Miami (April 17, 2017) – The FIU beach volleyball team (20-12, 8-5 CCSA) is traveling to Estero, Fla. on Tuesday, April 18, to compete against Florida Gulf Coast at 4 p.m. This match will be the Panthers' final contest before the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Tournament this upcoming weekend in Emerson, Georgia. 

FIU finished the last weekend of regular season tournament play at the Florida State Alumni Weekend Invitational, posting a 2-2 record, which improved them to 20-12 on the season. During the two-day event, the Panthers upended No. 9 Stetson, 3-2, as well as No. 10 Grand Canyon State, 4-1.  

FIU has climbed up in the NCAA rankings, now tied for tenth in the nation.  

Looking at the Eagles: Florida Gulf Coast (13-6) is coming off back-to-back losses to No. 13 Stetson in its final doubleheader of the regular season. The Eagles fell to the Hatters, 4-1, before getting swept in their final match, 5-0. FIU leads the Eagles 2-0 all time.  

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 Ocean Bank Field at FIU 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/.