Florida State University Athletics
Beach Begins Play at CCSA Tournament
4/18/2019 3:51:49 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
Emerson, Ga. – The third-ranked Florida State beach volleyball team (23-5, 13-1 CCSA) begins play at the CCSA Tournament on Friday, April 19th with matches against Southern Miss (11-18) and College of Charleston (18-2) in pool play.
FSU is the number one seed in the tournament for the fourth year in a row. They are a combined 57-13 against teams in the CCSA with a 13-1 record against conference foes. Florida State enters the weekend never having lost a match in the CCSA Tournament.
Southern Miss is in their first season as a program. FSU and USM have not faced off in competition before. Southern Miss is 11-18 on the season and 0-8 in the conference. Jessica Austin and Madison Lawler lead the Golden Eagles in wins with a 12-9 record on court five.
Florida State and the College of Charleston have faced off six times, with Florida State winning all six, four by the way of a shutout. C of C has one win over a ranked opponent this season and that was against No. 11 South Carolina 3-2 last week. College of Charleston is led by four teams that have over 15 wins this season. Lauren Freed and Kennedy Madison lead the Cougars at the top of the lineup with a 16-4 record on court one.
Broadcasting
Both semifinal matches and the final match for this Championship will be broadcast. Championship results can be accessed at the CCSA website.
Schedule of Matches
| Friday, April 19 | ||
| 9:00 AM | Match 1 – Pool I: #1 FSU vs. #12 Southern Miss. – Courts 1-5
Match 2 – Pool II: #2 LSU vs. #11 UNCW – Courts 6-10 |
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| 10:30 AM | Match 3 – Pool III: #3 FIU vs. #10 UAB – Courts 1-5
Match 4 – Pool IV: #4 South Carolina vs. #9 Tulane – Courts 6-10 |
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| 12:00 PM | Match 5 – Pool I: #8 CofC vs. #12 Southern Miss. – Courts 6-10
Match 6 – Pool II: #7 TCU vs. #11 UNCW – Courts 1-5 |
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| 1:30 PM | Match 7 – Pool III: #6 FAU vs. #10 UAB – Courts 6-10
Match 8 – Pool IV: #5 GSU vs. #9 Tulane – Courts 1-5 |
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| 3:00 PM | Match 9 – Pool I: #1 FSU vs. #8 CofC – Courts 6-10
Match 10 – Pool II: #7 TCU vs. #2 LSU – Courts 1-5 |
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| 4:30 PM | Match 11 – Pool III: #3 FIU vs. #6 FAU – Courts 6-10
Match 12 – Pool IV: #4 South Carolina vs. #5 GSU – Courts 1-5 |
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| Saturday, April 20 | ||
| 9:00 AM | Match 13 – Elimination Round: Pool I #2 vs. Pool IV #3 – Courts 1-5
Match 14 – Elimination Round: Pool II #2 vs. Pool III #3 – Courts 6-10 |
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| 10:30 AM | Match 15 – Elimination Round: Pool III #2 vs. Pool II #3 – Courts 1-5
Match 16 – Elimination Round: Pool IV #2 vs. Pool I #3 – Courts 6-10 |
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| 1:30 PM | Match 17 – Quarterfinal: 1A vs. E4 (or next lowest E seed if 1A has faced E4 already) – Courts 1-5
Match 18 – Quarterfinal: 1B vs. E3 (or next lowest E seed if 1B has faced E3 already) – Courts 6-10 |
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| 3:00 PM | Match 19 – Quarterfinal: 1C vs. E2 (or next lowest E seed if 1C has faced E2 already) – Courts 1-5
Match 20 – Quarterfinal: 1D vs. E1 (unless E seed changed due to rematch conflict for 1A, 1B or 1C) – Courts 6-10 |
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| Sunday, April 21 | ||
| 10:00 AM | Match 21 – Semifinal: Winner Match 17 vs. Winner Match 20 – Courts 1-5
Match 22 – Semifinal: Winner Match 18 vs. Winner Match 19 – Courts 6-10 |
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| 12:00 PM | Match 23 – Final: Winner Match 21 vs. Winner Match 22 – Courts 1-5 | |
Numbers To Note
182 – Florida State holds an all-time record of 182-39 (.824)
117 – Head Coach Brooke Niles is 117-24 in her four seasons at Florida State. She is the program’s all-time leader in wins
106 – Florida State is 106-34 in dual matches this season
69 – Florida state is 69-15 on courts 3-5 this season
23 – Payton Caffrey leads the team in wins this season with 23. It is her first season playing beach volleyball. She also plays indoor at Florida State
17 – Florida State has defeated 17 ranked opponents this season including 10 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
