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2016 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball team

The 2016 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball team represented Georgia State University during the college beach volleyball season of 2016. The team's head coach was Beth Van Fleet in her third season at GSU.[1] The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Beach Volleyball Complex and competed in the Division I Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. The 2015 season was the first as an official NCAA sport, the designation being coordinated with a name change from sand volleyball to beach volleyball.[2][3] The season was also the Panthers first in the CCSA, finishing in second place.[4] The Panthers were ranked in the official top 10 during the entire season, earning a spot as the 7th seed in the NCAA Tournament.[5]

2016 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball
ConferenceCoastal Collegiate Sports Association
Record25-7 (6–4 CCSA)
Head coach
Home arenaGSU Sand Volleyball Complex
Seasons
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2017 →

2015 Roster

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# Name Height Year Hometown
1 Jessie Swaney 5 ft 7in Sophomore McDonough, GA
2 Nina Interwies 5 ft 6in Redshirt Junior Gammelby, Germany
3 Janson Button 5 ft 7in Senior Menifee, CA
4 Ashley McGinn 5 ft 9in Freshman Sewell, NJ
5 Chloe Cook 5 ft 10in Sophomore Marietta, GA
10 Alexis Townsend 5 ft 7in Senior Houston, TX
11 Milani Pickering 5 ft 8in Senior Mesa, AZ
12 Brooke Weiner 5 ft 12in Freshman Ventura, CA
13 Sarah Agnew 5 ft 8in Junior Coppell, TX
14 Katelyn Rawls 5 ft 11in Senior Wellington, FL
15 Delaney Rohan 5 ft 10in Junior Brooklyn Park, MN
20 Jessica Fourspring 5 ft 11in Junior Greer, SC
21 Alexis Elmurr 5 ft 6in Senior Lewis Center, OH
22 Sara Olivova 5 ft 11in Senior Franklin, MN|
23 Natalie Wilson 5 ft 10in Junior Plymouth, MN
24 Allie Elson 5 ft 6in Sophomore Woodstock, GA

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Schedule

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2016 Georgia State Panthers Sand Volleyball Game Log
Date Opponent GSU Rank Opponent Rank Location Time Result Record
March 5 North Florida 8 – Boca Raton, Florida 9:00 PM W 4-1 1-0 (0–0)
March 5 Webber 8 – Boca Raton, Florida 11:00 AM W 5-1 2-0 (0–0)
March 5 Florida Atlantic* 8 – Boca Raton, Florida 3:00 PM L 2–3 2-1 (0–1)
March 9 Mercer 10 – GSU Beach Volleyball Complex 5:00 PM W 5-0 3-1 (0–1)
March 12 Stetson 10 – Baton Rouge, LA 2:00 PM W 3-2 4-1 (0–1)
March 12 Florida International* 10 9 Baton Rouge, LA 4:00 PM W 4-1 5-1 (1–1)
March 12 New Orleans 10 – Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 PM W 5-0 6-1 (1–1)
March 13 ULM 10 – Baton Rouge, LA 11:00 AM W 5-0 7-1 (1–1)
March 13 LSU* 10 – Baton Rouge, LA 1:00 PM W 3-2 8-1 (2–1)
March 21 Pepperdine 8 1 Charleston, SC 11:00 AM L 1–4 8-2 (2–1)
March 21 Lincoln Memorial 8 – Charleston, SC 1:30 PM W 5-0 9-2 (2–1)
March 22 UNC Wilmington 8 – Charleston, SC 3:00 PM W 5-0 10-2 (2–1)
March 25 Eckerd 8 – GSU Beach Volleyball Complex 1:00 PM W 5-0 11-2 (2–1)
March 25 Lincoln Memorial 8 – GSU Beach Volleyball Complex 5:00 PM W 4-1 12-2 (2–1)
March 26 UNC Wilmington 8 – GSU Beach Volleyball Complex 1:00 PM W 5-0 13-2 (2–1)
March 26 ULM 8 – GSU Beach Volleyball Complex 5:00 PM W 5-0 14-2 (2–1)
March 29 Mercer 8 – Macon, GA 4:00 PM W 4-1 15-2 (2–1)
April 1 South Carolina* 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9:00 AM W 5-0 16-2 (3–1)
April 1 USC 8 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 12:00 PM L 1–4 16-3 (3–1)
April 2 Florida Atlantic* 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 12:00 PM W 4-1 17-3 (4–1)
April 2 Florida International* 8 10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 4:00 PM L 2–3 17-4 (4–2)
April 8 Houston Baptist 9 – New Orleans, LA 10:20 PM W 5-0 18-4 (4–2)
April 8 Arizona 9 7 New Orleans, LA 3:45 PM L 2–3 18-5 (4–2)
April 9 Tulane* 9 – New Orleans, LA 11:40 AM L 2–3 18-6 (4–3)
April 9 LSU* 9 – New Orleans 2:20 PM W 4-1 19-6 (5–3)
April 15 College of Charleston 9 – Tallahassee, FL 3:30 PM W 5-0 20-6 (5–3)
April 15 Florida State* 9 3 Tallahassee, FL 6:30 PM L 2–3 20-7 (5–4)
April 16 North Florida 9 – Tallahassee, FL 1:00 PM W 2–3 21-7 (5–4)
April 16 UAB* 9 – Tallahassee, FL 4:00 PM W 4-1 22-7 (5–4)
April 22 Florida International (CCSA Championship) 9 10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9:30 AM W 3-2 23-7 (1-0 Tournament)
April 22 Florida Atlantic (CCSA Championship) 9 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2:30 PM W 3-2 24-7 (2-0 Tournament)
April 23 Tulane (CCSA Championship) 9 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9:00 AM W 5-0 25-7 (3-0 Tournament)
April 24 LSU (CCSA Championship Semifinal) 9 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9:30 AM W 3-2 26-7 (4-0 Tournament)
April 24 Florida State (CCSA Championship Final) 9 3 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1:00 PM L 0–3 26-8 (4-1 Tournament)
May 6 USC Trojans (NCAA First Round) 7 2 Gulf Shores, AL 12:00 PM L 0–3 26-9 (0–1 Tournament)
May 6 Arizona (NCAA First Round Elimination Bracket) 7 6 Gulf Shores, AL 3:00 PM L 2–3 26-10 (0–2 Tournament)

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  • Conference Games

References

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  1. ^ "Beth Van Fleet". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ Golen, Jimmy. "Beach volleyball goes to college for 1st NCAA championship". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 May 2016.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Johnson, Greg. "NCAA's newest championship will be called beach volleyball". NCAA. NCAA. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ Owens, Will. "Panthers Finish Second at Inaugural CCSA Championships". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ Tracy, Marc. "Beach Volleyball Rises in Shifting Sands of College Sports". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Sand Volleyball – 2016 Roster". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Sand Volleyball – 2015 Schedule". Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
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