
Lions selected sixth in preseason poll
The Mars Hill volleyball team was selected sixth in the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll, as released by the league Wednesday morning.
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
- Wingate (11) 140
- Carson-Newman (2) 130
- Anderson 120
- Lenoir-Rhyne 112
- Tusculum 100
- Mars Hill 92
- Newberry 69
- Catawba 66
- Limestone 65
- Lincoln Memorial 46
- Emory & Henry 30
- Coker 22
- 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