CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team and first-year head coach Michael Hobson prepare for the 2025 season opener at the Grand Sands Tournament, Friday-Saturday, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Governors open the season with a 9 a.m. (CT), Friday match against Tennessee Tech, followed by a 1 p.m. contest against Liberty. The following day, APSU faces Atlantic Sun Conference foe Eastern Kentucky at 9 a.m., before taking on former Ohio Valley Conference rival, Morehead State at 1 p.m.

Hobson comes to Clarksville from Louisiana Monroe, where he was the head beach volleyball coach, 2022-24, and an assistant indoor coach during the 2022 campaign. 

During his first offseason at the helm of Governors' beach volleyball, Hobson added seven newcomers, all coming from the transfer portal.

Angelena Green joined the team after spending the fall at Boise State. The ninth roster in program history also features a pair of newcomers from The Great White North in Jordyn Beneteau – a transfer from St. Claire College – and Alyson Cooper from CSU Bakersfield. The newcomers also include Menlo College transfer Gabriella MacKenzie, North Alabama addition Grace Austin, and Jordan Morris from Mercer. 

A trio of returners also highlight the roster in juniors Emily Freel and Emma Loiars and senior Anna Kate Clark. 

Up Next

Austin Peay's second tournament of the season takes it to South Carolina's Wheeler Beach Bash. There, it faces the Gamecocks and Alabama-Birmingham at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. (CT), respectively, March 1 in Columbia, South Carolina.

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