TALLAHASSEE – The Georgia State sand volleyball team had a strong showing in its first-ever exhibition against Florida State Saturday.

“Overall it was a pretty remarkable day,” said GSU assistant coach Beth Van Fleet. “To play as well as we did against last season's No. 3 team was great.”

The exhibition consisted of six teams of two facing off in a match of eight sets. In the No. 1 match the tandem of Lane Carico and Katie Madewell defeated FSU's No. 1 team 8-0.

Nikkie Senopoulos and Alexis Townsend fell 2-6 in the No. 3 match and the duo of Molly Smestad and Alexis Elmurr tied FSU's No. 5 team 4-4.

FSU finished the exhibition winning a total of 32 sets to GSU's 16.

The Panthers will begin their first official season of competition in the spring of 2013.