Volleyball Release (2005) - ODAC Preseason Poll - Guilford College
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GUILFORD COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SQUAD PICKED EIGHTH IN ODAC POLL
Greensboro, NC (8/24/05) -- The Guilford College volleyball team was picked
eighth in the preseason Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) poll released
Wednesday. The Quakers received 34 points in the 11-team poll, which was chosen
by the league's head coaches.
Four-time defending champion Washington and Lee received nine first-place votes
and the poll's top spot with 119 points. Randolph-Macon picked up the remaining
two first-place votes and finished in second place, 17 points behind the
Generals. Virginia Wesleyan rounds out the top three, finishing with 79 points.
Coach Glenda Dellinger starts her third season as the Quakers' head
coach. Last season she guided Guilford to an 8-21 mark, and placed ninth in the
ODAC. This year's team features just one returning letter winner from last
year's squad. Sophomore Leah McKinney will be counted on to provide
leadership to a team that features 10 freshmen. The Quakers expect 2004 News and
Record Player of the Year Becca Jones and Delaware native Brittani
Leathern to form the backbone of a young, but talented, squad.
Guilford opens the 2005 season on the road at Salem September 5. The Quakers
make their home debut two days later when they host Peace.
2005 ODAC Volleyball Poll
Place Points (First-place Votes)
1. Washington and Lee 119 (9)
2. Randolph-Macon 102 (2)
3. Virginia Wesleyan 79
4. Bridgewater 78
5. Roanoke 74
6. Emory and Henry 67
7. Lynchburg 46
8. Guilford 34
9. Randolph-Macon Woman's 33
10. Eastern Mennonite 29
11. Sweet Briar 11