8/14/2018 10:08:00 AM | Volleyball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – On Tuesday, the Ohio Valley Conference announced its volleyball preseason all-conference selections and predicted order of finish as voted on by league head coaches and sports information directors.
JSU senior Mackenzie Rombach has been named to the 14-member preseason list for the second straight year after being just one of four non-seniors to earn preseason honors prior to last season. She returns for her final campaign with 390 career blocks after turning away 137 attacks last year. A career .255 hitter from the middle position, Rombach has tallied 771 kills during her first three seasons for the Gamecocks.
Tuesday also marked the release of the league's preseason predicted order of finish, where the Gamecocks were tabbed to finish seventh, collecting 125 points in the voting. Defending champion Austin Peay received the most first-place votes with 14, but wound up second on the list, three points behind Murray State who led the way with 230.
Rombach and the Gamecocks open the 2018 season next Friday inside Kennamer in the season-opening Jax State Invitational. JSU will play North Alabama at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24, followed by a later matchup with Lamar at 7 p.m. JSU will have four weekend tournaments before beginning OVC conference play at Morehead State on Sept. 21.
2018 Preseason All-OVC Selections
Kirsten Stucker, Austin Peay
Taylor Smith, Eastern Illinois
Chloe Rojas, Eastern Kentucky
Rachel Giustino, Murray State
Rachel Holthaus, Murray State
Katirah Johnson, Murray State
Cassie Knutson, Eastern Kentucky
Brooke Moore, Austin Peay
Lauren Rokey, Morehead State
Kirsten Brugere, Tennessee Tech
Alexa Nichols, Belmont
Mackenzie Rombach, Jacksonville State
Rachel Henderson, Tennessee State
Sami Knight, SIUE
2018 OVC Volleyball Predicted Team Order of Finish
(*Schools were not allowed to rank their own team. 11 points awarded for a first-place vote, 10 for second, etc.)
Murray State (10) – 230
Austin Peay (14) – 227
SIUE – 193
Eastern Kentucky – 175
Belmont – 152
Morehead State – 129
Jacksonville State – 125
Eastern Illinois – 112
Southeast Missouri – 95
Tennessee State – 58
UT Martin – 56
Tennessee Tech - 32
JSU senior Mackenzie Rombach has been named to the 14-member preseason list for the second straight year after being just one of four non-seniors to earn preseason honors prior to last season. She returns for her final campaign with 390 career blocks after turning away 137 attacks last year. A career .255 hitter from the middle position, Rombach has tallied 771 kills during her first three seasons for the Gamecocks.
Tuesday also marked the release of the league's preseason predicted order of finish, where the Gamecocks were tabbed to finish seventh, collecting 125 points in the voting. Defending champion Austin Peay received the most first-place votes with 14, but wound up second on the list, three points behind Murray State who led the way with 230.
Rombach and the Gamecocks open the 2018 season next Friday inside Kennamer in the season-opening Jax State Invitational. JSU will play North Alabama at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24, followed by a later matchup with Lamar at 7 p.m. JSU will have four weekend tournaments before beginning OVC conference play at Morehead State on Sept. 21.
For the second-straight year JSU's Mackenzie Rombach finds herself on the league's Preseason All-Conference Team! 🏐🐔 pic.twitter.com/HEEfGyF47i
— Jax State Volleyball (@JaxStateVB) August 14, 2018
2018 Preseason All-OVC Selections
Kirsten Stucker, Austin Peay
Taylor Smith, Eastern Illinois
Chloe Rojas, Eastern Kentucky
Rachel Giustino, Murray State
Rachel Holthaus, Murray State
Katirah Johnson, Murray State
Cassie Knutson, Eastern Kentucky
Brooke Moore, Austin Peay
Lauren Rokey, Morehead State
Kirsten Brugere, Tennessee Tech
Alexa Nichols, Belmont
Mackenzie Rombach, Jacksonville State
Rachel Henderson, Tennessee State
Sami Knight, SIUE
2018 OVC Volleyball Predicted Team Order of Finish
(*Schools were not allowed to rank their own team. 11 points awarded for a first-place vote, 10 for second, etc.)
Murray State (10) – 230
Austin Peay (14) – 227
SIUE – 193
Eastern Kentucky – 175
Belmont – 152
Morehead State – 129
Jacksonville State – 125
Eastern Illinois – 112
Southeast Missouri – 95
Tennessee State – 58
UT Martin – 56
Tennessee Tech - 32
Players Mentioned
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