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August 20, 2009-The defending MIAA champion Emporia State volleyball team will open the 2009 season ranked #3 in the nation according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll. It is the highest preseason ranking and highest ranking ever for the Hornets in the AVCA poll. ESU leads five MIAA teams in the preseason poll, all of them in the top 17 of the nation.
ESU returns four of six starters and their libero from last year's 34-4 MIAA Championship team. Junior Ting Liu was a first-team AVCA All-American and the MIAA's Most Valuable Player while senior Arica Shepard earned thrid-team AVCA All-American honors.
Fans will have a chance to meet the Hornets and the rest of ESU's fall sports teams on Saturday at Applebee's Autograph Day. In addition to getting autographs, fans can enjoy free food samples, entertainment, and a chance for free tickets to the ESU football opener. Corky will be on hand helping sign up kids for Corky's Crew, the official youth booster club of ESU Athletics.
The Hornets open the season on Aug. 28 at the UNO Volleyball Showcase in Omaha, Neb. and will play their first home match on Sept. 18 against Missouri Western. Season tickets are on sale now at the ESU Athletic Ticket office located in the ESU Memorial Union.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2009 Preseason Poll: August 20, 2009
RankSchool (First-Place Votes)Total PointsRecordRank*
1Concordia-St. Paul (36) 800 37-1 1
2Cal State San Bernardino 760 30-4 2
3Emporia State 710 34-4 5
4Grand Valley State 692 33-4 3
5West Texas A&M 671 34-5 7
6Nebraska-Kearney 655 32-4 6
7Minnesota Duluth 572 26-9 9
8Southwest Minnesota State 549 27-6 8
9Truman 530 33-8 4
10Tampa 511 27-5 10
11Washburn 468 30-6 13
12Central Missouri 442 29-10 11
13UC San Diego 411 21-7 17
14California (Pa.) 394 41-2 12
15West Florida 346 25-7 15
16Florida Southern 293 25-9 19
17Pittsburg State 269 28-8 16
18Cal Poly Pomona 247 20-8 14
19Nova Southeastern 213 24-12 20
20Cal State L.A. 187 21-8 18
21Lewis 150 31-8 NR
22Augustana (S.D.) 126 23-11 22
23Western Washington 106 21-3 21
24Western Oregon 73 22-3 23
25Wayne State (Neb.) 56 23-10 25
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Minnesota State 39; Saginaw Valley State 25; Northern Kentucky 13; Dowling 11; Indianapolis 11; Sonoma State 10; Chico State 9; Wingate 9; Armstrong Atlantic State 6; Northern Michigan 2
Next Poll: August 31, 2009
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