Tuesday, August 26, 2008

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SQUAD SELECTED FIFTH IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

MADISON, N.J. --- The Moravian College women’s volleyball squad has been picked fifth in the 2008 Landmark Conference season in a preseason poll selected by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.

Juniata College, the defending Landmark Conference Champion, was selected first in the poll with 66 points, 15 points ahead of second place The Catholic University of America with 51 points. The University of Scranton earned 50 points for the third spot while Goucher College was selected fourth with39 points.  Rounding out the poll were the Greyhounds with 29 points in fifth place, Susquehanna University in sixth place with 26 points and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in seventh place with 12 points.

Moravian has its sights set on a fourth straight trip to the postseason in 2008 with the return of three starters and five letterwinners. The Greyhounds look to challenge for a berth into the Landmark Conference Tournament.  Head coach Shelley Bauder also looks for improvement over last year’s 18-13 record that reached the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament in the conference’s inaugural campaign. The team began its preseason on Saturday, August 16th.

The Greyhounds begin their 2008 season on Friday, August 29th with two home matches versus Alvernia College and SUNY Institute of Technology in the Sixth Annual Greyhound Premiere Tournament in Breidegam Fieldhouse.  The Landmark Conference will play two round-round weekends during the season with the first scheduled for Susquehanna University on September 20th and 21st.

2008 Landmark Conference Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll