The Georgia State Panthers women's beach volleyball team represents

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...

in the sport of

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. The Panthers compete in

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as a member of

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(C-USA). The Panthers play their home matches at the GSU Sand Volleyball Complex on the university's

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campus, and are currently led by head coach Beth Van Fleet.

History

With the emergence of

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at Georgia State University, due to

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scholarship restrictions, it was necessary for GSU to increase the number of women's scholarships available in their athletic program The creation of beach volleyball at Georgia State was announced on September 27, 2011, by Georgia State Athletic Director Cheryl Levick. Construction of the GSU Sand Volleyball Complex, a 340-seat, 3 tiered court set, began in April 2012, and was completed by September 2012. The site has unofficially been nicknamed "The Beach." Originally named as head coach of beach volleyball, head coach Tami Audia was elevated to Director of Volleyball, being replaced by assistant coach Beth Van Fleet in July 2013. On October 20, 2015, Georgia State joined the

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(CCSA) as a beach volleyball member, coinciding with the NCAA's decision to sponsor it and provide a championship, as well as the addition of beach volleyball as an official CCSA sport (which led to that conference changing its name from the original Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association). This also coincided with the NCAA changing the name of the sport from "sand" to "beach" volleyball. During the 2020–21 school year, the CCSA entered into a formal beach volleyball partnership with

(C-USA) that saw the 2021 CCSA tournament split into two divisions, with GSU joining fellow Sun Belt member Louisiana–Monroe and full C-USA members Florida Atlantic, FIU,

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, and UAB in one of the divisions. After that season, the CCSA and C-USA agreed to split their beach volleyball membership, with the six aforementioned schools and another full Sun Belt member,

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, forming the new C-USA beach volleyball league.

Year-by-year results

Home Court/Practice and Training facilities

The

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is the home court and practice facility for the women's beach volleyball team.

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* {{Conference USA navbox Beach volleyball clubs established in 2012 2012 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

History

Year-by-year results

Home Court/Practice and Training facilities

See also

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