Welcome back to the SandyNoles Podcast, where players and coaches on the FSU Beach Volleyball team chat about all things Florida State beach volleyball. Today, Makenna Wolfe and Madi Trusty chat about the upcoming weekend at Cal Poly, a home tournament of sorts for Wolfe who wrestles with wondering: Where is home, truly? Is it in Tallahassee, Florida, where she has spent her last four years, or is it home in northern California, where she spent the first 18 years of her life?

Fun one with two close friends.

Enjoy!

Alexis Durish and Carra Sassack, the most dynamic of FSU Beach Volleyball duos, are back again, chatting life, ice-breakers, and a look-ahead at this weekend's Death Volley Invitational at LSU, where the 'Noles will play UCLA, Stanford, USC, and Long Beach State.

Welcome back to SandyNoles: An FSU Beach Volleyball Podcast. On this episode, we have Jordan Boulware and Paige Kalkhoff, a red shirt freshman and a fifth-year senior, respectively, who are, oddly enough given their age gap, the best of friends.

Or, in their words, Honeys.

It'll take you roughly five seconds to realize just how good of friends they are, as they laugh, giggle, knee-slap their way through defining all of the "brain rot" words of their generation for a very confused assistant coach, chat how their relationship blossomed on a trip to Hawaii, and even get into some more serious matters like childhood memories.

It's a fun ride. Enjoy and GO NOLES!

Welcome back to SandyNoles: An FSU Beach Volleyball podcast! This week's episode features Audrey Koenig, the 2023 ACC Co-Player of the Year – alongside Louisville’s Anna DeBeer – who is currently headlining the Florida State Beach Volleyball team. Her record, 9-2 in 2025 thus far, suggests an experienced, top-flight talent. Yet she’s only eight months into beach volleyball. What?? Indeed. We chat all about that, as well as:

• What it was like for Koenig to play her final indoor match, after playing indoor volleyball for 13 years
• The difficulties of transitioning from indoor to beach volleyball
• How beach volleyball is the perfect way to train for indoor, but not necessarily vice versa
• How far she wants to take volleyball, be it returning to one of the many professional indoor leagues in the USA or head to the beach, where she would be an immediate prospect to get scooped by an elite defender

And, as always, a whole lot more.

GO NOLES!!

Welcome back to SandyNoles: An FSU Beach Volleyball Podcast! Today's episode features back to back pairs of the week in Alexis Durish, who won CCSA Pair of the Week in week one after an undefeated tournament at Southern Mississippi, and Carra Sassack, who won CCSA Pair of the Week with Bailey Higgins after an undefeated second weekend at home.

They talk about...a lot: pre-game music, an upcoming trip to Texas and California, being pairs of the week, and existential grape questions.

GO NOLES!!

Welcome back to SandyNoles: An FSU Beach Volleyball Podcast! Today's episode features head coach Brooke Niles and freshman Bailey Higgins, who had an outstanding debut at the opening weekend at Southern Mississippi, where she went 3-1, including wins over North Alabama, Spring Hill, and Florida Gulf Coast.

Higgins and Niles chat about:

- Bailey's transition from indoor to beach

- Why she's more nervous for a podcast than an actual match

- How she unexpectedly landed at Florida State, currently the No. 7 team in the country

- FSU's mix of youth and veterans

Welcome to SandyNoles: An FSU Beach Volleyball Podcast! This is a podcast where, you guessed it, the Florida State beach volleyball staff and players chat about...Florida State beach volleyball.

In our debut episode, we have head coach Brooke Niles and second assistant coach Travis Mewhirter talking about the upcoming NCAA Beach Volleyball season, and specifically the upcoming opening weekend at Southern Miss. There, the 'Noles will play North Alabama, LSU, Spring Hill, Florida Gulf Coast, and Southern Miss.

Beyond this weekend, Niles talks about her 10 years in Tallahassee, how much her coaching style has changed (and hasn't), how the 2025 FSU team is the youngest in her 10 years at the helm, and more.

Enjoy our opening episode, and please let us know what you want more of, less of, and everything in between!