Quakers Picked Tenth in Volleyball Poll

Greensboro, N.C. (8/30/07) -- Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) volleyball coaches picked Guilford College 10th in the league's preseason poll Thursday. Washington and Lee University, the defending ODAC champion, topped the 11-team poll with nine first-place votes.

Second-year head coach Emily Hayes leads a squad that features eight returning letter winners, two seniors, and four freshmen. Junior Becca Jones, who averaged 5.47 assists per game last season, is the Quakers' top returning setter. Junior Kaci Loeffler is Guilford's top returning defensive specialist, averaging 4.28 digs per game. She earned honorable mention All-ODAC honors a year ago.

The Quakers begin their regular-season Aug. 31 against Bluffton College in the opening game of the Eastern Mennonite University Invitational. Guilford's first home match is Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. against Peace College in Ragan-Brown Field House.

2007 ODAC Volleyball Preseason Poll

(#) Denotes first place votes

1. Washington and Lee 118 (9)
2. Bridgewater 106 (1)
3. Randolph-Macon 104 (1)
4. Virginia Wesleyan 82
5. Roanoke 74
6. Lynchburg 72
7. Emory & Henry 51
8. Eastern Mennonite 43
9. Randolph 35
10. Guilford 25
11. Sweet Briar 16