FGCU Beach Volleyball @ Jacksonville Recap

Sophomores Snowy Burnam and Kayla Whetstone (19-4) broke the program's single-season wins record as the FGCU beach volleyball team (14-9, 4-4 A-SUN A-SUN) concluded the regular season with a doubleheader sweep (5-0, 4-1) of Jacksonville (1-11, 0-8 A-SUN) on the road this afternoon. With the wins, the Eagles are now 11-7 against the Dolphins.

"Having played together for nearly two seasons, Snowy and Kayla's chemistry is as good as we have had," FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. "It's not a surprise. They're doing what we expected them to do, and they're great teammates."

Single Season Wins Leaders
19 - Kayla Whetstone/Snowy Burnam - 2019 (19-4 .826)
17 - Karissa Rhoades/Katherine Puisis - 2019 (17-6, .739)
17 - Karissa Rhoades/Katherine Puisis - 2018 (17-8 .680)
16 - Giovanna Borgiotti/Ashley Glickert- 2018 (16-9 .640)
16 - Snowy Burnam/Kayla Whetstone - 2018 (16-10 .615)
15 - Elisa Anne Aldrich/Madi Wilcox - 2016 (15-4 .789)
15 - Giovanna Borgiotti/Candace Lacour - 2019 (15-8, .652)
15 - Karissa Rhoades/Katherine Puisis - 2017 (15-9 .625)

Burnam and Whetstone are the only pair in program history above an .800 winning percentage in a single season at 19-4 overall. They have won 35 matches together in just under two seasons and are already among the top 10 in career victories.

Single Season Winning Percentage Leaders
.826 - Snowy Burnam/Kayla Whetstone - 2019 (19-4)
.789 - Madi Wilcox/Elisa Anne Aldrich - 2016 (15-4)
.739 - Karissa Rhoades/Katherine Puisis - 2019 (15-6)
.680 - Katherine Puisis/Karissa Rhoades - 2018 (17-8)
.652 - Candace Lacour/Giovanna Borgiotti - 2019 (15-8)
.640 - Giovanna Borgiotti/Ashley Glickert - 2018 (16-9)

Senior Amanda Carroll picked up her 46th career victory to move into a tie with Madi Wilcox (2014-17) for third-place on the program's all-time list. She sits just behind two of her teammates - seniors Karissa Rhoades (58) and Katherine Puisis (54) - in comprising the top three spots. In fact, junior Giovanna Borgiotti became the fifth player in program history to reach 40 career wins on Saturday and gives this year's team four of the top five on the list.

FGCU held Jacksonville to single-digit sets five times. The lone loss came at the No. 1 pair in the second match. Carroll and freshman Kirstine Garder (14-9) evened the match up with a 21-11 win in the second, but dropped a third-set heartbreaker, 21-19.

Meanwhile, the duo of Puisis and Rhoades (17-6), who matched their then-record win total from last year, became the first two-time 17-game winners in program history. Also the first three-time 15-game winners, the duo didn't allow more than 16 points in any of their four sets on Saturday. Rhoades is two victories shy of becoming the program's first-ever 60-game winner.

Career Wins Leaders
58 - Karissa Rhoades, 2016-present
54 - Katherine Puisis, 2016-present
46 - Madi Wilcox, 2014-17
46 - Amanda Carroll, 2016-present
41 - Giovanna Borgiotti, 2017-present
38 - Mackenzie Allen, 2015-18
38 - Ashley Glickert, 2015-18

Career Winning Percentage Leaders
.714 - Kayla Whetstone - 2018-present (35-14)
.714 - Snowy Burnam - 2018-present (35-14)
.643 - Katherine Puisis - 2016-present (54-30)
.637 - Karissa Rhoades - 2016-present (58-33)
.590 - Madi Wilcox - 2014-17 (46-32)
.569 - Giovanna Borgiotti - 2017-present (41-31)
.535 - Amanda Carroll - 2016-present (46-40)
.463 - Mackenzie Allen - 2015-18 (38-44)
.458 - Ashley Glickert - 2015-18 (38-45)
.435 - Caroline Jordan - 2014-17 (30-39)

Garder is two wins shy of matching the program's freshman wins record set by Burnam and Whetstone last year.

Borgiotti once again teamed with redshirt sophomore Candace Lacour (15-8) to record two more victories. She is the only player in program history to record double-digit wins at three separate pairs - No. 4 (15), No. 3 (14) and No. 2 (12).

Sophomore Cortney VanLiew pushed her career-high win total to 13.

The Green and Blue, who have now won four consecutive matches, will await Sunday's A-SUN tournament at-large selections. Stetson and Coastal Carolina have already clinched spots due to winning each division, and the final four spots will come from the remaining eight teams. Those selected will compete for the title in the double-elimination event April 18-20 in DeLand, Fla.

FGCU is one win shy of reaching a single-season team-record 15 victories for the third-consecutive season.

Updated A-SUN Standings
North Division
Stetson - 26-8, 8-0
North Florida - 19-12, 6-2
FGCU - 14-9, 4-4
Mercer - 7-6, 2-6
Jacksonville - 1-11, 0-8

South Division
Coastal Carolina - 19-9, 8-0
Morehead State - 14-6, 4-3
Austin Peay - 13-12, 4-4
North Alabama - 9-10, 3-4
Jacksonville State - 3-13, 0-8

A-SUN Schedule/Results
Saturday
FGCU d. Jacksonville 5-0, 4-1
Morehead State d.North Alabama 3-2 (results of second match not yet available)

RESULTS
FGCU 5, Jacksonville 0
1. Carroll/Garder d. Dees/Krawczyk 21-15, 21-12
2. Rhoades/Puisis d. Befus/Dyslin 21-12, 21-14
3. Burnam/Whetstone d. Wristen/Mattingly 21-14, 21-9
4. Lacour/Borgiotti d. Lahner/Wehner 21-14, 21-6
5. Ryan/VanLiew d. Dagenhart/Reiser 21-17, 21-19

FGCU 4, Jacksonville 1
1. Dees/Krawczyk (Jacksonville) d. Garder/Carroll 21-16, 11-21, 21-19
2. Puisis/Rhoades (FGCU) d. Befus/Dyslin 21-14, 21-16
3. Whetstone/Burnam (FGCU)  d. Wristen/Mattingly 21-6, 21-16
4. Borgiotti/Lacour (FGCU)  d. Dagenhart/Reiser 21-16, 21-9
5. Ryan/VanLiew (FGCU)  d. Lahner/Wehner 21-10, 21-6