Lions selected sixth in preseason poll

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Mars Hill volleyball team was selected sixth in the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll, as released by the league Wednesday morning.

Laela Jimenez was named the All-SAC First Team libero while Jordan Schmucker was selected to the All-SAC Second Team.

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2023 SAC Volleyball Preseason Poll

Rank School (First Place Votes) Score

1. Wingate (11) 140
2. Carson-Newman (2) 130
3. Anderson 120
4. Lenoir-Rhyne 112
5. Tusculum 100
6. Mars Hill 92
7. Newberry 69
8. Catawba 66
9. Limestone 65
10. Lincoln Memorial 46
11. Emory & Henry 30
12. Coker 22
13. UVA Wise 22

2023 SAC Volleyball Preseason All-Conference

First Team

Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum

Emily Johnson, Wingate

Maggie Young, Wingate

Laela Jimenez, Mars Hill (L)

Julia Wheeler, Carson-Newman

Emmagrace Cobb, Carson-Newman

Blake Cherry, Carson-Newman

Jaelyn Grimm, Anderson

Second Team

Emmaleigh Allen, Lenoir-Rhyne

Jordan Schmucker, Mars Hill

Maggie Mullen, Wingate (L)

Martina Foster, Tusculum

Samantha Shaffer, Newberry

Gabby Saye, Wingate

Rylie Sargent, Anderson

Chelsey Blume, Coker

Third Team

Lindsay McCurley, Anderson (L)

Kristen Moehring, Lincoln Memorial

Tatum Riddle, Limestone

Bailey Conner, UVA Wise

Josie Curran, Limestone

Taylor Hall, Newberry

Ketura Margaret, Lincoln Memorial

Sierrah Lemons, Lincoln Memorial