TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN BEACH VOLLEYBALL

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1 Updated: 2/28/19 TWO THOUSAND AND NINETEEN 2019 SEASON Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record CCSA Record SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 23 vs. Tulane* 1 3 / 18 W, vs. Cal Poly 1 3 / 6 W, vs. LSU* 1 3 / 7 L, vs. South Carolina* 1 3 / 9 W, vs. Tampa 1 3 / - W, 5-0 MARCH 1 UAB* 2 5 / RV 8:00 AM 1 LSU* 2 5 / 4 12:00 PM 2 South Carolina* 2 5 / 10 12:00 PM 2 at FAU* 2 5 / 18 4:00 PM 7 at USC - / - 1:00 PM 7 Long Beach State - / - 7:00 PM 9 Pepperdine 3 - / - 2:30 PM 9 Hawaii 3 - / - 5:30 PM 10 at UCLA3 - / - 3:00 PM 10 USC3 - / - 6:00 PM 22 vs. Arizona4 - / - 10:30 AM 22 vs. Austin Peay4 - / - 1:30 PM 23 vs. Stetson4 - / - 11:00 AM 29 Grand Canyon5 - / - 7:30 AM 29 Tulane*5 - / - 11:30 AM 30 UCLA5 - / - 11:00 AM 30 at FIU*5 - / - 1:00 PM APRIL 5 vs. FAU* 6 - / - 10:30 AM 5 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 CCSA Tournament TBA BEACH VOLLEYBALL FAU S BEACH BURROW BASH March 1-2 Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Beach Volleyball Comlex The Seminoles head into the second week of the season facing four conference opponents, three of which are ranked in the top-20. Florida State s record against the tournament field is The Noles are undefeated against UAB, South Carolina and Florida Atlantic. This marks the Seminoles first trip ever to Boca Raton, as FSU has only ever met FAU in neutral territory or in Tallahassee in a series that dates back to The team gets another shot at both LSU and South Carolina this weekend, two teams they faced last weekend in Tallahassee. LSU handed FSU its first conference loss since joining the CCSA in Two more wins brings Florida State to 100 wins as an NCAA program, and 100 career wins for head coach Brooke Niles. FSU holds a perfect 35-0 pairs record against UAB, with seven 5-0 sweeps over the Blazers since FSU holds a (.823) all-time record. RV UAB BLAZERS 4-0 Overall HEAD COACH: Kyra Iannone (second season) ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 7-0 #4 LSU TIGERS 4-0 Overall (3-0 CCSA) HEAD COACH: Todd Rogers (sixth season) ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 8-1 #10 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS 1-3 Overall (0-2 CCSA) HEAD COACH: Moritz Moritz (sixth season) ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 13-0 #18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS 4-0 Overall (1-0 CCSA) HEAD COACH: Capri Grotowski (fifth season) ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 9-0 MAY 3-5 NCAA Championship TBA * Conference Opponent 1 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 Invitational 6 FSU Beach Bash (Tallahassee, Fla.) 7 TCU Tournament (Fort Worth, Texas) MEDIA INFORMATION Beach Volleyball SID... Kelsey Bibik Phone Cell Fax kbibik@fsu.edu Website... Seminoles.com Mailing Address Stadium Dr., Tallahassee, Fla Seminoles.com 1

2 Matches 6-9 // fau's beach burrow bash QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location... Tallahassee, FL Symbol...Seminoles Colors...Garnet and Gold Enrollment... 40,830 President... John Thrasher Interim Athletic Director...David Coburn Senior Assoc. AD (Senior Woman s Admin.)... Vanessa Fuchs Conference...Coastal Collegiate Sports Association National Affiliation (Division)... Division I BEACH VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach...Brooke Niles (Fourth Season) Alma Mater...UC Santa Barbara (2003) Record at Florida State Career Coaching Record Assistant Coach...Angela Rock (First Season) Volunteer Coach... Jon Justice (First Season) Beach VB Office Phone Number Home Courts/Capacity...Seminole Beach Volleyball Courts/ Overall Record NCAA Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/5 Newcomers...9 All-Time School Record (Yrs/Pct.) (7/.823) All-Time NCAA Record (Yrs/Pct.) (4/.831) SID INFORMATION Beach Volleyball SID... Kelsey Bibik Phone Number Fax Number Cell Phone Address... kbibik@fsu.edu Mailing Address... Florida State University Stadium Drive West, Room D Tallahassee, FL Athletic Website... Beach Volleyball Twitter...@FSU_BeachVB Facebook Address... Facebook.com/FSUBeachVB Instagram... FSUBeachVolleyball Conference Website... Conference Twitter...@CCSA_Beach 2019 ROSTER 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 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brooke Niles (4 th Season)...UC Santa Barbara (2003) Overall/FSU Record Assistant Coach: Angela Rock (1 st Season)...San Diego State (1986) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jon Justice (1 st Season)...Florida State (2020) Director of Operations: Shawn Matthews (2 nd Season)...Abilene Christian University (2004) 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 Seminoles.com 2

3 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 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 KEY STORYLINES 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. FSU S 2019 RECORD... At home On the road At a neutral site In non-conference matches (regular season) In CCSA matches (regular season) Against ranked teams Against Top-10 teams When winning at No When losing at No When winning at No When losing at No When winning at No When losing at No When winning at No When losing at No When winning at No When losing at No In February In March In April In May No. School 2019 Rec. Prev Rk 1 UCLA (27)* Southern California* Pepperdine* LSU* Florida State Hawai i* Cal Poly* Long Beach State* Florida International* South Carolina* California Stanford Loyola Marymount Arizona* Stetson* Georgia State* Tulane* Florida Atlantic* Grand Canyon* Saint Mary s 1-3 NR Others receiving votes: Arizona State, TCU*, North Florida, Washington, College of Charleston, Boise State, Cal State-Northridge, Central Arkansas, New Orleans, UAB* No. School (1st Place Votes) 2019 Rec. Prev Rk 1 UCLA (15)* Pepperdine* USC* LSU* Florida State Hawaii* Cal Poly* Long Beach State* Florida International* California South Carolina* Arizona* Loyola Marymount Stetson* Stanford Florida Atlantic* Georgia State* St. Mary s 1-3 NR 19. Tulane* Grand Canyon* Others receiving votes: Arizona State, TCU*, Utah, Washington, Nebraska * 2019 Opponent AVCA TOP 20 COACHES POLL WEEK #1 POLL FEBRUARY 25, 2019 DiG MAGAZINE COLLEGIATE BEACH POLL WEEK #1 POLL FEBRUARY 25, 2019 Seminoles.com 3

4 Matches 6-9 // fau's beach burrow bash MATCH #6: [RV] UAB (4-0) The Seminoles have not met the Blazers since the inaugural CCSA beach volleyball tournament in 2016, where the Seminoles swept UAB in the third match of pool play. FSU is undefeated against UAB and has never surrendered a single point to the Blazers. FSU has defeated them three times in Tallahassee. UAB went 4-0 in opening weekend, as three pairs went undefeated and the Blazers No. 1 pair of Adams/Napolitano won every set. NOLES vs. BLAZERS ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 7-0 Home 3-0 Away 1-0 Neutral 3-0 3/5/12 - A... W, 5-0 4/21/12 - H... W, 5-0 3/29/13 - N (at Jacksonville, Fla.)... W, 5-0 4/20/13 - H... W, 5-0 3/21/15 - N... W, 5-0 4/15/16 - H... W, 5-0 4/23/16 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)... W, 5-0 MATCH #7: NO. 4 LSU (4-0, 3-0 CCSA) The Tigers claimed their first-ever win over FSU just last weekend in Tallahassee, handing the Seminoles their first conference loss since joining the CCSA in After defeating the Seminoles and sweeping the State Capital Invitational, LSU earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 4 in both the AVCA and DiG Magazine polls. LSU s No. 1 pair of Claire Coppola and Kristin Nuss took home the CCSA Pair of the Week honor on Monday (2/25). NOLES vs. TIGERS LSU 8-1 Home 2-1 Away 2-0 Neutral 4-0 3/29/14 - H...W, 5-0 4/7/15 - H...W, 4-1 4/2/16 - A...W, 5-0 4/22/16 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 3-2 3/4/17 - N (DeLand, Fla.)...W, 4-1 4/15/18 - A...W, 3-2 4/21/18 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 4-1 4/22/18 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 3-0 2/23/19 - H... L, 2-3 MATCH #8: NO. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA (1-3, 0-2 CCSA) At 13 meetings, the series against South Carolina is FSU s longest against any team. This will be the second time in two weeks that the Seminoles meet the Gamecocks. FSU beat South Carolina 4-1 last weekend for its second conference win of the season. This will be only the third time in program history the two teams meet at a neutral site not in the postseason. The Gamecocks went 1-3 last weekend in Tallahassee, falling to the other three top-10 teams in the tournament (No. 6 Cal Poly, No. 7 LSU and No. 3 Florida State). NOLES vs. GAMECOCKS SOUTH CAROLINA 13-0 Home 3-0 Away 2-0 Neutral 8-0 3/29/14 - H...W, 5-0 4/5/14 - N (at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)...W, 5-0 3/21/15 - A...W, 4-1 3/4/16 - N (at Tempe, Ariz.)...W, 5-0 4/22/16 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 5-0 4/24/16 - N (at Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 5-0 3/26/17 - A...W, 4-1 4/8/17 - H...W, 5-0 4/22/17 - N (Emerson, Ga. - CCSA)...W, 3-2 5/6/17 - N (Gulf Shores, Ala. - NCAA)...W, 3-0 2/23/18 - N...W, 4-1 2/24/19 - H...W, 4-1 MATCH #9: NO. 18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (4-0, 1-0 CCSA) The Seminoles and the Owls met three times last year, where FSU swept them every time. FAU started off the season 4-0, sweeping Webber International, North Florida, Florida Southern, and CCSA newcomer TCU at it s home opening Paradise at the Burrow tournament. The 4-0 start marks the team s best start in program history. The Owls kept the same lineup for all four matches, which was heavily dominanted by upperclassmen. NOLES vs. OWLS FLORIDA ATLANTIC 9-0 Home 3-0 Away 0-0 Neutral 6-0 4/6/12 - N (at DeLand, Fla.)... W, 5-0 4/21/12 - H... W, 5-0 4/10/15 - N (at Siesta Key, Fla.)... W, 4-1 4/10/16 - N (at Siesta Key, Fla.)... W, 5-0 4/7/17 - H... W, 5-0 4/22/17 - N (Emerson, Ga. CCSA)... W, 4-1 2/23/18 - N (at Deland, FLA)... W, 5-0 4/6/18 - H... W, 5-0 4/20/18 - N (at Emerson, Ga - CCSA)... W, 5-0 Seminoles.com 4

5 50 YEARS OF WOMEN S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Florida State is celebrating the 50 th Anniversary of Women s Intercollegiate Athletics throughout the season. Indoor 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 More information on events and reunions will be posted on com/50th. SEMINOLES IN SEASON OPENERS Florida State has never lost its first match of the season. Since head coach Brooke Niles came to FSU in 2016, the Seminoles have not seen worse than a 4-0 start to the season, with a program-best 14-0 start in 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 (duals only)...danalee Corso Danalee Corso Danalee Corso Danalee Corso Brooke Niles Brooke Niles Brooke Niles Brooke Niles BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK CCSA CHAMPIONS FSU earned its third-straight CCSA title in 2018 after going 6-0 in the tournament. The team saw its most efficient conference 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 Not only is FSU undefeated in the CCSA Tournament, the Garnet and Gold hasn t dropped a single match to a conference opponent or any East Coast team since Niles joined the Seminoles the year the team joined the CCSA in NCAA NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP Florida State saw its most productive postseason in program history in 2019, as the team went 3-1 at the NCAA Championship to reach the finals through the winners bracket. FSU beat USC, UCLA and Hawaii to face the Bruins for a second time in the championship match. The Seminoles became the first team to hand USC a loss in the NCAA Championship and the first No. 4 seed to defeat a No. 1-overall seed (UCLA) in the tournament. Their wins over UCLA in the second round and Hawaii in the semifinals snapped 31- and 32- match win streaks for those teams, respectively. SEMINOLE STORYLINES INDOOR PLAYERS OUTSIDE New 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 Seminoles pick up two three-set wins over Florida A&M and TCU. All-Time FSU Beach and Indoor Players: Christina Ambrose, Sarah Burrington, 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 Milosavljevic, Amanda Saxton, Aurora Davis, Olivera Medic. SISTER-SISTER Freshman 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 (Kristina and Stephanie Pellitteri in 2013, Nina Pellitteri and Stephanie 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 dual match record (71-33 overall), good for the tenth-most dual match wins in program history. COAST-TO-COAST Graduate 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, snapping their 103-match win streak. FRESHMAN STANDOUTS All 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. Seminoles.com 5

6 SEASON AT A GLANCE PRESEASON RANKINGS: After finishing as the National Runners-Up in 2018, FSU starts 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. Matches 6-9 // fau's beach burrow bash AWARDS & ACCOLADES 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 WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS Date AVCA / DiG Preseason (Feb 11)...3 / 4 Week 1 (Feb. 25)...5 / 5 Seminoles.com 6

7 RECORDS TO WATCH CAREER DUAL MATCH WINS All-Time All-Time Rank Name Seasons Record Win % 3...Jace Pardon Kristina Pellitteri Julie Brown Macy Jerger Katie Horton CAREER OVERALL WINS Rank Name Seasons Record Win % 8...Sarah Wickstrom Stephanie Pellitteri Katie Horton Macy Jerger Sierra Sanchez VICTORIES BY PAIRS min. 10 matches played Rank Name Seasons Record Win % 9...Brown/Pardon Paranagua/Freire Freire/Sanchez Wickstrom/Yildirim Putt/Jerger OVERALL WINS BY POSITION COURT 1 All-Time All-Time All-Time Rank Player Duals Record Record #1 Win % #1 1...Jace Pardon Aurora Davis Julie Brown Tory Paranagua Brooke Kuhlman Leigh Andrew COURT 2 All-Time All-Time All-Time Rank Player Duals Record Record #2 Win % #2 5...Melanie Pavels Stephanie Pellitteri Jekaterina Stepanova Francesca Goncalves Brooke Kuhlman COURT 3 All-Time All-Time All-Time Rank Player Duals Record Record #3 Win % #3 1...Macy Jerger Sierra Sanchez Vanessa Freire Melanie Pavels Sara Putt COURT 4 All-Time All-Time All-Time Rank Player Duals Record Record #4 Win % #4 1...Katie Horton Annie Montgomery Molly McBain Mallory Kiley Brooke Kuhlman COURT 5 All-Time All-Time All-Time Rank Player Duals Record Record #5 Win % #5 1...Hailey Luke Eva Torruella Francesca Goncalves Nikki Esposito Jeassica McGregor Molly McBain Madison Fitzpatrick STATS CAREER NUMBERS Overall Tourney Dual Macy Jerger Brooke Kuhlman Nikki Esposito Molly McBain Sara Putt Madison Fitzpatrick Ali Eager Alaina Chacon Bailey Reardon Payton Rund Kate Privett Payton Caffrey Avery Poppinga Ashley Robert Lexi McKeown Jenna Johnson SEASON INDIVIDUAL & PAIR RECORDS 2018 Overall Tourney Duals Sara Putt Payton Caffrey Molly McBain Brooke Kuhlman Payton Rund Kate Privett Madison Fitzpatrick Alaina Chacon Macy Jerger Avery Poppinga Ali Eager Ashley Robert Lexi McKeown Jenna Johnson Pairs Record Overall Tourney Duals Kuhlman/Rund McBain/Privett Putt/Caffrey Chacon/Fitzpatrick Jerger/Poppinga Jerger/Eager Johnson/Poppinga Robert/McKeown Totals Seminoles.com 7

8 2019 STATS SCHEDULE & RESULTS BY COURTS RECORD: 4-1, HOME: 4-1, ROAD: 0-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0, CCSA: 2-1 Matches 6-9 // fau's beach burrow bash Date Opponent FSU Rank Opp.Rank W/L Score Overall Record Sat, Feb. 23 vs. Tulane 3/4 18/17 W 5-0 W W W W W 1-0 Sat Feb. 23 vs. Cal Poly 3/4 6/5 W 4-1 W L W W W 2-0 Sat, Feb. 23 vs. LSU 3/4 7/7 L 2-3 L L W W L 2-1 Sun, Feb. 24 vs. South Carolina 3/4 9/9 W 4-1 W L W W W 3-1 Sun, Feb. 24 vs. Tampa 3/4 - W 5-0 W W W W W 4-1 Fri, March 1 vs. UAB Fri, March 1 vs. LSU Sat, March 2 vs. South Carolina Sat, March 2 vs. FAU Thurs, March 7 vs. USC Thurs, March 7 vs. Long Beach State Sat, March 9 vs. Pepperdine Sat, Mar. 9 at Hawaii Sun, Mar. 10 at UCLA Sun, Mar. 10 at USC 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 home match; * denotes conference opponent; first ranking = AVCA, second ranking = DiG Magazine Seminoles.com 8

9 2019 STATS STARTS BY POSITION RECORD: 4-1, HOME: 4-1, ROAD: 0-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0, CCSA: 2-1 Date Opponent Sat, 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 Fri, March 1 vs. LSU Sat, March 2 vs. South Carolina Sat, March 2 vs. FAU Thurs, March 7 vs. USC Thurs, March 7 vs. Long Beach State Sat, March 9 vs. Pepperdine Sat, Mar. 9 at Hawaii Sun, Mar. 10 at UCLA Sun, Mar. 10 at USC 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 Seminoles.com 9

10 Matches 6-9 // fau's beach burrow bash 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 program s first season as an official NCAA Championship sport. Her first year in Tallahassee was highlighted by a series of program firsts including a school-record for dual-match victories (32), a conference championship, the top-seed in the inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship and a national runner-up finish. Florida State hit the ground running under Niles, winning its first 14 matches, all on the road, with eight of those victories coming against ranked foes including five ranked in the top-10. One of those wins came against then-no. 2 Southern California in Los Angeles as the Seminoles snapped the Women of Troy s 19-match home win streak. FSU went on to earn the No. 1 overall seed at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship after claiming the 2016 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Conference title. The Seminoles finished the 2016 campaign as the national runner-up at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala. after posting a 3-2 record at the tournament. FSU went on to set the single-season school record for victories in a season with 32 and ranked in the Top 5 of the AVCA national poll all year. Along with their 14-match win streak, the Seminoles also put together a school-record 17-match win streak which saw Florida State outscore the opposition 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 Score Mar / 6 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. W 5-0 Mar / 3 UCLA Santa Monica, Calif. W 5-0 Mar / 2 Southern Cal Los Angeles, Calif. W 3-2 Mar / 10 Florida International* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1 Mar / 4 UCLA DeLand, Fla. W 4-1 Apr / T-9 Georgia State* Tallahassee, Fla. W 3-2 Apr / 9 Georgia State* ^ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0 May / 9 Stetson # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-0 May / 5 Hawai i # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-2 May / 4 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1 Mar / 10 LSU* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1 Mar / 9 Stetson DeLand, Fla. W 4-1 Mar / 6 Long Beach State Manhattan Beach, Calif. W 4-1 Mar / 7 Arizona Honolulu, Hawai i W 3-2 Mar / 5 Hawai i Honolulu, Hawai i W 3-2 Mar / 9 Georgia State* Columbia, S.C. W 3-2 Mar / 10 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. W 4-1 Apr / 2 Pepperdine Tallahassee, Fla. W 3-2 HEAD COACH BROOKE NILES F o u r t h Season UC Santa Barbara (2003) AVCA TOP-10 WINS UNDER COACH NILES Niles Winning Percentage Year School Record Winning % NCAA 2016 Florida State Finals 2017 Florida State Semifinals 2018 Florida State Finals Date Season FSU / Opp. Rank Opponent Site Result Score Apr / 10 Florida International * ^ Emerson, Ga. W 4-1 Apr / 10 Florida International* ^ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0 May / 8 South Carolina* # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-0 May / 2 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1 Feb / 9 South Carolina* DeLand, Fla. W 4-1 Mar / 3 Hawaii Manhattan Beach, Calif. W 4-1 Apr / 8 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. W 3-2 Apr / 8 LSU* ^ Emerson, Ga. W 4-1 Apr / 8 LSU* ^ Emerson, Ga. W 3-0 May / 1 UCLA # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1 May / 5 USC # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-1 May / 3 Hawaii # Gulf Shores, Ala. W 3-2 Feb /9 South Carolina* Tallahassee, Fla. W 4-1 *Denotes conference opponent ^ CCSA Championship match # NCAA Championship match Seminoles.com 10

11 PHOTO ROSTER 1 Macy Jerger SR 6-1 Fort Myers, Fla. 13 Lexi McKeown FR 5-11 Laguna Beach, Calif. 23 Cassandra May Anderson FR 5-11 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 3 Sara Putt R-JR 5-11 Jupiter, Fla. 14 Marielle Diaz SO 5-6 Boca Raton, Fla. 24 Nikki Esposito SR 5-10 Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33 Madison Fitzpatrick SO 5-9 Tallahassee, Fla. Brooke Niles Head Coach Fourth Season Angela Rock 4 5 Devan Hultquist Payton Rund R-JR 5-6 Tallahassee, Fla. Alaina Chacon SO 5-9 Crown Point, Ind. FR 5-8 Grapevine, Texas Payton Caffrey Assistant Head Coach First Season JR 6-0 Chuluota, Fla. Brooke Kuhlman SR 5-10 Naples, Fla Kate Privett 35 GR 6-1 Albany, Ore. Morgan Kuchar FR 5-9 Roswell, Ga. 41 Avery Poppinga Jon Justice SO 5-11 Austin, Texas Volunteer Asst. Coach First Season Ali Eager SR 5-11 Southlake, Texas Jenna Johnson FR 5-10 Stuart, Fla Molly McBain Kiora Sanchez JR 5-9 Toronto, Ont. FR 6-1 Valencia, Calif. Ashley Robert Morgan Chacon SO 5-5 McKinney, Texas FR 5-11 Crown Point, Ind. 42 Bailey Reardon SO 6-0 Milton, Ga. Shawn Matthews Director of Operations Second Season Lindsay Taylor Assistant Director of Ops First Season Seminoles.com 11