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🏹 Welcome to The Chief Brief! 🏹

TGIF, Seminole!

From the courts to Augusta National, from beach volleyball to baseball’s biggest home series yet — there’s no slowing down the Noles this weekend. This edition of The Chief Brief is absolutely loaded. Let’s run it down. 👇

🎾 FSU Men’s Tennis is on fire — five straight ACC wins and counting after a dominant comeback over Notre Dame.
⛳️ Lottie Woad is tied for the lead heading into the championship round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur — and chasing history as the event’s first-ever repeat winner.
🏀 Terance Mann is back home, joining FSU Hoops as Assistant GM while still suiting up in the NBA.
🏀 Robert McCray V becomes the fourth transfer to commit to Coach Loucks — and he brings serious production with him.
📈 FSU Athletics continues pushing boundaries, becoming the 6th ACC school to integrate Teamworks GM — streamlining NIL, roster, and financial operations.
🏖️ FSU Beach Volleyball wraps its home schedule this weekend with the Unconquered Invitational — five matches vs. ranked foes, plus a Senior Day send-off.
👟 Track & Field splits between Stanford and Gainesville, with a long list of breakout performances to build on from the Terry Long Relays.
🥎 Player’s Weekend is here — Florida State Softball will wear special tribute uniforms as they continue their 14-game win streak against Virginia.
⚾️ Top-5 Showdown: No. 4 FSU Baseball hosts Wake Forest at a sold-out Howser for one of the most anticipated series of the season.
🏈 QB Watch: Four-star Oklahoma commit Jaden O’Neal returned to Tallahassee for a multi-day visit — and FSU is firmly back in the mix.

Everywhere you look, the Noles are making noise.

Let’s get into it. ⬇️

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🎾 Comeback Kings: Noles Rally Past Notre Dame for 5th Straight ACC Win

No. 19 Florida State Men’s Tennis (15–7, 7–4 ACC) stormed back after dropping the doubles point to defeat Notre Dame 4–1 on Thursday night at the Speicher Tennis Center — marking their fifth straight ACC victory. 💪

🔥 Singles Domination:
FSU took five of six opening sets and never looked back.

✅ Erik Schiessl: Quick work on Court 3 for his first career ACC win there
✅ Youcef Rihane: Won 8 straight games to cruise on Court 6
✅ Jamie Connel: 6–2, 6–0 win — he’s taken 24 of his last 26 games played
✅ Alex Bulte: Clutch closer again with the match-sealing win on Court 4

📍 Next Up: The Noles host Louisville on Saturday at 1 PM to close out Seminole Spring Weekend.

👉 Full recap + match stats right here.

⛳ Woad Tied for 1st, Eyes ANWA Repeat at Augusta National

History is on the line. 👀

Florida State’s Lottie Woad is tied for first place heading into the championship round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur — and on the verge of becoming the first repeat champion in the event’s six-year history. 💪⛳

📊 Woad’s Scorecard So Far: • Round 1: 65
• Round 2: 70
• Two-day total: 9-under 135
• 5 straight rounds under par — an ANWA record
• 17-under across her last six ANWA rounds

Woad will tee it up Saturday at Augusta National, with all of her FSU teammates there to support.

🎙️ “I’ve got the experience from last year… I’m hoping to be in the final group, and I’m ready for it,” said Woad.

💔 Teammate Mirabel Ting made a valiant charge with a 68 in Round 2 but missed the cut by one stroke. Still, Ting has averaged 72.2 in five career ANWA rounds — and showed elite poise with the second-best bounce-back round in the field.

📍 Saturday’s final round airs on NBC and Peacock — and the whole country will be watching as Woad chases a title defense for the ages.

👉 Full recap + Saturday tee time info right here.

🧠 Terance Mann Joins FSU Hoops as Assistant GM

A Nole is coming home. 🍢

Florida State legend Terance Mann has officially joined the men’s basketball program as Assistant General Manager, the team announced Thursday — the latest addition to Luke Loucks’ fast-growing, NBA-savvy staff.

🗣️ “Once a Nole, always a Nole,” FSU posted. “Let’s get to work.”

🔥 Mann at a Glance: • Played four seasons at FSU (2015–2019) • Drafted by the Clippers in 2019, now with the Atlanta Hawks • Will remain an active NBA player while supporting the program — following a model used by Steph Curry (Davidson) and Trae Young (Oklahoma)

It’s a bold, culture-building move from Loucks — bringing in pros to build pros.

👉 More on Mann’s hire and what it means for the Loucks Era right here.

🏀 FSU Lands JU Scorer Robert McCray V

The Loucks Reload continues. 🔁

Florida State added its fourth transfer of the offseason on Thursday as Robert McCray V, a dynamic junior guard from Jacksonville University, committed to the Seminoles.

📈 2023–24 Stats (JU): • 🏀 16.2 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 4.5 APG | 1.4 SPG
• 🎯 42.8% FG | 32.6% 3PT
• 📊 1.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Started 31 of 32 games

🧩 Why it matters: The 6’4” playmaker reunites with former JU assistant Michael Fly and brings instant offense, ball-handling, and toughness to the backcourt. He began his career at Wake Forest and is originally from Columbia, S.C.

✅ McCray joins Kobe Magee, Lajae Jones, and Chauncey Wiggins as key portal pickups.

👉 Full breakdown on McCray and what he brings to the Noles right here.

📊 FSU Expands Tech Edge with Teamworks GM Integration

Florida State is leveling up its athletics operations. 🚀

This week, FSU Athletics announced it will expand its partnership with Teamworks by adopting Teamworks GM — a cutting-edge platform that centralizes roster management, NIL oversight, and financial planning.

🧠 Why it matters: As the college sports landscape evolves post-NCAA House settlement, this move positions FSU to lead in a new era of athlete support and revenue-sharing readiness.

💬 AD Michael Alford:
"Teamworks GM is another tool that will help us advance our goal of having every student-athlete leave Florida State with a valuable degree in one hand and a championship ring on the other."

🔧 Key Features: • Real-time roster management
• NIL + budget planning tools
• Mock roster + resource simulations
• Seamless integration across FSU’s existing Teamworks ecosystem

Florida State becomes the 6th ACC program to adopt Teamworks GM — further proving that when it comes to strategic innovation, the Noles don’t play catch-up.

👉 More on FSU’s digital transformation here.

🏖️ Noles Host Unconquered Invitational in Final Home Weekend

It’s one last dance on the sand at home — and it’s stacked. 🔥

No. 5 Florida State Beach Volleyball is set to host the Unconquered Invitational this weekend (April 4–5), welcoming a loaded field of top-15 teams for its final home tournament of the season.

📅 The Match Slate: Friday • 🆚 No. 8 Texas – 12:45 PM
• 🆚 No. 10 LSU – 4:30 PM

Saturday • 🆚 USF – 9:00 AM
• 🆚 No. 15 FAU – 11:30 AM
• 🆚 South Carolina – 3:15 PM (Senior Day)

🎯 Quick Hits: • Carra Sassack & Bailey Higgins went 3–1 on Court 3 last weekend 💪
• FSU knocked off No. 4 USC & No. 9 Long Beach State in Baton Rouge
• The Noles are undefeated all-time vs. FAU (18–0) & South Carolina (25–0)
• Senior Day Saturday honors 5 standout Seminoles for their final home match

Let’s pack the sand and send our seniors out with a dub.

👟 Track & Field Splits for Stanford Invite, Florida Relays

Florida State is coast-to-coast this weekend as the Noles split squads between two major meets:

📍 Stanford Invite (Distance) – Friday, 8:00 PM ET
📍 Pepsi Florida Relays (Sprints, Jumps, Throws) – Friday, 11:00 AM ET

📊 Last Time Out: At the Terry Long FSU Relays, the Noles racked up 9 podium finishes and 3 top-10 all-time program marks. Highlights included:

• 🥇 Micahi Danzy – Gold in the 400m (🏅ACC Rookie of the Week)
• 🥇 Curtis Williams – 7.96m long jump, T-8th in FSU history
• 🥇 Austin Kleinman – Hammer throw PR, 5th-best in FSU history
• 🥇 Kayla Pinkard – Triple jump champ (12.78m)
• 🥇 Jaiden Rollins – First 100m win (10.44)
• 🥇 Zachary Cloud – 1,500m PR win (3:47.66)
• 🥇 Dani Thompson – Women’s 5,000 win (18:04.66)

🚨 Watch for more big marks as postseason prep begins.

👉 Full recap + live links here.

🥎 FSU Softball Celebrates Player’s Weekend vs. Virginia

This weekend at JoAnne Graf Field, Team 42 is playing for more than wins. 💛

Florida State Softball is hosting its fifth annual Player’s Weekend, honoring the people and stories behind the jersey. Each player and staff member will wear a special name on the back of their uniform — a tribute to someone who’s shaped their journey.

🗣️ Coach Alameda: “We want to celebrate, thank, and share what makes each of us who we are.”

📲 Fans can read each player’s story during the games, on player bios at Seminoles.com, or by scanning QR codes on-site.

🎟️ Friday + Saturday are sold out, but Sunday tickets remain.
📺 All games stream on ACCNX | 🎧 Friday on 96.5 FM & FSU Gameday App

👉 Join the celebration — and see who inspires the Noles right here.

⚾ Top-5 Clash: No. 4 Noles Host Wake Forest at The Mac

Get ready for one of the biggest home series of the season — No. 4 Florida State Baseball (24–4) welcomes fellow ACC power Wake Forest to Dick Howser Stadium for a top-5 showdown from April 4–6. 🔥

🎟️ Friday + Saturday = SOLD OUT
🎟️ Sunday tickets still available → Get Tickets

📺 Broadcast Schedule: • Friday: 8 PM ET (ACC Network – Whiteout!)
• Saturday: 4 PM ET (ACCNX – Military Appreciation)
• Sunday: 1 PM ET (ACCNX – First Responders Day + Kids Run the Bases)

🎶 The Marching Chiefs are performing pregame on Friday (7:10 PM), and free shirts await early-arriving fans.

🎖️ All weekend, FSU honors military & first responders — and on Sunday, Kids Club members + little leaguers in uniform get in free.

👉 Full series preview + ticket info here.

🏈 QB Radar: 4⭐️ Oklahoma Commit Jaden O’Neal Returns to FSU

The quarterback picture for FSU’s 2026 class is heating back up — and a familiar name is back on the board.

👀 Jaden O’Neal, a four-star California native now living in Oklahoma and committed to the Sooners, made a surprise two-day unofficial visit to Tallahassee this week.

💬 “I wanted to get back just to maintain the relationship… it’s way easier now that I’m in Oklahoma,” O’Neal told 247.

🔥 Why it matters: • FSU is back in the mix after missing on Bowe Bentley
• OC Gus Malzahn and QBs coach Tony Tokarz are in regular contact
• O’Neal loved what he saw from Malzahn’s balanced scheme: “They want to throw the ball. I’m a fit.”

📍 What’s next: He heads to Auburn next, with Georgia and Arizona also in the mix. But if FSU keeps building that relationship? Don’t count the ‘Noles out.

👉 Full visit breakdown + scouting report here.

And that’s a wrap!

That’s a wrap on a weekend stacked with history, highlights, and high-stakes matchups.

🏆 Lottie Woad is chasing a legendary repeat at Augusta.
🎾 Men’s Tennis and Softball are streaking.
⚾️ Baseball’s about to light up a sold-out Howser.
🏀 And the Loucks Era? Gaining momentum by the day.

Whether you’re repping at The Mac, tuning in from the couch, or diving into Player’s Weekend tributes at JoAnne Graf — this is what Seminole Spring is all about. 💯

See you out there.
— The Chief Brief Team