WICHITA,
Kan. - The Wichita State volleyball team received votes in the
AVCA Preseason Poll, which was released Aug. 13. The Shockers received three points in the
poll.
The Shockers open the season on the road Aug. 24, at the NIU
Invitational in DeKalb, Ill., against New Mexico State.
WSU returns four starters and seven letterwinners to a team
that went 21-11 in 2011 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
The Shockers will play five teams that are ranked or
receiving votes in the preseason poll including Tennessee (15th),
Northern Iowa (21st), Colorado State (25th), BYU (RV), and Oklahoma
(RV).
Top returners include 2011 first team all-Valley selection Emily
Adney and second team selections Ashley Andrade and Elizabeth Field. Adney
averaged 3.41 kills and 1.54 digs per set, while Andrade averaged 2.04 kills
and 1.06 blocks per set and Field averaged 2.19 kills and 0.88 blocks per set.
For the entire poll, go to www.avca.org.
AVCA
Preseason Top 25
1. UCLA (54)
2. Texas (1)
3. Penn
State
4. Nebraska (1)
5. Southern
California (1)
6. Stanford
(3)
7. Illinois
8. Hawaii
9. Purdue
10. Iowa
State
11. Pepperdine
12. Florida
State
13. Kentucky
14. Washington
15. Tennessee
16. Minnesota
17. California
18. Florida
19. San Diego
20. Oregon
21. Northern
Iowa
22. Kansas
State
23. Michigan
24. Ohio
State
25. Colorado
State
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