NEW LONDON, N.H. – August 19, 2019 – The Colby-Sawyer College women's volleyball team has been tabbed to finish third, according to the 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Poll.
Last season, Colby-Sawyer went 21-11 overall and 10-2 in its first year with the GNAC. The team earned the third seed in the conference tournament and defeated six seed Simmons in the quarterfinals before falling to second seed Rivier, 3-1, in the semifinals.
Nationally ranked Johnson & Wales was the unanimous choice to win a fifth straight GNAC crown. The Wildcats, who received all 13 first-place votes and 169 points, reached the regional final last season. Rivier was picked second with 155 points, followed by Colby-Sawyer with 136 and Simmons with 130.
Colby-Sawyer will travel for the first two weekends of the season. The Chargers play four matches at Plattsburgh State before heading off to California for four matches hosted by Cal Lutheran. The team will host Keene State on Sept. 10 to begin a stretch of five consecutive home matches. The conference slate gets underway on Sept. 14 against the University of Saint Joseph (CT) and will conclude on the final day of the season with matches against Norwich and Johnson & Wales in Providence, R.I.
2019 GNAC Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll
| Place |
Team |
Points |
1st Place |
| 1. |
Johnson & Wales |
169 |
13 |
| 2. |
Rivier |
155 |
|
| 3. |
Colby-Sawyer |
136 |
|
| 4. |
Simmons |
130 |
|
| 5. |
Suffolk |
110 |
|
| 6. |
Lasell |
108 |
|
| 7. |
Emmanuel |
85 |
|
| 8. |
Saint Joseph's (ME) |
80 |
|
| 9. |
Regis |
75 |
|
| 10. |
Norwich |
47 |
|
| 11. |
Saint Joseph (CT) |
41 |
|
| 12. |
Albertus Magnus |
34 |
|
| 13. |
Anna Maria |
13 |
|
Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league's head women's volleyball coaches. Full GNAC release >
HERE
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