University of Connecticut Athletics
Volleyball Picked Seventh in BIG EAST Preseason Poll
8/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Providence, R.I. (August 3, 2005) - The University of Connecticut women's volleyball team has been selected to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Conference according to a preseason poll of the league’s coaches.
The Huskies, who wrapped up last season with a 17-11 record, including an eight-match winning streak during the month of October which was the programs’ longest since 1998, finished 2004 in fifth place in the BIG EAST with a 6-4 conference record. UConn will look to improve on that finish under first-year Head Coach Holly Strauss and against a tough schedule in 2005.
Louisville, in its first season as a member of the BIG EAST, was picked to win the conference after receiving 12 first-place votes. In addition to Louisville, Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette and the University of South Florida have joined the BIG EAST, making the conference the largest NCAA Division I women's volleyball conference in the nation with 15 member institutions.
UConn opens the 2005 regular season on September 2 when they travel to Clemson, S.C. to participate in the Clemson Tournament. The Huskies will take on host Clemson at 5 p.m. EST.
2005 BIG EAST Preseason Poll
Rank
Team (First place votes)
Points
1
Louisville (12)
194
2
Notre Dame (3)
185
3
Pittsburgh
165
4
Cincinnati
153
5
Marquette
144
6
Syracuse
138
7
Connecticut
111
8
Georgetown
75
8
West Virginia
75
10
South Florida
72
11
DePaul
68
12
Villanova
64
13
Seton Hall
50
14
St. John’s
43
15
Rutgers
38
