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No. 12 FIU Finishes season as No. 1 Seed, Earn First Round Bye Entering C-USA Tournament Thursday

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – The No. 12 FIU beach volleyball team has finished 2023 season as the No. 1 seed for next week's Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship. The tournament begins with four matches on Thursday, April 27at 9 a.m. ET at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with six teams squaring off in a double-elimination bracket.

This is the league's second season of beach volleyball with FIU, Florida Atlantic, UAB and first-year members Jacksonville State, Tulane and UTEP. FIU, ranked No. 12 in the latest AVCA Poll, earned the No. 1 seed and first round bye, while No.