Beach Volleyball Finalizes '25 Signing Class with Five Transfers
8/27/2024 4:00:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
Ospreys Add Experience from Arizona, New Orleans and Texas
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida beach volleyball announces the addition of five newcomers to finalize the latest transfer class, as announced by head coach Doug Wright on Tuesday afternoon. Three of the five transfers come in from schools in Louisiana with each athlete earning at least one letter at their previous school.Â
"We are excited to welcome Andy, Raven, Eden, Sophie, and Anne to our beach family," said head coach Doug Wright. "Each of them brings unique and valuable skills and previous playing experience that will contribute to the continued growth of our program. Most importantly, they all have the intangible qualities we look for in players. Their personalities and drive to be great are going to mesh perfectly with the returning members of the team. I can't wait to get them in the sand".
Eden AndersonÂ
Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Fla.Â
Height: 5-11
Previous School: University of Louisiana MonroeÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
Andrea Da Silva EncinasÂ
Hometown: Andorra la Vella, AndorraÂ
Height: 5-9
Previous School: Southeastern Louisiana UniversityÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
Anne Hardouin
Hometown: New Orleans, La.Â
Height: 5-9Â
Previous School: University of New Orleans
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
Raven JordanÂ
Hometown: Rosenberg, TexasÂ
Height: 5-11
Previous School: Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Honors, Statistics and Personal InfoÂ
Sophia NotaroÂ
Hometown: Anthem, Ariz.
Height: 5-7
Previous School: Grand Canyon UniversityÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
"We are excited to welcome Andy, Raven, Eden, Sophie, and Anne to our beach family," said head coach Doug Wright. "Each of them brings unique and valuable skills and previous playing experience that will contribute to the continued growth of our program. Most importantly, they all have the intangible qualities we look for in players. Their personalities and drive to be great are going to mesh perfectly with the returning members of the team. I can't wait to get them in the sand".
Eden AndersonÂ
Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Fla.Â
Height: 5-11
Previous School: University of Louisiana MonroeÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
- Transfers in from ULM after playing her freshman year with the WarhawksÂ
- Won 16 matches in her first collegiate seasonÂ
- Played varsity indoor and beach at New Smyrna Beach HS, winning six district championships across both sportsÂ
- 2x Beach State Champion and won the state championships with the indoor team in 2023Â
Andrea Da Silva EncinasÂ
Hometown: Andorra la Vella, AndorraÂ
Height: 5-9
Previous School: Southeastern Louisiana UniversityÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
- Transfers in after a season at SLU where she helped achieve the best record in program history
- Secured the most wins in program history after going 23-9 with her partner in her first seasonÂ
- Southland Conference All-Academic Team honoreeÂ
- Earned Southland Second Team All-Conference honorsÂ
- Southland Conference Pair of the Week (4/9/24)
- Made the 2024 Preseason Southland Conference Players to Watch listÂ
Anne Hardouin
Hometown: New Orleans, La.Â
Height: 5-9Â
Previous School: University of New Orleans
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
- Arrives after playing her freshman season with the PrivateersÂ
- Boasted a 19-14 record in her first collegiate seasonÂ
- Earned Southland Second-Team All-Conference honorsÂ
- 2024 Southland Academic Honor RollÂ
- 3x Division I State ChampionÂ
- Had over 1,000 kills in high schoolÂ
- Her sister, Elizabeth plays beach volleyball at Spring Hill CollegeÂ
Raven JordanÂ
Hometown: Rosenberg, TexasÂ
Height: 5-11
Previous School: Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Honors, Statistics and Personal InfoÂ
- Transfers in after spending the last two seasons with the IslandersÂ
- 2x Southland Conference Champion
- 2x Southland Conference Tournament ChampionÂ
- Part of the team that made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in Gulf Shores from 2023-2024Â
- Compiled an overall record of 23-13 in her time at Texas A&M - CCÂ
Sophia NotaroÂ
Hometown: Anthem, Ariz.
Height: 5-7
Previous School: Grand Canyon UniversityÂ
Honors, Statistics and Personal Info
- Arrives after spending the last two seasons at Grand Canyon UniversityÂ
- Won the state championship with Primavera HS her freshman year and was selected to the District 6A First-TeamÂ
- Played club volleyball with RPM Sand for four years
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