2016 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball team

The 2016 Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball 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 Beach Volleyball season

ConferenceCoastal Collegiate Sports Association
2016 Record25-7 (6–4)
Head CoachBeth Van Fleet
FacilityGSU Sand Volleyball Complex
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2015 Roster

# 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

2016 Georgia State Panthers Sand Volleyball Game Log

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  • Conference Games

References

  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. The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  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. The New York Times Company. 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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