CLEVELAND – The Ohio volleyball team finished fifth overall and received 84 points in the 2024 Mid-American Conference volleyball preseason poll, the league announced Monday, August 26. Junior Anna Charchinska (Kiev, Ukraine) was named to the 2024 Preseason All-MAC Team.
Western Michigan took first place with 11 votes and Bowling Green was voted second with one vote. Western Michigan (9), Bowling Green (2) and Ball State (1) all received champion votes.
2024 MAC Volleyball Coaches Survey
Votes for first place in ()
1. Western Michigan (11) – 121 points.
2. Bowling Green (1) – 102 points.
3. Ball State – 98 points.
4. Buffalo – 92 points.
5. Ohio – 84 points.
6. Toledo – 79 points.
7. Central Michigan – 50 points.
8. Northern Illinois – 49 points.
9. Akron – 48 points.
10. Miami – 32 points.
11. Eastern Michigan – 22 points.
12. Kent State – 15 points.
Voices on the champion: Western Michigan (9), Bowling Green (2) and Ball State (1)
2024 Preseason All-MAC Team
Logan Case, fifth-grader, setter, West Michigan
Aniya Kennedy, redshirt sophomore, outside hitter, Ball State
Taylor Alt, fifth year, outside hitter, Toledo
Lauryn Hovey, Junior, Counter Hitter, Bowling Green
Anna CharchinskaJunior, Counter Attacker, Ohio
Andelyn Simkins, fifth grader, libero, Western Michigan
Megan Wielonski, Senior, Setter, Ball State
Katrin Trebichavska, fifth-year outside attacker, Buffalo
Keona Salesman, fifth-year outside hitter, Western Michigan
Mandy Leigh, senior, setter, Buffalo
Anna Calcagno, PhD student, outside hitter, Western Michigan
Abby Leigh, sixth-grader, outside hitter/middle blocker, Buffalo
The Bobcats open the 2024 season with their Bobcat Invitational on Friday, August 30. Ohio will host Xavier, Appalachian State and Wright State.
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