuhlman/Rund- McBain/Privett- Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Poppinga-Sun, Feb. 24 vs. South Carolina Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick- McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Eager+Sun, Feb. 24 vs. Tampa Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett+ Robert/McKeown+ Johnson/Poppinga+Fri, March 1 vs. UAB Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ Kuhlman/McBain+ Esposito/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Robert/Poppinga-Fri, March 1 vs. LSU Kuhlman/Rund- Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ Esposito/McBain+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Sat, March 2 vs. South Carolina Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Sat, March 2 vs. FAU Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey- Jerger/Johnson+Thurs, March 7 vs. USC Kuhlman/Rund- Chacon/Fitzpatrick- McBain/Privett- Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Thurs, March 7 vs. Long Beach State Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Sat, March 9 vs. Pepperdine Kuhlman/Rund+ Chacon/Fitzpatrick- McBain/Privett+ Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Sat, Mar. 9 at Hawaii Kuhlman/Rund- Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ McBain/Privett- Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson+Sun, Mar. 10 at UCLA Kuhlman/Rund- Chacon/Fitzpatrick- McBain/Privett- Putt/Caffrey+ Jerger/Johnson-Sun, Mar. 10 at USC Kuhlman/Rund- Chacon/Fitzpatrick+ Putt/Caffrey- McBain/Privett+ Jerger/Johnson-Fri, March 22 vs. Austin Peay Fri, March 22 vs. Arizona Sat, March 23 vs. Stetson Fri, March 29 vs. Grand Canyon Fri, March 29 vs. Tulane Sat, March 30 vs. UCLA Sat, March 30 vs. FIU Fri, April 5 vs. FAU Fri, April 5 vs. FIU Sat, April 6 vs. Georgia State Fri, April 12 vs. UAB Fri, April 12 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sat, April 13 vs. TCU

Bold denotes clinching point+ Win- Loss

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Brooke Kuhlman/Payton Rund (8-6)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 1 Kaylie McHugh/Eva Torruella (TU) .................... W, 21-18, 16-21, 15-8Feb 23 1 Crissy Jones/Tiadora Miric (CP) ...................... W, 21-18, 19-21, 16-14Feb 23 1 Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss (LSU) ..............................L, 17-21, 16-21Feb 24 1 Cadie Bates/Shannon Williams (SC) ...........................W, 21-18, 21-15Feb 24 1 Sorrel Houghton/Julia Oswald (UT) .............................W, 21-11, 21-15March 1 1 Claire Coppola/Kristin Nuss (LSU) ...............................L, 18-21, 19-21March 2 1 Cadie Bates/Shannon Williams (SC) ..........................W, 21-18, 22-20March 2 1 Carly Scarborough/Nicole Navarro (FAU) ...................W, 21-15, 21-12March 7 1 Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) ...............L, 16-21, 21-17, 9-15March 7 1 Megan Kruidof/Mari Molina (LBSU) ................ W, 21-15, 16-21, 15-13March 9 1 Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) ..................................W, 21-12, 22-20March 9 1 Morgan Martin/Amy Ozee (UH) ....................................L, 14-21, 14-21March 10 1 Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UH) ..................L, 12-21, 16-21March 10 1 Abril Bustamante/Tina Graudina (USC) ........................L, 12-21, 15-21

Alaina Chacon/Madison Fitzpatrick (10-5)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 2 Lauren Orlich/Ashley Delgado (TU) .............................W, 21-17, 21-13Feb 23 2 Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden (CP) ..........................L, 17-21, 19-21Feb 23 3 Toni Rodriguez/Kelli Agnew (LSU) ................... W, 21-23, 21-15, 20-18Feb 24 2 Lydia Dimke/Katie Smith (SC) ......................................L, 15-21, 20-22Feb 24 2 Katie McKiel/Valerie Rosequist (UT) ................................W, 21-8, 21-9March 1 1 SalliAnne Napolitano/Kenley Adams (UAB) ...... W, 21-12, 15-21, 15-9March 1 2 Olivia Powers/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) ................W, 21-16, 21-17March 2 2 Lydia Dimke/Katie Smith (SC) .......................... W, 19-21, 21-16, 15-8March 2 2 Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris (FAU) ............................W, 21-13, 21-15March 7 2 Terese Cannon/Sammy Slater (USC) ................L, 25-27, 21-19, 13-15March 7 2 Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) ...............W, 22-20, 22-20March 9 2 G. Hernandez/Keahna Kraft (PEPP) .................L, 18-21, 21-19, 11-15March 9 2 Emily Maglio/Hi’ilawe Huddleston (UH) ........... W, 21-18, 20-22, 15-13March 10 2 Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (UCLA) ...............................L, 16-21, 15-21March 10 2 Sammy Slater/Terese Cannon (USC) .............. W, 16-21, 21-19, 17-15

Molly McBain/Kate Privett (9-4)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 3 Rio Frohoff/Haley Gibson (TU) ....................................W, 21-10, 21-14Feb 23 3 Vanessa Roscoe/Macy Gordon (CP) ............................W, 21-12, 21-17Feb 23 2 Olivia Powers/Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope (LSU) .................. L, 11-21, 15-21Feb 24 3 Franky Harrison/Carly Schnieder (SC) ..........................W, 21-19, 21-9Feb 24 3 Lexi Thompson/Rachel Rosequist (UT) ......................W, 21-12, 21-14March 2 3 Carly Schnieder/Franky Harrison (SC) .........................W, 21-8, 21-12March 2 3 Nicole Grant/Amanda Silva (FAU) ..............................W, 21-14, 21-17March 7 3 Haley Hallgren/Alexandra Poletto (USC) ...........L, 27-25, 22-24, 13-15March 7 3 Allie Loitz/Sydney Stevens (LBSU) .............................W, 21-16, 21-13March 9 3 Skylar Caputo/Jenna Tunnell (PEPP) ..........................W, 21-13, 21-19March 9 3 Julia Scoles/Ari Homayun (UH) ....................................L, 18-21, 16-21March 10 3 Zana Muno/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) ..........................L, 18-21, 12-21March 10 4 Joy Dennis/Cammie Dorn (USC) ...................................W, 21-11, 21-9

Sara Putt/Payton Caffrey (12-2)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 4 Tarin Mergener/Addison Hermstad (TU) .......... W, 14-21, 21-19, 15-12Feb 23 4 Jayelin Lombard/Kassandra Wright (CP) ....................W, 21-15, 21-10Feb 23 4 Taryn Kloth/Maddie Ligon (LSU) ..................................W, 21-13, 21-13Feb 24 4 Jess Vastine/Hannah Edelmen (SC) ............... W, 19-21, 21-12, 15-13March 1 4 Emily Martinez/Brittney Munro (UAB) ................ W, 19-21, 21-12, 15-5March 1 4 Taryn Kloth/Maddie Ligon (LSU) ..................... W, 12-21, 26-24, 15-12

March 2 4 Jess Vastine/Hannah Edelman (SC) ..........................W, 21-16, 21-12March 2 4 Savannah Pesante/Kaila Dorish (FAU) ........................L, 15-21, 17-21March 7 4 Joy Dennis/Maja Kaiser (USC) .......................... W, 21-16, 19-21, 15-9March 7 4 Kendra Koelsch/Sophia Major (LBSU) ............ W, 21-14, 17-21, 17-15March 9 4 Maddie Dilfer/Alexis Filippone (PEPP) .............W, 22-20, 15-21, 15-11March 9 4 Paige Drueews/Pani Napoleon (UH) ...........................W, 21-14, 21-13March 10 4 Lea Monkhouse/Savvy Simo (UCLA) .................W, 4-21, 21-17, 15-11March 10 3 Alexandra Poletto/Haley Hallgren (USC) ......................L, 19-21, 20-22

Macy Jerger/Avery Poppinga (2-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 5 Morgan Esters/Gabriella Beccera (TU)........................W, 21-15, 21-16Feb 23 5 Heather Pembroke/Sjea Anderson (CP) ......................W, 21-15, 21-18Feb 23 5 Allison Coens/Hunter Domanski (LSU)................L, 23-21, 19-21, 8-15

Macy Jerger/Ali Eager (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 5 Caroline Skaff/Avery Davis (SC) ...................... W, 15-21, 21-15, 16-14

Ashley Robert/Lexi McKeown (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 4 Nylah Demps/Melissa Elias (UT) ................................W, 21-15, 21-16

Jenna Johnson/Avery Poppinga (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 5 Natalie Gilbert/Erica Haslag (UT) .....................................21-13, 21-14

Brooke Kuhlman/Molly McBain (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 2 Jayme Bratsberg/Jaelyn Keene (UAB) .......................W, 21-12, 21-16

Nikki Esposito/Kate Privett (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 2 Annie Pringle/Tressa Buckland (UAB) ............ W, 18-21, 21-13, 15-12

Ashley Robert/Avery Poppinga (0-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 5 Jenna Gathright/Emma Andraka (UAB) ........................L, 20-22, 22-24

Nikki Esposito/Molly McBain (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 3 Kelli Agnew/Toni Rodriguez (LSU) ............W, 18-21, 21-18, 15-0 (ret.)

Macy Jerger/Jenna Johnson (7-2)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 5 Allison Coens/Hunter Domanski (LSU) ........... W, 21-17, 13-21, 17-15March 2 5 Caroline Skaff/Avery Davis (SC) .................................W, 21-16, 21-14March 2 5 Jillenne Cangelosi/Megan Mcgrath (FAU) .......W, 24-22, 17-21, 15-11March 7 5 Cammie Dorn/Mollie Ebertin (USC) ................. W, 21-12, 20-22, 15-12March 7 5 Kenzie Holtz/Tyler Spriggs (LBSU) .................. W, 19-21, 21-13, 15-10March 9 5 Melanie Paul/Simone Priebe (PEPP) ..........................W, 21-15, 21-10March 9 5 Kylin Loker/Jenna Banz (UH) .......................... W, 14-21, 21-14, 15-12March 10 5 Izzy Carey/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) ..............................L, 18-21, 18-21March 10 5 Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) .................................L, 15-21, 18-21

MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

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Ali Eager/Jenna Johnson (2-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 6 Ellie Leitko/Kilani Daane (TU) ......................................W, 21-15, 21-18March 1 6 Brooke Stansel/Ashlee Stansel (UAB) .............. W, 21-18, 21-10, 15-9

Lexi McKeown/Ashley Robert (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 6 Eleonore Johansen/Brayden Gruenewald (CP)...........W, 22-20, 21-10

Jenna Johnson/Nikki Esposito (0-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 6 Olivia Beyer/Megan Davenport (LSU) ...................L, 21-11, 19-21, 4-7

Nikki Esposito/Morgan Chacon (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 6 Lauryn Gillis/AJ Baumann (SC) ................................. UF, 22-20, 19-21

Bailey Reardon/Marielle Diaz (0-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 6 Marisa Beisner/Caroline Pomet (UT) ............................L, 10-21, 18-21

Lexi McKeown/Kate Privett (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 1 6 Ashley Allmer/Kahlee York (LSU) ................................W, 21-13, 21-19

Lexi McKeown/Marielle Diaz (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 2 6 Whitley Ballard/Lauryn Gillis (SC).................................L, 18-21, 18-21

Bailey Reardon/Devan Hultquist (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 2 6 Julia Lewkowicz/Mazarine Tsuji (FAU) .........................L, 19-21, 15-21

Mogan Chacon/Lexi McKeown (0-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 7 6 Laurel Kujan/Karina Myszkowski (USC) ............L, 21-19, 18-21, 11-15

Nikki Esposito/Avery Poppinga (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMarch 7 6 Michelle Mason/Claire Newlander (LBSU) ..................W, 21-17, 21-14

EXHIBITION MATCHES: MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

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Entering her fourth 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-20. 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 pro-gram’s first season as an official NCAA Championship sport. Her first year in Tal-lahassee 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 South-ern 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).

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, 3-2

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 Finals

HEAD COACH

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Ali EagerSR • 5-11

Southlake, Texas

10

Molly McBainJR • 5-9

Toronto, Ont.

21Kiora Sanchez

FR • 6-1Valencia, Calif.

22

Macy JergerSR • 6-1

Fort Myers, Fla.

1

Lexi McKeownFR • 5-11

Laguna Beach, Calif.

13

Sara PuttR-JR • 5-11Jupiter, Fla.

3

Marielle DiazSO • 5-6

Boca Raton, Fla.

14

Bailey ReardonSO • 6-0

Milton, Ga.

42

Alaina ChaconSO • 5-9

Crown Point, Ind.

15

Payton RundGR • 6-1

Albany, Ore.

5

Brooke KuhlmanSR • 5-10

Naples, Fla.

20

Devan HultquistR-JR • 5-6

Tallahassee, Fla.

4Jenna Johnson

FR • 5-10Stuart, Fla.

12

Avery PoppingaSO • 5-11

Austin, Texas

41

Brooke NilesHead Coach

Fourth Season

Angela RockAssistant Head Coach

First Season

Jon JusticeVolunteer Asst. Coach

First Season

Shawn MatthewsDirector of Operations

Second Season

Lindsay Taylor Assistant Director of Ops

First Season

Kate PrivettFR • 5-8

Grapevine, Texas

Morgan KucharFR • 5-9

Roswell, Ga.

25 30Ashley Robert

SO • 5-5McKinney, Texas

31

Payton CaffreyJR • 6-0

Chuluota, Fla.

Madison FitzpatrickSO • 5-9

Tallahassee, Fla.

Morgan ChaconFR • 5-11

Crown Point, Ind.

3533

32Cassandra May Anderson

FR • 5-11Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

23Nikki Esposito

SR • 5-10Deerfield Beach, Fla.

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