MIAMI (April 16, 2017) – The No. 14-ranked FIU beach volleyball team will be seeded fifth in the upcoming Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Tournament, set to begin on Friday, April 21 at the Lakepoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Georgia.
The Panthers, who just completed their final regular season weekend tournament on Saturday at the Florida State Alumni Weekend Invitational in Tallahassee, hold a 20-12 overall record and an 8-5 mark in CCSA matches. FIU has one regular season contest remaining, a single dual match at Florida Gulf Coast University on Tuesday, April 18 at 4 p.m.
The Panthers find themselves in Pool A along with the top-seeded Seminoles, fourth-seeded South Carolina, eighth-seeded Tulane and ninth-seeded UNCW.
Pool B consists of LSU (two seed), Georgia State (three seed), FAU (six seed), College of Charleston (seven seed) and UAB (10 seed).
The Panthers will begin postseason play at 10:30 a.m. on April 21 when they butt heads with the Gamecocks and then Florida State at 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.
The semifinals will take place on April 22, beginning at 9 a.m., with the championship match having a 1 p.m. first serve.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
