DELAND, Fla. - The third-seeded FGCU beach volleyball team (15-13) will open the ninth ASUN Championship with a winner's bracket quarterfinal matchup on Friday at 12 p.m. against sixth-seeded North Alabama at Cooper Beach Volleyball Courts on the campus of Stetson University.
Should the Eagles win their first match, they would face the winner of No. 2 North Florida and No. 7 Jacksonville at 4 p.m. on Friday. Every single match of the tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+. The double-elimination event will feature seven teams with the following seeds:
1. Stetson (17-12)
2. North Florida (19-9)
3. FGCU (15-13)
4. Coastal Carolina (18-1)
5. Mercer (9-16)
6. North Alabama (11-8)
7. Jacksonville (2-18-1)
Here is the full weekend schedule:
Friday
Match 1: No. 4 Coastal Carolina vs No. 5 Mercer, 8 a.m.
Match 2: No. 2 North Florida vs No. 7 Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Match 3: No. 3 FGCU vs No. 6 North Alabama, 12 p.m.
Match 4: No. 1 Stetson vs Game 1 winner, 2 p.m.
Match 5: Game 2 winner vs Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Match 6: Game 2 loser vs Game 3 loser, 8 a.m.
Match 7: Game 1 loser vs Game 5 loser, 10 a.m.
Match 8: Game 6 winner vs Game 4 loser, 12 p.m.
Match 9: Game 4 winner vs Game 5 winner, 2 p.m.
Match 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 7 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday
Match 11: Game 9 loser vs Game 10 winner, 11 a.m.
Match 12: Winner take all championship match, 1 p.m.
Before Covid-19 wiped out last year's tournament, the Eagles had a program-best finish in the 2019 event, going 4-2 and falling to No. 8 Stetson in the championship match, 3-2. Overall, FGCU is 14-16 all-time in the tournament, having won at least two matches in each of the past four seasons. They have made two championship match appearances (2019, 2017).
2019 - 4-2, lost in championship to Stetson
2018 - 2-2, lost in loser's bracket final to North Florida
2017 - 2-2, lost in championship to Stetson
2016 - 2-2, lost in loser's bracket final to North Florida
2015 - 1-2, lost in loser's bracket semifinal to North Florida
2014 - 0-2, lost in loser's bracket quarterfinal to Stetson
2013 - 1-2, lost in loser's bracket semifinal to Jacksonville
2012 - 2-2, tournament featured round-robin play
Individually, FGCU has four players with tournament experience, led by Giovanna Borgiotti's 8-4 record and Kayla Whetstone's 7-3 slate. Kirstine Garder (4-2) and Emma Hansen (3-2) also went a combined 7-4 in the 2019 tournament, which was their first.
In fact, Whetstone and Borgiotti have each made one all-tournament team in their career. Whetstone teamed with Snowy Burnam for a 2019 appearance while Borgiotti paired with Ashley Glickert in 2018. Previous all-tournament pairs include:
All-Tournament Team History
Snowy Burnam/Kayla Whetstone - 2019
Giovanna Borgiotti/Ashley Glickert - 2018
Madi Wilcox/Leigh Pudwill - 2017
Madi Wilcox/Elisa Anne Aldrich - 2016
Mackenzie Allen/Caroline Jordan - 2015
Kaitlin Holm/Whitney Masters - 2014
Kaitlin Holm/Whitney Masters - 2013
In terms of opponent-by-opponent history, here's how the Eagles stack up against teams in the ASUN tournament, by alphabetical order:
Austin Peay - 1-0
Coastal Carolina - 2-0
Jacksonville - 3-1
Mercer - 4-1
North Alabama - 1-0
North Florida - 3-8
Stetson - 0-6
Over the first eight all-time tournaments, Stetson has captured five titles (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014) with North Florida winning the other three (2016, 2013, 2012).
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