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BACK-TO-BACK CCSA CHAMPIONS • SIX NCAA/AVCA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Beach Volleyball SID ........................................................................................... Kelsey BibikPhone ................................................................................................................... 850.644.5656Cell ........................................................................................................................... 850.228.7630Fax .......................................................................................................................... 850.644.3820E-mail .................................................................................................................. [email protected] .............................................................................................................. Seminoles.comMailing Address ....................................... 403 Stadium Dr., Tallahassee, Fla. 32306

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EAST MEETS WEST CHALLENGEMarch 10-11 • Manhattan Beach, Calif. • Manhattan Beach Pier

» Florida State heads west this week to take part in the East Meets West Challenge in Manhattan Beach, Calif., where the team will face the top four ranked programs.

» After this weekend’s tournament, the Seminoles will stay in California, competing in single-dual matches against Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount and Long Beach State.

» FSU is on an eight-match win streak, earning four sweeps and never giving up more than one point in a single dual match.

» The Seminoles took home their second consecutive CCSA Championship title and went undefeated in conference play last season.

» Florida State is one of just two programs in the nation (along with Pep-perdine) to have played in every AVCA Championship (2012-15) and NCAA Championship (2016-17).

» FSU holds a 134-27 (.832) all-time record.

PEPPERDINE WAVES6-2 Overall

Head Coach: Nina Matthies (7th season)

Saturday, March 10 • 12:30 ET (9:30 PST)

HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE4-2 Overall

Head Coach: Jeff Hall (fourth season)

Saturday, March 10 • 4:30 ET (1:30 PST)

UCLA BRUINS7-3 Overall

Head Coach: Stein Metzger (sixth season)

Sunday, March 11 • 2:00 ET (11:00 PST)

USC WOMEN OF TROY5-3 Overall

Head Coach: Anna Collier (seventh season)

Sunday, March 11 • 7:00 ET (4:00 PST)

Updated: 3/9/18

2018 SEASONOverall Record ............................................................8-0Home Record ...............................................................4-0Away Record ................................................................ 1-0Neutral Record ...........................................................3-0CCSA Record ................................................................4-0

2018 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY23 FAU* 1 4 / 16 W, 5-023 South Carolina* 1 4 / 8 W, 4-124 Georgia State* 1 4 / 12 W, 4-124 Stetson 1 4 / 15 W, 4-1

MARCH2 St. Petersburg College 2 4 / - W, 5-02 St. Petersburg College 2 4 / - W, 4-03 College of Charleston* 2 4 / - W, 5-03 Stetson 2 4 / 15 W, 4-110 Pepperdine 3 5 / 1 9:30 am (PST)10 Hawai’i 3 5 / 3 1:30 pm (PST)11 UCLA 3 5 / 4 11:00 am (PST)11 USC 3 5 / 2 4:00 pm (PST)14 at Pepperdine - / - 1:00 pm (PST)15 at Loyola Marymount - / - 2:30 (PST)15 at Long Beach State - / - 4:00 pm (PST)17 Houston Baptist 4 - / - 10:00 am17 Jacksonville 4 - / - 4:00 pm24 Garnet and Gold Scrimmage 12:00 pm30 TCU 5 - / - 11:50 am30 UCLA 5 - / - 4:50 pm31 Grand Canyon 5 - / - 11:50 am31 FIU* 5 - / - 4:50 pm

APRIL6 FAU* 6 - / - 10:00 am6 UNC Wilmington* 6 - / - 1:00 pm6 TCU 6 - / - 6:00 pm7 UAB* 6 - / - 11:30 am7 Georgia State* 6 - / - 3:45 pm14 Georgia State* 7 - / - 12:00 pm14 Jacksonville State 7 - / - 3:00 pm15 LSU* 7 - / - 11:00 am15 New Orleans 7 - / - 1:00 pm20-22 CCSA Championships

MAY4-6 NCAA Tournament

* Conference Opponent1 Stetson Spring Fling (DeLand, Fla.)2 FSU Invitational (Tallahassee, Fla.)3 East Meets West Challenge (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)4 Hickory Point Lake Bash (Tavares, Fla.)5 FIU’s Surf & Turf Invitational (Miami, Fla.)6 Seminole Beach Battle (Tallahassee, Fla.)7 LSU’s Battle on the Bayou (Baton Rouge, La.)

2018 FLORIDA STATE BEACH VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES

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

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

2 Eva Torruella 6-0 R-So. San Juan, Puerto Rico / Saint Johns

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

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

5 Lauren Anderson 6-0 Gr. Peoria, Ariz. / Liberty / Utah State

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

12 Vanessa Freire 5-10 Sr. Windermere, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep

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

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

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

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

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

25 Tory Paranagua 5-11 Sr. Austin, Texas / Anderson

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

32 Francesca Goncalves 5-10 So. Dallas, Texas / Bishop Lynch

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

34 Hailey Luke 6-0 R-Sr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Lake Brantley

35 Katie Horton 6-1 R-Sr. Westland, Mich. / Wayne Memorial

40 Breana Edwards 6-3 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Bishop Kenny

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

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

2018 ROSTER

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brooke Niles (3rd Season) ................................................................................................................................................... UC Santa Barbara (2003) Overall/FSU Record ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69-12 Assistant Coach: Raul Papaleo (2nd Season) ....................................................................... Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (1999)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Nick Lucena (1st Season).................................................................................................................................Florida State (2003) Director of Operations: Shawn Matthews (1st Season)..................................................................................................Abilene Christian University (2004)

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location ........................................................ Tallahassee, FLSymbol ...................................................................SeminolesColors ...........................................................Garnet and GoldEnrollment .................................................................. 40,830President ........................................................ John ThrasherVice President / Athletic Director ................. Stan WilcoxSr. Asso. AD (Senior Women’s Admin.) .................... Vanessa FuchsConference ........................Coastal Collegiate Sports AssociationNational Affiliation (Division) ........................... Division I

BEACH VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION

Head Coach .......................................... Brooke Niles (Third Season) Alma Mater ..........................................UC Santa Barbara (2003) Record at Florida State ........................................................69-12 Career Coaching Record ......................................................69-12Assistant Coach .............................Raul Papaleo (Second Season)Volunteer Coach ................................... Nick Lucena (First Season)Beach VB Office Phone Number ..............................850.644.3003Home Courts/Capacity ...............Seminole Beach Volleyball Courts/150

2017 Overall Record .......................................................... 29-92017 NCAA Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) .................2-2 - 4thLetterwinners Returning/Lost............................................... 14/3Newcomers ........................................................................................ 7All-Time School Record (Yrs/Pct.) ..................... 134-27 (5/.832)All-Time NCAA Record (Yrs/Pct.) ........................... 69-12(2/.852)

SID INFORMATION

Beach Volleyball SID ..................................... Kelsey Bibik Phone Number ........................................ 850.644.5656 Fax Number ............................................. 850.644.3820 Cell Phone ............................................... 850.288.7630 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#2 Eva Torruella Ay-vah Tore-ooh-ay-uh#10 Ali Eager E-grr#12 Vanessa Freire Fray-TEE#15 Alaina Chacon Uh-LAY-nuh Shah-CONE#20 Brooke Kuhlman COAL-muhn#25 Tory Paranagua Pair-uh-NAH-guah#32 Francesca Goncalves Fran-CHESS-kah Gone-SAUL-ves Raul Papaleo Rah-uhl Papa-lay-oh Nick Lucena Loo-SEN-uh


MATCH #1: NO. 1 PEPPERDINE

MATCH #2: NO. 3 HAWAI’I

SCOUTING THE WAVES » Pepperdine enters Week #2 as the top-ranked team in both the AVCA and DiG polls. This

is the Waves’ 14th time ranked as No. 1. The Waves and the Seminoles are two of only five teams to be ranked in every AVCA Poll.

» Pepperdine started off the season with a loss to Cal Poly at the Grand Canyon Tourna-ment, but bounced back last week to pick up a pair of wins over No. 1 USC and split matches with UCLA to jump up in the rankings.

» The team’s No. 4 pairing of Skylar Caputo and Alexis Filippone picked up both the AVCA and VolleyMob weekly honors -- they are the Waves’ only pair with an untarnished 7-0 record.

» The Waves graduated a number of top players after the 2017 season, including AVCA All-American Delaney Knudsen and USAV Collegiate Beach Pairs Championship bronze medalist Brittany Howard.

» So far this season, the Waves have gone 3-4 at the No. 1 position, 5-2 at No. 2, 5-2 at No. 3, 7-0 at No. 4 and 2-5 at No. 5.

» After seven seasons and two AVCA Championships with Pepperdine beach volleyball, head coach Nina Matthies will retire following the 2018 season.

SERIES RECORD » Pepperdine leads 7-1 in the series against Florida State.

» FSU’s only win against the Waves was last season in Tallahassee, where the Seminoles earned their 26th straight win at home. The Waves retaliated just a day later to snap that streak and hand FSU its only loss on its home courts.

SCOUTING THE RAINBOW WAHINE » Hawai’i opened the season with a pair of wins against No. 3 UCLA and No. 17 Stanford,

sweeping the Bruins 5-0. Since then, the team has gone 2-2, defeating Stanford and Loyola Marymount, and falling to UCLA twice.

» So far this season, the team has gone 3-3 at the No. 1 position, 4-2 at No. 2, 5-1 at No. 3, 2-4 at No. 4 and 4-2 at No. 5.

» The Seminoles have defeated the Rainbow Wahine twice under head coach Brooke Niles, once at the NCAA Championships in 2016 and once in Honolulu - both decided in five sets.

SERIES RECORD » Florida State leads 5-4 in the series against the Rainbow Wahine.

» The last time the two teams met, Hawai’i knocked Florida State out of the NCAA Cham-pionships last season.

NOLES vs. WAVES

NOLES vs. RAINBOW WAHINE

PEPPERDINE 1-7

Home 1-1 • Away 0-1 • Neutral 0-5

4/14/13 - N (at Chula Vista, Calif.) .....L, 2-3

5/4/13 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA) ....L, 2-3

5/3/14 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA) .... L, 1-4

5/3/14 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA) ....L, 2-3

3/11/15 - A .................................................. L, 1-4

3/12/17 - N (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) .. L, 3-2

4/14/17 - H................................................W, 3-2

4/15/17 - H .................................................. L, 4-1

ROSTER BREAKDOWN:• 3 Freshmen• 3 Sophomores• 5 Juniors• 2 Seniors• 3 Newcomers• 10 Returners

HAWAII 5-4


3/29/12 - H ..............................................W, 4-1

3/29/12 - H ..............................................W, 4-1

5/3/14 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA) ...W, 4-1

5/1/15 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - AVCA) .....L, 2-3

3/26/16 - N (at DeLand, Fla.) ............. L, 1-4

5/6/16 - N (Gulf Shores, Fla. - NCAA) ..W, 3-2

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

5/5/17 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) .... L, 3-1

5/6/17 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) ... L, 3-2

ROSTER BREAKDOWN:• 7 Freshmen• 2 Redshirt Freshmen• 4 Sophomores• 3 Juniors• 5 Seniors


MATCH #3: NO. 4 UCLA

MATCH #4: NO. 2 SOUTHERN CAL

SCOUTING THE BRUINS » UCLA is coming off of a big weekend at home, defeating No. 3 Hawai’i and No. 17 LMU in

a pair of midweek single-dual matches.

» The Bruins currently have a 7-3 record in 2018 with wins over Hawai’i, Pepperdine, USC and LMU.

» The team is coming off of its best season to date in 2017, where the Bruins won a school-record 30 dual matches, earned a school record 24 straight dual victories, and took their first win over No. 1 USC in program history.

» Juniors Megan and Nicole McNamara return as two-time AVCA Beach All-Americans, becoming UCLA’s second and third recipients of the award. The pair has gone 4-4 at the No. 1 position so far this season

» Last season the Bruins graduated beach and indoor star Jordan Anderson and the pro-gram’s first beach-only athlete, Kamila Tan. Anderson now plays for Washington’s beach program as a graduate transfer.

SERIES RECORD » Florida State holds a 6-2 all-time record over UCLA.

» The last time the two teams met, the Seminoles knocked the Bruins out of the NCAA Championships last season for a fifth place finish.

SCOUTING THE WOMEN OF TROY » The Seminoles will face the three-time defending national champions only once this

season, taking on No. 2 USC in the final match of the East Meets West Challenge.

» USC’s 5-3 record this season includes wins over Arizona State, Nebraska, Cal Poly and UCLA, but it was a streak of losses to the Bruins and two losses to Pepperdine that knocked the team out of the No. 1 spot.

» The Women of Troy graduated a number of notable players last season, including Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes, who most recently became the youngest team to ever win an AVP tournament. The two were part of a five-member senior class with four All-Ameri-cans.

» Notable quote: “Florida State is the UCLA, Pepperdine [and] USC of the east coast,” - USC head coach Anna Collier.

SERIES RECORD » USC leads 3-7 in the series against Florida State.

» The ten meetings in the series is the most FSU has with any team at the East Meets West Challenge.

» The Women of Troy are on a five-match win streak against the Seminoles, all of which have come in the past two seasons, and all of which have been at neutral sites.

NOLES vs. BRUINS

NOLES vs. WOMEN OF TROY

UCLA 6-2


4/11/13 - N (Long Beach, Calif.) ......W, 5-0

3/14/14 - N (at Southern Cal) .........W, 5-0

3/10/16 - N (Santa Monica, Calif.) .....W, 3-2

3/25/16 - N (at DeLand, Fla.) ............W, 4-1

5/8/16 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) ..W, 3-1

3/12/17 - A ................................................. L, 3-2

4/1/17 - N (Miami. Fla.).......................... L, 4-1

5/6/17 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) ..W, 3-1

ROSTER BREAKDOWN:• 6 Freshmen• 5 Sophomores• 5 Juniors• 2 Seniors• 11 Returners• 7 Newcomers

SOUTHERN CAL 3-7


3/24/12 - H ..............................................W, 4-1

3/10/13 - A ..............................................W, 3-2

3/14/14 - A ................................................L, 2-3

3/13/15 - A ................................................ L, 1-4

3/11/16 - A ................................................W, 3-2

5/7/16 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) ... L, 1-3

5/8/16 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA) . L, 0-3

3/16/17 - N (Honolulu, Hawaii) ......... L, 3-2

3/18/17 - N (Honolulu, Hawaii) .......... L. 4-1

3/25/17 - N (Columbia, S.C.) ............... L, 4-1

ROSTER BREAKDOWN:• 5 Freshmen• 3 Sophomores• 3 Juniors• 3 Seniors• 1 Graduate• 11 Returners• 5 Newcomers


KEY STORYLINES

FSU’S 2018 RECORD WHEN...

No. School 2017 Rec. Prev Rk1 Pepperdine* 5-2 52 Southern California* 5-3 13 Hawaii* 3-1 24 UCLA* 5-3 35 Florida State 8-0 46 Cal Poly 7-2 87 Long Beach State* 2-0 78 South Carolina* 7-1 99 LSU* 5-3 610 Arizona 5-1 1011 Georgia State* 5-3 1312 Grand Canyon* 1-4 1213 Florida international* 6-1 1114 Stanford 4-4 1615 Florida Atlantic* 4-4 1716 Stetson* 3-5 1517 Loyola Marymount* 4-2 2018 Tulane* 2-1 1819 Washington 2-1 1920 TCU* 3-4 14

Others receiving votes: Arizona State, California, Saint Mary’s, Col-lege of Charleston*, Houston Baptist, Florida Southern, New Mexico, Boise State, Coastal Carolina, Oregon, Cal State-Northridge

No. School (1st Place Votes) 2017 Rec. Prev Rk1 Pepperdine (7)* 5-2 52 Hawaii (4)* 3-1 23 Florida State (3) 8-0 34 USC (1)* 5-3 15 UCLA (2)* 5-3 46 Cal Poly 7-2 77 Long Beach State* 2-0 88 South Carolina* 7-1 99 LSU* 5-3 610 Grand Canyon* 2-4 1111 Arizona 5-1 1012 Georgia State* 6-3 1413 Stanford 4-4 1514 Florida International* 5-1 1215 Loyola Marymount* 4-2 1716 Tulane* 2-1 NR17 Stetson* 3-5 1618 Florida Atlantic* 4-4 NR19 Washington 2-1 2020 TCU* 3-4 13

Others receiving votes: St. Mary’s, Arizona State, California, College of Charleston*

* 2018 Opponent

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

professional beach player Nick Lucena, as the volunteer assistant coach for the 2018 season.

» All three coaches in 2018 have played professionally, while both Lucena and Papaleo are Olympians.

WHOOP BANDS » The FSU beach volleyball team is the only

collegiate beach team in the country to use Whoop Fitness Trackers to track performance and improve recovery time.

AN ELITE PROGRAM » FSU returns nearly every one of its starters for

the 2018 season, the year after claiming its second consecutive CCSA Championship.

» 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 11 AVCA Beach All-America honors from eight different players. The Seminoles’ eight All-Americans are tied for the third-most nationally.

AVCA TOP 20 COACHES POLL

DiG MAGAZINE COLLEGIATE BEACH POLL

WEEK #2 POLL • MARCH 5, 2018

WEEK #2 POLL • MARCH 5, 2018

Playing at home ........................................................................ 4-0 Playing on the road ................................................................... 1-0 Playing at a neutral site ............................................................ 3-0 Non-conference matches ......................................................... 3-0 CCSA matches ......................................................................... 4-0 When winning at No. 1 ............................................................. 4-0 When losing at No. 1 ................................................................ 1-0 When winning at No. 2 ............................................................. 4-0 When losing at No. 2 ................................................................ 3-0 When winning at No. 3 ............................................................. 8-0 When losing at No. 3 ................................................................ 0-0 When winning at No. 4 ............................................................. 8-0 When losing at No. 4 ................................................................ 0-0 When winning at No. 5 ............................................................. 7-0 When losing at No. 5 ................................................................ 0-0 In February ................................................................................ 4-0 In March .................................................................................... 4-0In April .............................................................................................In May .............................................................................................


CAREER NUMBERS

INDIVIDUAL & PAIR RECORDS MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTSMacy Jerger/Tory Paranagua (7-1)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 1 Jessalyn Kinlaw/Gabrielle Dischler (FAU) ......... W, 21-12, 17-21, 15-6Feb 23 1 Shannon Williams/Ali Denney (SC) .............................W, 21-14, 21-14Feb 24 1 Teegan Van Gunst/Tiffany Creamer (GSU) ..................L, 15-21, 19-21Feb 24 1 Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas (STET) .............W, 15-21, 21-14, 15-11Mar 2 1 Ana Costa/Amanda Fillipo (SPC) ................................W, 21-19, 21-16Mar 2 1 Ana Costa/Amanda Fillipo (SPC) ...................... W, 21-13, 19-21, 15-8Mar 3 1 Krissy Mummey/Katja Ehlers (COFC) .........................W, 22-20, 21-11Mar 3 1 Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas (STET) ........................W, 21-16, 21-16

Brooke Kuhlman/Vanessa Freire (5-3)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 2 Carly Scarborough/Brittany Pellitteri (FAU) .................W, 21-16, 23-21Feb 23 2 Carly Schnieder/Katie Smith (SC) .....................L, 26-24, 16-21, 10-15Feb 24 2 Annika Van Gunst/Brooke Weiner (GSU) ....................W, 21-15, 22-20Feb 24 2 Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hansen (STET) .........L, 21-19, 16-21, 12-15Mar 2 2 Giovanna Goncalves/Kyce Martins (SPC) ...................W, 21-17, 21-14Mar 2 2 Giovanna Goncalves/Kyce Martins (SPC) ...................W, 21-17, 21-16Mar 3 2 McKala Rhodes/Devon Rachel (COFC) ............ W, 19-21, 21-19, 15-9Mar 3 2 Sunniva Helland-Hansen (STET) ......................L, 21-17, 14-21, 13-15

Francesca Goncalves/Sara Putt (6-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 3 Nicole Navarro/Nicole Grant (FAU)..............................W, 21-16, 23-21Feb 23 3 Leah Perri/Macie Tendrich (SC) ...................................W, 21-14, 21-15Feb 24 3 Olivia Stasevich/Georgia Johnson (GSU) ...................W, 21-14, 21-15Feb 24 3 Rachel Noble/Samantha Harria (STET) .......... W, 19-21, 22-20, 15-13Mar 2 3 Janina Ocampos/Rafaela Biegelmeyer (SPC).................W, 21-6, 21-8Mar 3 4 Lauren Freed/Allison Beckman (COFC) ..................19-21, 21-10, 15-8

Sara Putt/Ali Eager (2-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMar 2 3 Janina Ocampos/Kylee Whiteleather (SPC) ..................W, 21-14, 21-7Mar 3 3 Samantha Harris/Rachel Noble (STET).......................W, 21-17, 21-12

Hailey Luke/Katie Horton (7-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 4 Mackenzie Morris/Erica Brok (FAU).............................W, 21-14, 21-18Feb 23 4 Julia Mannisto/Jess Vastine (SC) ................................W, 23-21, 21-11Feb 24 4 Ashley McGinn/Allie Elson (GSU)....................................W, 21-8, 21-9Feb 24 4 Quinci Birker/Rebecca Ingram (STET) ........................W, 21-13, 21-16Mar 2 4 Janina Ocampos/Kylee Whiteleather (SPC) ..................W, 21-14, 21-6Mar 3 3 Riana Brennan/Kennedy Madison (COFC) ......W, 23-25, 21-11, 15-11Mar 3 4 Katinka Krahn/Alexa Richardson (STET) ....................W, 21-18, 21-17

Bailey Reardon/Alaina Chacon (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMar 2 4 Amanda Fillipo/Janina Ocampos (SPC) .......... W, 18-21, 21-14, 24-22

Molly McBain/Eva Torruella (2-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 23 5 Kaila Dorish/Ashlan Cunningham (FAU)...................... W 21-10, 21-17Feb 23 5 Franky Harrison/Hannah Edelman (SC) ...........W, 21-16, 11-21, 15-12

Molly McBain/Madison Fitzpatrick (4-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTFeb 24 5 Amie Held/Kate Novack (GSU)....................................W, 21-19, 21-14Feb 24 5 Alexa Richardson/Julie Varga (STET) .........................W, 21-18, 21-17Mar 3 5 Logan Manusky/Taylor Foley (COFC) .........................W, 21-11, 21-15Mar 3 5 Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) ........................W, 21-16, 21-15

Lauren Anderson/Eva Torruella (1-0)DATE POS OPPONENT ........................................................................... RESULTMar 2 5 Giovanna Goncalves/Rafaela Biegelmeyer (SPC) ......W, 21-13, 21-13

2018 STATS

2018 Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Sara Putt 8-0 - 8-0 - - 7-0 1-0 -Hailey Luke 7-0 - 7-0 - - 1-0 6-0 -Katie Horton 7-0 - 7-0 - - 1-0 6-0 -Tory Paranagua 7-1 - 7-1 7-1 - - - -Macy Jerger 7-1 - 7-1 7-1 - - - -Francesca Goncalves 6-0 - 6-0 - - 5-0 1-0 -Molly McBain 6-0 - 6-0 - - - - 6-0 Vanessa Freire 5-3 - 5-3 - 5-3 - - -Brooke Kuhlman 5-3 - 5-3 - 5-3 - - -Madison Fitzpatrick 4-0 - 4-0 - - - - 4-0Eva Torruella 3-0 - 3-0 - - - - 3-0Bailey Reardon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -Alaina Chacon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -Lauren Anderson 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0

Pairs Record Overall Tourney Duals 1 2 3 4 5Luke/Horton 7-0 - 7-0 - - 1-0 6-0 -Jerger/Paranagua 7-1 - 7-1 7-1 - - - -Goncalves/Putt 6-0 - 6-0 - - 5-0 1-0 -Kuhlman/Freire 5-3 - 5-3 - 5-3 - - -McBain/Fitzpatrick 4-0 - 4-0 - - - - 4-0McBain/Torruella 2-0 - 2-0 - - - - 2-0Putt/Eager 2-0 - 2-0 - - 1-0 1-0 -Reardon/Chacon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -Anderson/Torruella 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0Totals 36-4 - 36-4 7-1 5-3 7-0 10-0 7-0

Overall Tourney Dual 1 2 3 4 5

Tory Paranagua 91-22 12-4 79-18 13-3 42-6 17-9 7-0 -

Vanessa Freire 82-23 4-2 78-21 0-2 34-10 28-5 8-1 8-3

Hailey Luke 61-20 7-2 54-18 - - 1-0 11-2 42-16

Macy Jerger 47-16 2-1 45-15 7-1 1-0 26-10 7-2 4-2

Katie Horton 43-12 8-1 35-11 - - 2-0 26-9 7-2

Francesca Goncalves 35-7 - 35-7 - 12-3 7-0 14-4 1-0

Brooke Kuhlman 34-18 5-1 29-17 17-12 10-5 1-0 1-0 -

Nikki Esposito 28-13 - 26-13 - - - 10-2 18-11

Eva Torruella 20-6 - 20-6 - - - - 20-6

Molly McBain 12-7 - 12-7 - - - 3-5 9-2

Ali Eager 8-4 2-2 6-2 - - 2-0 - 5-2

Sara Putt 7-0 - 7-0 - - 6-0 1-0 -

Breana Edwards 3-2 2-2 1-0 - - - 1-0 -

Madison Fitzpatrick 4-0 - 4-0 - - - - 4-0

Bailey Reardon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -

Alaina Chacon 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 -

Lauren Anderson 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0


2018 STATSSCHEDULE & RESULTS BY COURTS

RECORD: 8-0, HOME: 4-0, ROAD: 1-0, NEUTRAL: 3-0, CCSA: 4-0

Date Opponent FSU Rank Opp.Rank W/L Score 1 2 3 4 5 Overall RecordFri, Feb. 23 vs. Florida Atlantic*1 4/5 16/- W 5-0 W W W W W 1-0Fri, Feb. 23 vs. South Carolina*1 4/5 8/9 W 4-1 W L W W W 2-0Sat, Feb. 24 vs. Georgia State*1 4/5 12/16 W 4-1 L W W W W 3-0Sat, Feb. 24 vs. Stetson1 4/5 15/15 W 4-1 W L W W W 4-0Fri, March 2 vs. St. Petersburg College2 4/5 -/- W 5-0 W W W W W 5-0Fri, March 2 vs. St. Petersburg College2 4/5 -/- W 4-0 W W W W - 6-0Sat, March 3 vs. College of Charleston*2 4/5 -/- W 5-0 W W W W W 7-0Sat, March 3 vs. Stetson2 4/5 15/16 W 4-1 W L W W W 8-0Sat, March 10 vs. Pepperdine3

Sat, March 10 vs. Hawai’i3

Sun, March 11 vs. UCLA3

Sun, March 11 vs. USC3

Wed, Mar. 15 at PepperdineThurs, Mar. 16 at Loyola MarymountThurs, Mar. 16 at Long Beach StateSat, March 17 vs. Houston Baptist4

Sat, March 17 vs. Jacksonville4

Fri, March 30 vs. TCU5

Fri, March 30 vs. UCLA5

Sat, March 31 vs. Grand Canyon5

Sat, March 31 vs. FIU*5

Fri, April 6 vs. FAU*6

Fri, April 6 vs. UNC Wilmington*6

Fri, April 6 vs. TCU6

Sat, April 7 vs. UAB*6

Sat, April 7 vs. Georgia State*6

Sat, April 14 vs. Georgia State*7

Sat, April 14 vs. Jacksonville State7

Sun, April 15 at LSU*7

Sun, April 15 vs. New Orleans7

Bold denotes home match; * denotes conference opponent; first ranking = AVCA, second ranking = DiG Magazine1Stetson Spring Fling (DeLand, Fla.); 2Hampton Inn Capitol-University Invitational (Tallahassee, Fla.); 3East Meets West Challenge (Manhattan Beach, Calif.); 4Hickory Point Lake Bash (Tavares, Fla.); 5Surf & Turf Invitational (Miami, Fla. - South Beach); 6Seminole Beach Battle (Tallahassee, Fla.); 7Battle on the Bayou (Baton Rouge, La.).


2018 STATSSTARTS BY POSITION

RECORD: 8-0, HOME: 4-0, ROAD: 1-0, NEUTRAL: 3-0, CCSA: 4-0

Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5Fri, Feb. 23 vs. Florida Atlantic Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Goncalves/Putt Luke/Horton McBain/TorruellaFri, Feb. 23 vs. South Carolina Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Goncalves/Putt Luke/Horton McBain/TorruellaSat, Feb. 24 vs. Georgia State Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Goncalves/Putt Luke/Horton McBain/FitzpatrickSat, Feb. 24 vs. Stetson Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Goncalves/Putt Luke/Horton McBain/FitzpatrickFri, March 2 vs. St. Petersburg College Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Putt/Eager Reardon/Chacon Anderson/TorruellaFri, March 2 vs. St. Petersburg College Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Goncalves/Putt Luke/Horton - Sat, March 3 vs. College of Charleston Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Luke/Horton Goncalves/Putt McBain/FitzpatrickSat, March 3 vs. Stetson Jerger/Paranagua Kuhlman/Freire Putt/Eager Luke/Horton McBain/FitzpatrickSat, March 10 vs. PepperdineSat, March 10 vs. Hawai’iSun, March 11 vs. UCLASun, March 11 vs. USCWed, Mar. 15 at PepperdineThurs, Mar. 16 at Loyola MarymountThurs, Mar. 16 at Long Beach StateSat, March 17 vs. Houston BaptistSat, March 17 vs. JacksonvilleFri, March 30 vs. TCUFri, March 30 vs. UCLASat, March 31 vs. Grand CanyonSat, March 31 vs. FIUFri, April 6 vs. FAUFri, April 6 vs. UNC WilmingtonFri, April 6 vs. TCUSat, April 7 vs. UABSat, April 7 vs. Georgia StateSat, April 14 vs. Georgia StateSat, April 14 vs. Jacksonville StateSun, April 15 at LSUSun, April 15 vs. New Orleans

Bold denotes clinching point


Entering her third 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 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. Under Niles, Florida State garnered two AVCA All-Americans, six CCSA All-Conference selections, a league-best three student-athletes named to the CCSA All-Academic team in 2016, the CCSA Scholar Athlete of the Year (Macy Jerger) in 2017, the CCSA Pair of the Year in 2016 (Julie Brown/Jace Pardon) and 10 Seminoles who earned a spot on the CCSA Academic Honor Roll. 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 3-2

Date Season FSU / Opp. Rank Opponent Site Result ScoreApr. 22 2017 4 / 10 Florida International * ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 4-1Apr. 23 2017 4 / 10 Florida International* ̂ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0May 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 4-1

AVCA TOP-10 WINS UNDER COACH NILES

BROOKE NILESTh i r d 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 8-0 1.000 --

HEAD COACH

*Denotes conference opponent^ CCSA Championship match# NCAA Championship match


Lauren AndersonGR • 6-0

Peoria, Ariz. / USU

5

Molly McBainSO • 5-9

Toronto, Ont.

21Nikki Esposito

JR • 5-10Deerfield Beach, Fla.

24

Macy JergerJR • 6-1

Fort Myers, Fla.

1

Vanessa FreireSR • 5-10

Windemere, Fla.

12

Eva TourellaR-SO • 6-0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2

Marielle DiazFR • 5-6

Boca Raton, Fla.

14

Avery PoppingaFR • 5-11

Austin, Texas

41

Alaina ChaconFR • 5-9

Crown Point, Ind.

15

Bailey ReardonFR • 6-0

Milton, Ga.

42

Devan HultquistR-SO • 5-6

Tallahassee, Fla.

4

Brooke KuhlmanJR • 5-10

Naples, Fla.

20

Sara PuttR-SO • 5-11Jupiter, Fla.

3Ali Eager

JR • 5-11Southlake, Texas

10

Bre EdwardsR-JR • 6-3

Jacksonville, Fla.

40

Brooke NilesHead CoachThird Season

Raul PapaleoAssistant Head Coach

Second Season

Nick LucenaVolunteer Asst. Coach

First Season

Shawn MatthewsDirector of Operations

First Season

Katie Burke Assistant Director of Ops

First Season

Francesca GoncalvesSO • 5-10

Dallas, Texas

Madison FitzpatrickFR • 5-9

Tallahassee, Fla.

32 33Hailey Luke

R-SR • 6-0Altamonte Springs, Fla.

34

Katie HortonR-SR • 6-1

Westland, Mich.

35

Tory ParanaguaSR • 5-11

Austin, Texas

25Ashley Robert

FR • 5-5McKinney, Texas

31

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