MIAMI – The No. 12-ranked FIU beach volleyball team, coming off its first trip to the NCAA Championships last May, is in full preseason mode and looking ahead to what hopes to be another banner season and its second-straight trip to the NCAA's in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Beach volleyball Head Coach Rita Buck-Crockett, along with Lina Bernier (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Abbie Hughes (Mason, Ohio), took a moment following practice to talk about the state of the program as the Panthers move closer to their 2019 season-opening event at the Stetson University Spring Fling in DeLand, Florida, Feb.