| FGCU Beach Volleyball Information |
| Matches (2/24-25) |
Match 1 vs Florida Atlantic | Friday | 8 a.m.
Match 2 vs North Florida | Friday | 12 p.m.
Match 3 vs Stetson | Saturday | 10 a.m.
Match 4 at Mercer | Saturday | 2 p.m. |
| Where |
DeLand, Fla. | Cooper Beach Courts |
| Live Stats |
Stetson Season Opener |
| Stream |
n/a |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_BeachVB |
| Instagram |
@FGCU_BeachVB |
| Facebook |
FGCU Beach Volleyball |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 2023 FGCU beach volleyball season officially gets underway this weekend as the Eagles head to the Stetson Season Opener at the Cooper Beach Courts.
The tournament begins at 8 a.m. Friday, with the Green & Blue taking on Florida Atlantic, and then facing North Florida at noon. FGCU takes on host Stetson at 10 a.m. Saturday, and then Mercer at 2 p.m. Live stats for each match will be provided.
FGCU is coming off a 29-9 program-best overall record last spring that included two victories over top-20 programs. The Eagles picked up wins over North Alabama, North Florida, Jacksonville State, Jacksonville, Central Arkansas and UNCW in the ASUN Championship Tournament before falling to top-seeded Stetson.
Junior
Kacie Johnson (Frisco, Texas/ Lebanon Trail) was named the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year earlier this week, and Johnson joined seniors
Shelby Beisner (
Port Charlotte, Fla./Charlotte) and
Maddison Parmelly (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Health) on the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team.
FGCU is 5-10 all-time against FAU, 11-23 against North Florida, 4-26 against Stetson, and 15-7 against Mercer. The Eagles most recent win over the Hatters came on March 18, 2022, with Stetson being ranked No. 17 nationally at the time.
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E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence. Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow!
COACH SWEAT
Sweat's 2022 team finished with a program-high 29 wins, and Sweat earned his 50th career victory in just his third season as coach. Sweat became the first coach in FGCU program history to earn ASUN Coach of the Year accolade after guiding his team to its 11th-consecutive appearance in the ASUN Championship. The Eagles earned wins over two top-25 teams in 2022, downing No. 17 Stetson and No. 18 South Carolina while also taking down seven different conference squads. Sweat's FGCU program again ascended to a No. 20 ranking in the AVCA Top 20 in March 2022 and maintained that ranking through the ASUN Tournament.
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April 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 raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 94 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 47 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22 and No. 25 in 2022-23) beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as four of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green & Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.66 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2022 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 27 consecutive semesters. The past seven semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
