ROSEMONT, Pa. – The Notre Dame of Maryland University, who won their first Colonial States Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Championship in 2018, are the pick of the coaches to repeat as champions in 2019.
In the preseason poll, the Gators got 98 points and nine first-place votes. Cedar Crest College and Keystone College each tied with 82 points in second place. Cedar Crest got one first-place vote.
Fourth place went to Bryn Athyn College with 62 points, while fifth place went to Clarks Summit University at 57 points.
Wilson College and Cairn University tied for sixth with 46 points, while The College of Saint Elizabeth was eighth at 29 points.
Ninth place went to Rosemont College at 25 points, with Centenary University in tenth place at 23 points.
Clarks Summit was the fan favorite, as the Defenders gathered 838 votes out of the over 1,200 votes cast
The season starts August 30, with the CSAC championship tournament set to start on Tuesday, November 5.
2019 CSAC Women’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Notre Dame of Maryland University – 98 pts (9)
t2. Cedar Crest College – 82 pts (1)
t2. Keystone College – 82 pts
4. Bryn Athyn College – 62 pts
5. Clarks Summit University – 57 pts
t6. Wilson College – 46 pts
t6. Cairn University – 46 pts
8. The College of Saint Elizabeth – 29 pts
9. Rosemont College – 25 pts
10. Centenary University – 23 pts
