this is fl orida state university University Divider 2008 FSU Volleyball Media Guide page 87 this is fl orida state university page 88 2008 FSU Volleyball Media Guide this is fl orida state university 2008 FSU Volleyball Media Guide page 89 this is fl orida state university page 90 2008 FSU Volleyball Media Guide this is fl orida state university This is the Acc THE TRADITION Women’sWomen’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the fi rst Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any en- championship meet being held in tennis at WakeWake Forest deavor. University. However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, com- Championships for women are currently conducted petition has become so balanced and so competitive that in cross country,country, fi eld hockey,hockey, soccer,soccer, basketball, swim- it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of con- ming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, sistency. softball and rowing, while volleyball determines its Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defi ed the champion in regular season play. odds. Now in its 56th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and A HISTORY most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the na- The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on tion. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers sup- May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefi eld Inn near Greensboro, N.C., port it. with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and have captured 109 national championships, including 57 Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. in women’s competition and 52 in men’s. In addition, The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-ath- Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, letes 145 times in men’s competition and 92 times in during the Southern Conference’sConference’s annual spring meeting. women’s action. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, Volleyball made its debut in the ACC in 1980, with N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name conference play beginning in 1981. Now in its 28th sea- became offi cially the Atlantic Coast Conference. son, the ACC has enjoyed vast success both on and off the Suggestions from fans for the name of the new con- court. ference appeared in the region’sregion’s newspapers prior to the The ACC has had six AVCA All-Americans, includ- meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: ing Georgia Tech’s Kele Eveland, who in 2003 became Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Boston College the league’s fi rst player to earn fi rst-team accolades, and Colonial, Tobacco,Tobacco, Blue-Gray,Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven Lynnette Moster, who became the ACC’s only three-time and the Shoreline. recipient of All-America honors in 2004. The conference Duke’Duke’ss Eddie Cameron recommended that the has also produced 24 Academic All-Americans, eight Re- name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, gion/District Freshmen of the Year and 13 Region/District and the motion was passed unanimously.unanimously. The meeting Coaches of the Year. A total of 165 student-athletes have concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 Clemson been selected to the All Region/District team, while 74 to pay for conference expenses. have been honored on the All-Academic Region/District On December 4, 1953, conference offi cials met team. again at Sedgefi eld and offi cially admitted the University Since the inception of the AVCA Division I Coaches of VirginiaVirginia as the league’league’ss eighth member.member. The fi rst, and Poll in 1982, seven ACC schools (Clemson, Duke, Flor- only,only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June Duke ida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina and 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered NC State) have been ranked in at least one fi nal poll. Two its resignation. schools have fi nished in the top 10 in the nation when The ACC operated with seven members until April Florida State completed the 1995 season ranked sixth and 3, 1978, when the GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyTechnology was Georgia Tech concluded the 2003 season ranked eighth. admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the The ACC sent a team to the NCAA Championship Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. Florida State Regional Round in three of the last fi ve seasons. In 2002, The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, North Carolina advanced to the Regionals, becoming the 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. fi rst ACC school to advance to the Regional Round since The conference expanded to 1111 members on July Duke in 1994. Georgia Tech made ACC history in 2003 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami when it advanced to the Regional Finals of the NCAA and VirginiaVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityUniversity.. Georgia Tech Championship, marking the farthest run of any ACC team On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invita- in NCAA Championship play. The Yellow Jackets again tion to become the league’league’ss 12th member starting July 1, reached the Regionals in 2004, falling to eventual NCAA 2005. fi nalist Minnesota in fi ve games. SCHOOL AFFILIATIONS Maryland 2007-08 IN REVIEW BOSTONBOSTON COLLEGE -- Charter member of the Big East The 2007-08 academic year saw league teams cap- Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July, 2005. turing four national team titles and 12 individual NCAA CLEMSON -- Charter member of the Southern Intercolle- crowns. In all, the ACC has won 43 national team titles giate Athletic Association in 1894; a charter member over the last 12 years. The ACC has won two or more of the Southern Conference in 1921; a charter mem- NCAA titles in 26 of the past 28 years. ber of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953. Miami A total of 140 ACC teams placed in NCAA post- DUKE -- Joined the Southern Conference in December,December, season competition in 2007-08. League teams compiled a 1928; charter member of the ACC in 1953. 119-69 (.633) mark against non-conference opponents in FLORIDA STATESTATE -- Charter member of the Dixie Confer-Confer- NCAA championship competition. In addition, the ACC ence in 1948; joined the Metro Conference in July,July, had 154 student-athletes earn fi rst team All-America hon- 1976; joined the ACC July, 1991. North Carolina ors this past year. Overall, the league had 258 fi rst, sec- GEORGIA TECH -- Charter member of the Southern Inter-Inter- ond or third team All-Americans. In addition, the ACC collegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter mem- produced 10 national Players of the Year and fi ve national ber of Southern Conference in 1921; charter member Coach of the Year honorees. of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC in April, 1978. MARYLANDMARYLAND -- Charter member of the Southern Confer-Confer- ence in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953. NC State 2007-08 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MIAMI -- Charter member of the Big East Football Confer-Confer- Field Hockey ..................................... North Carolina ence in 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004. Men’s Soccer ..................................... North Carolina Ice Hockey ........................................Boston College NORTHNORTH CAROLINA -- Charter member of the Southern Men’s Track/Field .................................Florida State Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953. Virginia THE CHAMPIONSHIPS NC STATESTATE -- Charter member of the Southern Conference The conference will conduct championship compe- in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953. tition in 25 sports during the 2008-09 academic year - 12 VIRGINIA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercolle- for men and 13 for women. giate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member The fi rst ACC championship was held in swimming of the Southern Conference in 1921; resigned from on February 25, 1954. The conference did not conduct Southern Conference in December 1936; joined the Virginia Tech championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis dur- ACC in December, 1953. ing the fi rst year. VIRGINIA TECH -- Charter member of the Southern Con- The 12 sports for men include football, cross ference in 1921; withdrew from the Southern Confer-Confer- country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and out- ence in June, 1965; became a charter member of the door track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in the ACC in July, 2004. Wake Forest 1981. WAKEWAKE FOREST -- Joined the Southern Conference in Feb- ruary, 1936; charter member of the ACC in 1953. 2008 FSU Volleyball Media Guide page 91 this is fl orida state university This is Florida State rom its pre-Civil War beginnings as Florida State is a Carnegie Doctoral/ the Seminary West of the Suwan- Research Extensive institution, awarding nee to a nearly four-decade stint more than 2,000 graduate and profes- Fas the Florida State College for Women sional degrees each year. Doctoral faculty to its return to coeducational status as a in fi ve academic areas have been ranked university, Florida State University has among the tops in the nation according to evolved into an internationally recog- the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index: nized research institution. Committed to social work – #4; Spanish – #4; market- preparing graduates for the ever-expand- ing – #5; oceanography – #8; and atmo- ing opportunities of a global society, FSU spheric sciences – #10.