The home courts at FSU
FSU's first beach volleyball team
This is the first season of FSU Girls Beach Volleyball. The NCA has endorsed this sport and has sanctioned a Final Four at Gulf Shores - Alabama.
Lulu and I are going to drive 4 hours west to enjoy 3 days of volleyball - hopefully seeing FSU win the championship in the very first season.
Beach volleyball is played on the sand. The courts are set up right on the beach at this downtown haven. The matches are played with two players on each side of the net. Each team has 5 pairs of players. Scoring is similar to regular volleyball.
We will be driving the Prius with two folding bikes in the back. Lulu got us a hotel right on the beach.
I hope to publish lots of pictures from the event.
Here is the schedule for the weekend:
FSU's National Championship Schedule
Friday • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT
Pairs Championship Pool Play (times approximate)
11 a.m. -- Pool A No. 1 Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs vs. Pool A No. 3 Hampton/Cabrajac (LBS)
12 p.m. -- Pool D No. 2 Kate Stepanova/Jace Pardon vs. Pool D No. 4 Medina/Strack (UNF)
1 p.m. -- A No. 1 Newgard/Tiegs vs. A No. 4 Shelton/Kolich (Coll. of Charleston)
2 p.m. -- D No. 2 Stepanova/Pardon vs. D No. 3 Stoltzman/Harong (Hawaii)
4 p.m. -- A No. 1 Newgard/Tiegs vs. A No. 2 Croson/Lee (Hawaii)
4 p.m. -- D No. 2 Stepanova/Pardon vs. D No. 1 Urango/Shaw (USC)
Friday • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT
Pairs Championship Pool Play (times approximate)
11 a.m. -- Pool A No. 1 Aurora Newgard/Brittany Tiegs vs. Pool A No. 3 Hampton/Cabrajac (LBS)
12 p.m. -- Pool D No. 2 Kate Stepanova/Jace Pardon vs. Pool D No. 4 Medina/Strack (UNF)
1 p.m. -- A No. 1 Newgard/Tiegs vs. A No. 4 Shelton/Kolich (Coll. of Charleston)
2 p.m. -- D No. 2 Stepanova/Pardon vs. D No. 3 Stoltzman/Harong (Hawaii)
4 p.m. -- A No. 1 Newgard/Tiegs vs. A No. 2 Croson/Lee (Hawaii)
4 p.m. -- D No. 2 Stepanova/Pardon vs. D No. 1 Urango/Shaw (USC)
Saturday • 11 a.m. CT
Double Elimination Team Championship
Match 1 11 a.m. -- No. 1 seed Pepperdine vs. No. 4 seed College of Charleston
Match 2 12 p.m. -- No. 2 seed Florida State vs. No. 3 seed Long Beach State
Match 3 1 p.m. -- Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 (Semifinal)
Match 4 2 p.m. -- Loser of Match 1 vs. Loser of Match 2 (Loser is Fourth Place)
Match 5 3 p.m. -- Loser of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 (Semifinal)
Match 6 5 p.m. -- Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 5 (Final)
Double Elimination Team Championship
Match 1 11 a.m. -- No. 1 seed Pepperdine vs. No. 4 seed College of Charleston
Match 2 12 p.m. -- No. 2 seed Florida State vs. No. 3 seed Long Beach State
Match 3 1 p.m. -- Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 (Semifinal)
Match 4 2 p.m. -- Loser of Match 1 vs. Loser of Match 2 (Loser is Fourth Place)
Match 5 3 p.m. -- Loser of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 (Semifinal)
Match 6 5 p.m. -- Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 5 (Final)
Sunday • 8 a.m. CT
Pairs Championship Single Elimination Tournament
First Round - 8 a.m. (eight matches)
Second Round - 9 a.m. (four matches)
Semifinal 1 - 11 a.m.
Semifinal 2 - 11:45 a.m.
Finals - 1:30 p.m.
Pairs Championship Single Elimination Tournament
First Round - 8 a.m. (eight matches)
Second Round - 9 a.m. (four matches)
Semifinal 1 - 11 a.m.
Semifinal 2 - 11:45 a.m.
Finals - 1:30 p.m.
