Updated: 11/28/18 Matches 29 - 30 // ncaa first and second rounds TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN VOLLEYBALL 21 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • FIVE SWEET 16 APPEARANCES • TWO ELITE EIGHTS • ONE FINAL FOUR FOUR ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 17 AVCA ALL-AMERICAN HONOREES • 40 AVCA ALL-REGION HONOREES • 40 ALL-ACC HONOREES 2018 SEASON FIRST ROUND Overall Record ..........................................................19-9 Thursday, Nov. 29 | 4:30 pm | Orlando, Fla. | The Venue at UCF (2,500) | TV: ESPN Networks Home Record .............................................................10-2 #16 FLORIDA GATORS Away Record ................................................................8-4 Neutral Record ............................................................1-3 2018 RECORD: 24-6 (15-3 SEC) HEAD COACH: Mary Wise (28th season, 32nd overall) ACC Record ................................................................15-3 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: UF leads 41-30 2018 SCHEDULE SECOND ROUND Friday, Nov. 30 | 7:00 pm | Orlando, Fla. | The Venue at UCF (2,500) | TV: ESPN Networks AUGUST FSU/OPP RANK 24 at Minnesota 1 RV / 4 L, 0-3^ #21 UCF KNIGHTS 25 vs Wisconsin 1 RV / 9 L, 1-3^ 2018 RECORD: 27-3 (18-0 AAC) 31 vs TCU 2 - / - W, 3-0 HEAD COACH: Todd Dagenais (11th season) SEPTEMBER ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 26-4 1 at Colorado State 2 - / 25 L, 2-3! 2 vs Cincinnati 2 - / - L, 2-3 FGCU EAGLES 7 Virginia Commonwealth 3 - / - W, 3-0+ 2018 RECORD: 26-6 (15-1 ASUN) 8 Southern Miss 3 - / - W, 3-0 HEAD COACH: Matt Botsford (5th season) 8 Florida A&M 3 - / - W, 3-0 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 1-0 12 Florida - / 11 L, 1-3+ 16 at Auburn - / - L, 1-3~ » The Seminoles will clash with the Gators in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, 21 Duke * - / - W, 3-0+ Fla. on Thursday. It marks the second time this season the two teams will meet after UF beat 23 Wake Forest * - / - W, 3-0+ FSU in four sets in Tallahassee in the non-conference season. 28 at Virginia * - / - W, 3-0+ » Florida State is just one of 11 programs that have made the last ten consecutive NCAA 30 at Pitt * - / 8 L, 1-3+ Tournaments (full list on page 8). OCTOBER » Junior outside hitter Payton Caffrey was named the ACC Player of the Year last week. She is joined by First Team selection Taryn Knuth, and Second Team selection Kelsey Wicinski. 5 NC State * - / - W, 3-0+ 7 UNC * - / - W, 3-1# » Head coaches Chris Poole (FSU) and Mary Wise (UF) have met every year since 1994 when 12 at Boston College * - / - W, 3-1+ Poole started the volleyball program at Arkansas. The teams have an even 2-2 record in the postseason with those coaches at the helm, and the Seminoles have defeated Florida the last 14 at Syracuse * - / - W, 3-2+ two times the teams have met in the postseason. 19 Georgia Tech * - / - W, 3-1+ 21 Clemson * - / - W, 3-1+ » The last time they met in the NCAA Tournament, FSU came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat 24 at Miami * - / - L, 2-3+ the Gators in five sets in the Second Round in Gainesville. Senior setter Brianne Burkert, junior DS Madison Sullivan and current Director of Operations Hailey Luke were on that team. 28 Virginia Tech * - / - W, 3-0+ » FSU has never met UCF or FGCU in the NCAA Tournament, as this is the Eagles’ first postseason NOVEMBER appearance. Florida State has won the last 17 straight matches against the Knights, and has 2 at Notre Dame * - / - W, 3-1+ swept the Ealges once. 4 at Louisville * - / 24 W, 3-1+ » The Seminoles have nine First Round wins, with eight in a row from 2009-2016, and five Second 11 Notre Dame * RV / - W, 3-2 Round wins (two of which were against Florida). 16 Pitt * RV / 10 L, 1-3+ » The ACC saw five teams qualify for the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the third-most the conference 21 at UNC * RV / - W, 3-0+ has ever seen. Pitt will host the First and Second Rounds, while FSU, Duke, Syracuse and 23 at NC State * RV / - W, 3-1+ Louisville will all continue their seasons. 29 vs. Florida ^ RV / 16 4:30 PM 30 vs. UCF/FGCU ^ RV / 21 / - 7:00 PM » FSU holds a 1,130-515 all-time record. * Conference Opponent 1 Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Minneapolis, Minn.) MEDIA INFORMATION 2 Colorado State Tournament (Fort Collins, Colo.) 3 Home2 Suites Tallahassee Seminole Invitational (Tallahassee, Fla.) Volleyball SID ....................................................................................................................Kelsey Bibik Phone ............................................................................................................................ 850.644.5656 ^ Big Ten Network Cell .................................................................................................................................... 850.228.7630 ! Mountain West Network ~ SEC Network Fax ................................................................................................................................... 850.644.3820 + ACC Network Extra E-mail ........................................................................................................................... [email protected] # ESPNU Website ....................................................................................................................... Seminoles.com Mailing Address ................................................ 403 Stadium Dr., Tallahassee, Fla. 32306 Seminoles.com 1 Matches 29 - 30 // ncaa first and second rounds 2018 QUICK FACTS Location ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tallahassee, Fla. Enrollment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41,473 Symbol ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Seminoles School Colors .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Garnet & Gold Conference Affiliation .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Atlantic Coast President .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... John Thrasher Vice President / Director of Athletics ................................................................................................................................................................................... Stan Wilcox Senior Associate Athletics Director (Senior Women’s Administrator) ....................................................................................................... Vanessa Fuchs Head Coach ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Chris Poole Alma Mater .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Arkansas Tech ‘83 Career Record .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................824-309 Overall Record at Florida State ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 274-78 ACC Record at Florida State ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 191-45 Associate Head Coach ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Jeff Hulsmeyer Alma Mater ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Kentucky ‘88 Assistant Head Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Jordana Price Director of Volleyball Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Hailey Luke Volleyball Office Phone ............................................................................................................................................................................................................