FSU sports information:

Florida State’s Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif finished as runners-up in the NCAA Doubles Championship after a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the national championship. This marks Florida State’s furthest run in any NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship event.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif were in a tight battle to start the first set, with both duos holding serve at 5-5 before FSU closed out the frame at 7-5 with five straight points. The Seminoles won all five of their first sets during the NCAA Doubles Tournament.

Robert Cash and JJ Tracy responded with a 6-0 victory in the second set to create the 10-point tiebreaker to decide the national championship. While Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif crept back in the tiebreaker after falling behind, Ohio State served out the match to claim the 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (5) victory.

The Seminole pairing improved on their Round of 32 appearance from last season and went on an unprecedented run in the tournament, advancing to the final match for the first time in program history.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif finished with 30 career victories as a pairing, marking the 12th most between any doubles partners in team history. They earned 10 nationally-ranked wins and represented Florida State on Court 1 the entire season.

Florida State finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final team rankings after claiming the program’s first ACC Championship and advancing to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles National Championship:
#3 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (5)

could this be the most explosive offense we’ve had in the last 20 plus years ?

The No. 5 seed FSU (41-14) will face Wake Forest on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be televised by the ACC Network.

FSU defeated Georgia Tech on Tuesday and Virginia on Friday in pool play to advance. A top-8 national seed could be on the line this afternoon. Curt has thoughts from Link Jarrett as well as D1baseball and Baseball America analysts in our FSU-Wake preview.

Wake is coming off a long night (and early morning), outlasting North Carolina 9-5 on Friday in 12 innings. On the plus side, FSU won't see star pitcher Chase Burns (he had 15 strikeouts on Friday). Burns went six innings but the Wake bullpen failed to back him up.

This will be the first semifinal, with Miami playing Duke later in the day.

LHP Andrew Armstrong will start, likely in an opener role that he has done a few times this year. Armstrong could go three innings, potentially a trip through the lineup.

Here's FSU's lineup and we'll have updates below in the thread

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FSU has filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the NC Supreme Court. My initial thoughts.

I was surprised to hear a cert petition was filed. It's a discretionary appeal, not by right. Most are denied. The standard is usually that the court will only use this when the ruling below is so against the law that it's a miscarriage of justice AND that the issues cannot be fixed on appeal. What is interesting is that the jurisdiction and sovereign immunity issues are already being appealed directly so they will have two appeals going at the same time basically.

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The Florida State men’s outdoor track and field team concluded the 2024 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships with three additional student-athletes earning bids to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
Tyson Williams, Kyvon Tatham, and David Mullarkey punched their ticket to nationals, which will take place in Eugene, Oregon from June 5-8 at Hayward Field, while Jeremiah Davis added another event to his list.
Williams qualified for his first nationals in the 110-meter hurdles, placing seventh with a lifetime best and fifth-fastest time in FSU history at 13.53.
“Tyson was one of the big highlights of the day claiming his spot with a lifetime best,” said FSU track and field head coach Bob Braman.
Davis, who qualified in the long jump on Wednesday, placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 16.15m (53-0). Davis will compete in his third outdoor nationals after collecting nine All-American honors in both indoor and outdoor since 2021.
Tatham followed in 12th with a mark of 15.67m (51-8½), advancing to Eugune for the first time in his career.
“Jeremiah was all business today getting his necessary qualifying mark on the first jump, “Braman added. “Kyvon came in clutch in his third jump in the triple jump for a lifetime best.”
Mullarkey concluded competition for the Seminoles in the 5,000, placing fifth with a time of 13:52.62. Mullarkey qualified for his second outdoor nationals after earning All-American honors in 2023 in cross country, as well as second-team accolades in indoor in 2024.
“David handled his race in controlled business as well,” said Braman.
Ismael Kone opened in the 100 (10.22), placing 19th and closed out his evening in the 200, placing 19th at 20.74.
Andre Korbmacher competed alongside Williams, placing 16th with a time of 13.75.
Laquan Ellis placed 32nd in the triple jump with a mark of 15.24m (49-11¼). Jayden Louis-Charles followed in 43rd at 14.90m (48-10¾).
“We had another really strong day to finish the men’s competition,” Braman said. “My heart feels for the 4x100 relay team after their disqualification for stepping on the line. The men’s squad dealt with diversity all year and fought their way back better than I could’ve asked. I’m super excited to see the ladies show out tomorrow.”
The 19th-ranekd women’s team will begin the quarterfinals on Saturday, starting with the 4x100 relay at 5:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 25- Women's quarterfinals
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay
5:15 p.m. 1,500m– Suus Altorf
6:15 p.m. 100m hurdles- Alexandra Webster
6:35p.m. 100m – Dajaz DeFrand, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson
7:25 p.m. 400m hurdles – Tyra Wilson
7:50 p.m. 200m – Dajaz DeFrand
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinal) – Agnes McTighe
8:45 p.m. 4x400m relay (quarterfinal)

FSU coach Lonni Alameda was asked about Makenna Reid's return to the circle on Friday night. Reid pitched two innings and threw 35 pitches. It was her first appearance in a month:

"Kenny was on a pitch count," Alameda said. "Kind of a pain tolerance count. She’s dealing with some stress fractures in her back. So now it’s time to get her healthy and rested for next season. And very grateful she gave us what she had. My hope was two innings and around the 50-pitch mark. I think she gave us what she had, which was awesome."

FSU baseball racked up 12 runs on 16 hits to overpower Virginia's potent offense and advance to the ACC Semifinals tomorrow at 1 p.m. vs. either Wake Forest or North Carolina. First time since 2018 FSU has advanced to the ACC Semis.

After two days off, the Florida State baseball team returns to action in the ACC Tournament Friday morning in Charlotte.

The No. 5 seed Seminoles (40-14) and No. 4 seed Virginia (41-14) face off at Truist Field (11 a.m. on ACC Network) to determine which team wins Pool D and advances to the ACC Semifinal to face either North Carolina or Wake Forest.
UVA was one of three ACC teams didn't face during the regular season. FSU will now be tasked with trying to shut down a Cavaliers offense which leads the ACC in batting average (.342) and is second in the conference in home runs (112).

My Virginia preview story, highlighting its prolific offense

Because of this challenge, it works out very well that FSU has sophomore ace Jamie Arnold (9-3, 2.40 ERA) lined up to make his weekly start against Virginia with a spot in the semifinals on the line. Arnold got a nine-pitch save Tuesday vs. Georgia Tech on his scheduled bullpen day and now will make his final start before FSU hosts an NCAA Regional next weekend for the first time since 2018.

Virginia, on the other hand, used its ace, Evan Blanco Wednesday vs. GT. He's the only pitcher on their staff who has made more than seven starts this season. Instead, the Cavaliers will Elon transfer/senior righty Joe Savino (2-1, 2.00 ERA). He's thrown just 18 innings this season and didn't appear in his first game for the Cavaliers until early April. He's since eased into a larger workload, pitching five innings each of the last two weeks vs. NC State and Virginia Tech, allowing three runs on seven hits over those 10 innings.

FSU starting lineup


UVA starting lineup


I'll have updates here once the game gets underway.

Died at 76. Cancer.
He will move on to his “just reward”…🔥

FSU will play at Oklahoma in game 2 of the Super Regionals on Friday at 8 p.m. (ESPN2). The Seminoles will need to win Friday night's game to advance to a decisive game 3 on Saturday (that time is TBD).

It's likely FSU will use freshman RHP Mimi Gooden in some role tonight. Gooden didn't pitch in game 1 but had one of her better starts against UCF in the regionals and generated groundouts.

We have a story from game 1 on Thursday, with a few thoughts from coach Lonni Alameda.

Follow along and chat with us here:

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Florida State’s Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif punched their ticket to the NCAA Doubles National Championship match after defeating Texas’ Eliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 on Friday afternoon. This continues Florida State’s deepest run in the NCAA Individual Championships and marks the first national championship appearance in program history.

“I thought we returned really well today and we were in almost every return game, breaking our opponent several times which in college matches is rare,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “We set the tone right away and both players did a great job of putting themselves in great positions.”

The FSU duo began the first set with a signature break point in game one before marching out to a 4-1 lead early. They managed the remainder of the set to win 6-4, maintaining a perfect 4-0 mark in first sets during the NCAA Doubles Tournament.

They carried that momentum in the following frame with a fiery 4-0 start to the second set, winning five straight games and two service break games. The Texas pair crept back into the set with three straight games of their own at 4-3.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif dug deep once again and flipped the switch on momentum with two straight aces to claim a 5-3 lead before earning the fifth and final break point to send themselves to the championship.

The Seminole pairing earned their fourth consecutive and 10th nationally-ranked win of the season.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif advance to the championship match and will face No. 3 Robert Cash and JJ Tracy of Ohio State on Saturday afternoon.

NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship Semifinals:
#13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. #24 Eliot Spizzirri/Cleeve Harper (UT) 6-4, 6-3

Game 2 is tonight at 8 on ESPN2

FSU will face probably the only better ACC offense than its own tomorrow against Virginia for a spot in the ACC semifinals and maybe a top-eight seed.

It'll be a tough test for likely FSU starter Jamie Arnold, but UVA's pitching situation is less certain than the Seminoles after the Cavaliers used their ace Wednesday vs. Georgia Tech.

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Florida State’s Lottie Woad (First Team) and Mirabel Ting (Honorable Mention), who led the Seminoles to a sixth consecutive Top-12 national finish in 2024, have earned All-American honors as selected by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. It marks the second consecutive season both players have earned All-American honors from the WGCA: Woad was a First-Team selection while Ting was a Second-Team selection in 2023.

It marks the third consecutive season for Head Coach Amy Bond and the Florida State golf program that multiple players have earned All-American honors as chose by the WGCA. Including Woad and Ting in 2024, Beatrice Wallin (First-Team) and Charlotte Heath (HM) earned the highest honor in women’s golf in 2022, while Woad (First-Team) and Heath (First-Team) were both selected among the best in the sport in 2023.

As one of the nation’s top golfers this season, Woad won the 2024 Augusta National Amateur Champion, finished in second place in the individual standings at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships, was named the 2024 ACC Golfer of the Year, and earned All-ACC honors as a sophomore. She finished as the runner-up for the ANNIKA Award which is presented annually to the National Player of the Year. In finishing as the runner-up in the national championship finals, she carded a 7-under par score of 65 in the first round of the championship. Woad’s score of 65 tied her personal record and the school record for lowest score in a single round. Her score is also the lowest in a single round in the NCAA Championship Finals in program history. Woad finished the 2024 season with a single-year program record 70.04 stroke average.

Woad is a finalist for the Division I PING WGCA Player of the Year award. She will play in the U.S. Women’s Open June May 30-June 2 at the Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.

Ting, who carded a 72.50 stroke average in her first season as a Seminole, earned All-ACC Honors as she played in each of Florida State’s seven events during the spring season. She was named as the co-ACC Golfer of the Month for March of 2024 and won her second career individual championship at the 2024 Valspar Augusta Invitational. Ting ranked second among her teammates in stroke average (72.50), tied for first in rounds scored at par or better (12), second in rounds at 75 or better (14).

Ting was a Second-Team All-American by the WGCA as a freshman at Augusta University in 2023 before transferring to play for Bond and Florida State.

“We are so proud of Lottie and Mirabel for earning All-American honors,” said Bond. “Lottie enjoyed a sensational year and was very consistent through the fall and spring seasons. From winning the ANNIKA to open the season, to finishing in second place at the national championships, it was a pleasure to see her grow with every birdie she made. Mirabel played great golf throughout the spring and finished in the top eight in six of her eight starts. She was under par during the regular season and was instrumental in helping finish in the top 12 at nationals for the sixth consecutive season. She’s going to continue to get better and better as a golfer and we are very excited for her moving forward.”

The Seminoles earned five top-five team victories, the team championship at the Guadalajara Collegiate Invitational, finished second in the Florida State Match Up, finished fifth at the NCAA Last Vegas Regional Championship, and were ranked within the nation’s top 20 through the fall and spring seasons.

Division I WGCA All-American Teams

First Team

Lottie Woad, Florida State University

Zoe Campos, UCLA

Adela Cernousek, Texas A&M University

Megha Ganne, Stanford University

Ingrid Lindblad, Louisiana State University

Catherine Park, University of Southern California

Julie Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State University

Maria José Marin, University of Arkansas

Paula Martín Sampedro, Stanford University

Anna Morgan, Furman University

Kiara Romero, University of Oregon

Louise Rydqvist, University of South Carolina

Second Team

Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State University

Emma Bunch, New Mexico State University

Sara Byrne, University of Miami

Anna Davis, Auburn University

Carla Bernat, Kansas State University

Melanie Green, University of South Florida

Maisie Filler, University of Florida

Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest University

Farah O’Keefe, University of Texas

Caitlyn Macnab, University of Mississippi

Amanda Sambach, University of Virginia

Kelly Xu, Stanford University

Honorable Mention Team

Mirabel Ting, Florida State University

Amari Avery, University of Southern California

Lauren Beaudreau, University of Notre Dame

Caroline Canales, UCLA

Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest University

Monet Chun, University of Michigan

Hannah Darling, University of South Carolina

Caterina Don, University of Georgia

Sadie Englemann, Stanford University

Laney Frye, University of Kentucky

Rachel Heck, Stanford University

Kary Hollenbaugh, The Ohio State University

Mackenzie Lee, Southern Methodist University

Katie Lu, Michigan State University

Isabella McCauley, University of Minnesota

Emma McMyler, Duke University

Ashley Menne Arizona State University

Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern University

Annabelle Pancake, Clemson University

Macy Pate, Wake Forest University

Megan Schofill, Auburn University

Pimpisa Sisutham, University of Central Florida

Molly Smith, University of Central Florida

Latanna Stone, Louisiana State University

Isabel Sy, University of Illinois

Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine University

All-Time Florida State/WGCA All-Americans

Nadia Ste-Marie, First-Team, 1989

Karen Stupples, Second-Team, 1995

Kristin Tamulis, Honorable Mention, 2003

Caroline Westrup, First-Team, 2006

Caroline Westup, First-Team, 2007

Caroline Westrup, Second-Team, 2008

Maria Salinas, Honorable Mention, 2012

Matilda Castren, Second-Team, 2014

Matilda Castren, Honorable Mention, 2016

Morgane Metraux, Honorable Mention, 2017

Morgane Metraux, Honorable Mention, 2018

Frida Kinhult, First-Team, 2019

Beatrice Wallin, Honorable Mention, 2020

Beatrice Wallin, First-Team, 2021

Beatrice Wallin, First-Team, 2022

Charlotte Heath, Honorable Mention, 2022

Charlotte Heath, First-Team, 2023

Lottie Woad, First-Team, 2023

Lottie Woad, First-Team 2024

Mirabel Ting, Honorable Mention, 2024

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The No. 19 Florida State women’s outdoor track and field team began the 2024 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships with six Noles earning spots in quarterfinals.

Alexandra Webster, Tyra Wilson, Dajaz DeFrand, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson and Suus Altorf advanced to the next round, which will take place on Saturday.

Webster started the day cruising to a heat win in the 100-meter hurdles, claiming the fourth seed for Saturday with a time of 12.91.

Wilson claimed the fourth qualifying spot of the 400 hurdles with a time of 56.45. Ava Klein also competed, placing 37th at 59.30.

“Alexandra and Tyra looked in peak form,” FSU track and field head coach Bob Braman said.

Three sprinters advanced to the 100m quarterfinals, leading with DeFrand seeded sixth at 11.14. Walker added a time of 11.25, placing 10th. Tyson claimed the 23rd spot at 11.42. Kaniya Johnson nearly missed the final qualifying spot by 0.01, placing 25th with a time of 11.45.

“It was nice to see the sprint posse qualifying three to the next round, “added Braman.” It was great to have Shenese healthy and flying again.”

Altorf moved on in the 1,500, placing 14th with a time of 4:14.85.

“Suus had a really easy automatic qualifier as well,” said Braman. “She looked controlled the whole way.”

DeFrand concluded the evening with a fifth-place finish in the heats of the 200, advancing with a time of 22.70.

Tori Carroll competed in the long jump, placing 21st with a mark of 6.11m (20-½). Skyler Reynolds followed in 44th at 5.61m (18-5).

“Our ladies had a great day,” Braman added. “Our stars really shined bright today.”

The men’s team will begin the quarterfinals on Friday, starting with the 4x100 relay at 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 24 - Men's quarterfinals
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay
6:00 p.m. Triple jump (semifinal)– Jeremiah Davis, Kyvon Tatham, LaQuan Ellis, Jayden Louis-Charles
6:15 P.M. 110m hurdles – Tyson Williams, Andre Korbmacher
6:35 p.m. 100m- Ismael Kone
7:50 p.m. 200m– Ismael Kone
8:10 p.m. 5,000m- David Mullarkey

SATURDAY, MAY 25 - Women's quarterfinals
5:00 p.m. 4x100m relay
5:15 p.m. 1,500m– Suus Altorf
6:15 p.m. 100m hurdles- Alexandra Webster
6:35p.m. 100m – Dajaz DeFrand, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson
7:25 p.m. 400m hurdles – Tyra Wilson
7:50 p.m. 200m – Dajaz DeFrand
8:10 p.m. 5,000m (semifinal) – Agnes McTighe
8:45 p.m. 4x400m relay (quarterfinal)

Updates from Rivals' Adam Gorney from around the nation. Some of the prospects in the mix for FSU include: Shamar Arnoux, James "Tank" Carrington, Daylan McCutcheon

(And in this week's installment of we're all getting older: Akili Smith Jr. is a 2025 QB committed to Oregon)

The ACC vote is to come, but if the Big 12 vote is an indication:

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No. 15 seed Florida State (46-14) will take center stage on Thursday against No. 2 seed Oklahoma (52-6) in the Norman Super Regional at Love's Field. Game 1 of the best-of-three Super Regional is 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe will be on the call

Game 2 is Friday at 8 p.m. TV TBD. A game 3 time (if necessary) is TBD.

Our preview for the Super Regionals focuses on FSU's pitchers, leaning on freshmen Ashtyn Danley and Mimi Gooden. We'll also see in the coming days if sophomore left-hander Makenna Reid is available.

We're gathering at Glory Days on Capital Circle Northeast to watch the games if you want to join us.

We'll have starting lineups below and we'll chat about the game here:

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Florida State’s Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif made history as the first Seminole pairing to reach the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship after defeating Arizona State’s Jacob Bullard and Murphy Cassone in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6) on Thursday afternoon. This marks the furthest any FSU competitor has ever advanced in the NCAA Individual Championships.

“It was an incredibly tough battle and very windy, but the rain delay helped us to clear our minds and execute with more aggression which has been successful for us,” Cornut-Chauvinc said.

The FSU pair played a very cool and collected first set, holding their serve throughout the frame and finding a crucial break point to win the set 6-4.

The Seminole duo dropped their first set of the competition in the following frame 6-2 to set up the deciding 10-point tiebreaker.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif were down 2-1 before a brief rain shower halted play for a short period of time. After the delay, the pair unleashed some powerful play and regained the lead at 3-2 before extending their advantage to three at 7-4.

The Florida State duo outlasted their opponent and took a 10-6 victory in the tiebreaker. Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif earned their ninth ranked victory of the season and became the first Seminoles to advance to the semifinals of any NCAA Championship.

“We didn’t play our best match but we connected well and found our momentum at the right time,” Dous-Karpenschif said.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif advance to the semifinals and will face No. 26 Eliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper of Texas on Friday afternoon.

NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship Quarterfinals:
#13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. #40 Jacob Bullard/Murphy Cassone (ASU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6)

Join us at Glory Days to watch softball​

Join the Osceola staff and fans on Thursday to watch the FSU-Oklahoma series at Glory Days on Capital Circle Northeast. The best-of-three Super Regional between FSU and Oklahoma begins at 7 p.m. (ESPN2).

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Go Noles and Enjoy

When the Voice of the Seminoles Jeff Culhane warmed up a gathering of some 500 Seminoles in Jacksonville last week, he asked how many were going to Ireland and more than 100 raised their hands. He asked the same question one night later in Panama City and received a similar response. It's on. The game is less than 100 days away and there's still time to either start your planning or enhance the plan you have. On Location has several packages available including their game day Tailgate Package.

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For the first time in school history, Florida State softball has a Top 3 Finalist for the TUCCI/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year award as Jaysoni Beachum was named a finalist on Thursday afternoon. Oklahoma's Ella Parker and Florida's Keagan Rothrock were the other two finalists.

The ACC Freshman of the Year has put up unreal numbers in her freshman campaign and has put together one of the best freshman seasons in school history. The Tallahassee native leads the team with a .425 batting average, 15 home runs, 65 RBI, a .746 slugging percentage and a .516 on base percentage. Her 65 RBI are the most ever by a Florida State freshman and are the fourth-most RBI ever by a Florida State player in a single season. Beachum is one of just four players in Florida State history to hit 15 home runs and drive in 60 or more runs. She is on pace to break the freshmen school records for batting average, hit, slugging percentage, and on base percentage. Beachum also leads all freshmen in batting average, RBI and on base percentage.

Beachum has been terrific in the field this year as well as she has started 59 games at third base and has made just five errors in 161 chances. Beachum is one of just two players on Florida State's roster to play in every game this season.

Beachum was named a First Team All-ACC performer and also became just the third Florida State freshman to be named First Team All-Region and the first since 2004. Beachum was Softball America's Freshman of the Month in February, March and April as well.

The three finalists will travel to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, where the winner will be announced.

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Florida State Women's Basketball Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff has announced another transfer to the program beginning in the 2024-25 season, welcoming rising junior forward Morelia Chavez from Eastern Arizona College.

Chavez, a 6-foot-1 player from Morelia Michoacan, Mexico, will have two years of eligibility remaining at FSU.

"We look forward to welcoming Morelia Chavez to the Seminole Family as we continue to add size, experience and shooting ability to our roster," Wyckoff said. "Morelia Chavez pushes us forward in all of those categories. She is a driven, hard worker and we are excited that she is joining us at pursuing excellence at the highest level this season."

In her most recent season with Eastern Arizona, Chavez put up impressive numbers with 11.8 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 41.2 percent from 3-point range. She also shot 84.6 percent from the free-throw line, ranking 13th at the junior college level.

She finished the 2023-24 season on the All-ACCAC DI 1st Team, and totaled 20 games this past year in double-figure scoring. Chavez dropped 31 points on Central Arizona College on Feb. 10, going 12-of-22 from the floor and 4-of-7 from long range.

Chavez was recognized as the ACCAC Player of the Week after leading Eastern Arizona to three consecutive wins over Howard College, Salt Lake Community College and South Plains College.

Last year, she recorded a pair of 23-point performances in wins over Yavapai College and South Mountain Community College. Chavez totaled four 20-point games in the 2023-24 season, and had three games with 10+ rebounds.

Chavez has been lauded for being able to impact a game in multiple ways, being a prolific long-range shooter, a strong defender, a physical player as well as being someone who moves nonstop on both ends of the court.

Her addition to the Seminoles for the 2024-25 season gives FSU 11 student-athletes, as she joins offseason additions Malea Williams (Graduate forward, Cincinnati) and Raiane Dias Dos Santos (Redshirt freshman guard, Gulf Coast State College).