Friday,
September 1, 2006
MORAVIAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TIED FOR
THIRD IN COMMONWEALTH PRESEASON POLL
ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College women’s
volleyball team has been selected to tie for third in the 2006 Commonwealth
Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference head coaches.
The Greyhounds received 33 points to tie with Elizabethtown
College while Juniata College, which had 49 points and seven first
place votes, was selected as the preseason favorite. Lebanon Valley
College was second with 38 points and the remaining first place
vote. Susquehanna University was selected fifth with 29 points while
Widener University was sixth at 19 points, Messiah College was seventh
with 16 points and Albright College was picked eighth with seven
points.
Moravian has its sights set on a return to the postseason
in 2006 with the return of five starters and 11 letterwinners. Head
coach Shelley Bauder looks for improvement of last
year’s 21-10 team that made the school's ninth postseason
appearance in the last ten years.
Senior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown,
PA/Notre Dame HS) returns after making the Commonwealth
All-Conference Second Team a year ago. Bauer had
410 kills, 27 assists, 41 service aces, 352 digs and five blocks.
In addition, the Greyhounds return senior setter Valerie
Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS), who led the team with
1,114 assists on the season and also had 137 kills, 196 digs, 53
blocks and 43 service aces; junior outside hitter Rachel
Radocha (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS), who had 276 kills,
229 digs and 36 service aces; and junior middle hitter Jenna
Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS), who had
234 kills and 68 blocks a year ago.
The Greyhounds will open their 2006 campaign on Friday,
September 1st in a pair of non-conference matches as Moravian hosts
the 4th Annual Greyhound Premiere Tournament in Breidegam Fieldhouse.
Moravian will play Alvernia College at 3:00 p.m. and Rowan University
at 5:00 p.m.
2006 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON
POLL
1. |
Juniata College (7) |
49 |
2. |
Lebanon Valley College (1) |
38 |
3t. |
Elizabethtown College |
33 |
3t. |
Moravian College |
33 |
5. |
Susquehanna University |
29 |
6. |
Widener University |
19 |
7. |
Messiah College |
16 |
8. |
Albright College |
7 |
First-place votes in parentheses
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