ESTERO, Fla. - Two duos produced a pair of victories to reach double digit wins on the season as the FGCU beach volleyball team (11-9, 5-3 ASUN) split two matches against Jacksonville (5-0) and North Florida (2-3) at Estero Community Park on Friday.

"We executed well in the opener, and I was really pleased with Kellie's performance coming into the No. 5 pair for the first time this season," FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. "I thought UNF pressured us from the service line throughout. Our setting didn't allow us to be as aggressive as we would have liked, and we will have to make an adjustment heading into Saturday. Gio and Ashley along with Amanda and Mac were great all day, but we will need to be more consistent across all five pairs tomorrow."

The Eagles will conclude the regular season on Saturday against North Florida at 10 a.m. and Jacksonville at 2 p.m. Prior to the second match, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the program will host its senior day ceremony honoring Mackenzie Allen and Ashley Glickert.

Here's the full schedule for Saturday:

10 a.m. - FGCU vs North Florida
12 p.m. - Stetson vs North Florida
2 p.m. - FGCU vs Jacksonville
4 p.m. - Stetson vs Jacksonville

The No. 1 duo of Allen (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS) and Amanda Carroll joined Glickert (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central HS) and Giovanna Borgiotti in producing two wins each. Allen and Carroll (Albuquerque, N.M./Sandia HS) captured the clinching win in a sweep of Jacksonville with a 24-22, 21-14 outcome. They closed the day with a 21-18, 21-14 win over North Florida.

Glickert and Borgiotti (Vienna, Va./George C. Marshall HS) also won a pair behind a 21-14, 21-14 win at No. 3 against Jacksonville and a 21-16, 21-14 sweep of North Florida.

Another key storyline was Kellie Pernula (Plant City, Fla./Plant City HS), who made her season debut in a non-exhibition match with Kaitlan Krivdo (Hope Mills, N.C./Grays Creek HS). The duo finished 1-1 on Friday, including an 18-21, 21-7, 15-6 win over Jacksonville.

The No. 4 pair of Kayla Whetstone and Snowy Burnam got things started against Jacksonville with a 21-14, 21-7 win. It was their 12th win over the season. Katherine Puisis (Mason, Ohio/William Mason HS) and Karissa Rhoades (Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale Senior HS) added to their team-high win total with No. 14 in a 21-12, 21-5 win over Jacksonville.

NOTES
- With their two wins, Allen and Carroll are now 10-10 this year from the No. 1 spot, including a 6-2 record in ASUN play.
- Borgiotti and Glickert are a team-best 7-1 in ASUN play. They are 11-9 overall, including a 9-5 record from the No. 3 spot.
- Puisis and Rhoades are 14-6 overall, including a 6-2 record in ASUN play. They are one win shy of tying the program's single season wins record.
- Burnam (Palm City, Fla./Jensen Beach HS) and Whetstone (Arlington, Texas/Arlington Lamar HS) are 12-8 overall (5-3 ASUN). They added to their program record win total from a No. 4 pair with the win over Jacksonville.

Most Wins In Program History
Aldrich/Wilcox (2016) - 15
Puisis/Rhoades (2017) - 15
Puisis/Rhoades (2018) - 14
Allen/Carroll (2017) - 12
Mesner/Wilcox (2015) - 12
Burnam/Whetstone (2018) - 12
Borgiotti/Glickert (2018) - 11
Pudwill/Wilcox (2017) - 11
Jordan/Werkmeister (2017) - 11
Allen/Carroll (2018) - 10
Borgiotti/Glickert (2017) - 10

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COACH BOTSFORD
Head coach Matt Botsford, who is also the head coach of the FGCU indoor volleyball program, is in his fifth season at the helm of the FGCU beach volleyball program in 2018. In his tenure, the team has compiled a 43-55 record, and he's improved the team's win total each season. In fact, he led the program to 11 wins in 2016 and 15 in 2017 - both of which were new records for most wins in a season. The beach volleyball program is in just its seventh year at FGCU and has an overall record of 54-70. Prior to his time in Southwest Florida, Botsford held successful stints as an assistant at Notre Dame, Miami, IUPUI, Indianapolis and most recently Colorado State. A former professional volleyball player, he is a 1998 graduate of Tri-State University (now Trine), where he earned a degree in Social Studies Education. He earned a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis.

SUPPORT THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help.