UTSA picked third in Southland Conference Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll

Aug. 4, 2005
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UTSA picked third in Southland Conference Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll

PLANO, Texas - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the 2005 Southland Conference (SLC) Head Coaches Preseason Poll and fourth by the league's sports information directors (SID), the conference office announced Wednesday.

UTSA received 79 points and one first-place vote to share the third slot with Texas-Arlington in the coaches poll. Co-defending champions Stephen F. Austin and Texas State were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in both polls, while Texas-Arlington edged UTSA for third in the SID poll by a 99-88 margin.

The Roadrunners return all six starters and the libero from the 2004 squad that finished 16-16 overall and 12-8 and in a tie for fourth place in the SLC standings. They open the 2005 campaign on Sept. 2 against Delaware at the Charlotte/SpringHill Suites Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.

The complete SLC Preseason Polls follow:

Head Coaches
School (first-place votes) Points
1. Stephen F. Austin (7) 95
2. Texas State (2) 85
3. UTSA (1) 79
3. Texas-Arlington (1) 79
5. Sam Houston State 63
6. McNeese State 61
7. Northwestern State 40
8. Lamar 36
9. Southeastern Louisiana 34
10. Louisiana-Monroe 21
11. Nicholls State 12
(coaches could not vote for their own team)

Sports Information Directors
School (first-place votes) Points
1. Stephen F. Austin (8) 116
2. Texas State (3) 105
3. Texas-Arlington 99
4. UTSA 88
5. McNeese State 77
6. Sam Houston State 71
7. Northwestern State 50
8. Southeastern Louisiana 41
9. Lamar 38
10. Nicholls State 28
11. Louisiana-Monroe 13