Volleyball Release (2004) - Preseason Poll - Guilford College
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GUILFORD VOLLEYBALL TEAM TABBED NINTH IN ODAC POLL
Greensboro, NC (8/24/04) --
Old Dominion Athletic
Conference (ODAC) volleyball coaches picked Guilford ninth in their 2004
preseason poll Tuesday. Three-time defending league champion Washington and Lee
received 10 of 12 first-place votes and the top spot in the 12-team poll.
The prognostication matches Guilford's ODAC finish of a year ago after a 6-23 overall record (3-8 ODAC). Head coach Glenda Dellinger starts her second season on the Quakers' sidelines with five returning letter winners, including seniors Kendra Harvey (Lynchburg, VA/Heritage), Mackenzie Parsio (Galena, OH/Big Walnut) and Rhonda Rogers (Liberty, NC/Southern Alamance). Guilford will miss the services of three seniors from last year's club, including A.J. Robertson '04, the Quakers' Best Offensive Player and the ODAC's 2003 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Guilford scrimmages Division II Winston-Salem State this Monday night (Aug. 30) in the Quakers' Ragan-Brown Field House at 6:00 pm. The season officially opens September 3-4 in a tournament hosted by Maryville (TN). Guilford welcomes Peace September 21 in its home opener.
2004 ODAC Preseason Volleyball Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Washington and Lee (10) - 141
2.
Bridgewater - 123
3.
Randolph-Macon (2) - 120
4.
Roanoke - 104
5.
Lynchburg - 81
6.
Emory and Henry - 80
7.
Eastern Mennonite - 78
8.
Virginia Wesleyan - 72
9.
Guilford - 54
10.
Randolph-Macon Woman's - 35
11. Sweet Briar - 22
12. Hollins - 20