August 22, 2011

Heidelberg Picked to Win 2011 OAC Volleyball Title

Austintown, OH - Heidelberg, under the direction of 12th-year Head Coach Jason Miller, was picked to win the 2011 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title for the second straight year, by the League coaches.


Last season the Berg posted an unblemished 9-0 OAC mark with a 33-6 overall record, while sweeping both the OAC Regular-Season and Tournament Trophies.

Returning for their final campaigns is reining OAC Player-of- the Year Jackie Reinhart (New Riegel) and fellow All-OAC pick Venessa Haase (Miamisburg). The duo will be joined by the rest of the starting line up from a season ago, which includes Marian Bevington (Celina/Parkway),Jackie Street (Grafton/ Midview) and Amber Welfle (Norwalk/St. Paul) at the net and setter Rachel Ferguson (Brighton, Mich.). Also returning to the rotation is setter Alexa Frank (Tiffin/ Calvert).


The Berg will kick the season off at the Ohio Northern Invitational, September 2-3.


Coaches Poll
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points
1 Heidelberg (9) 81
2 Otterbein (1) 68
3 Ohio Northern 65
4 Mount Union 56
5 Baldwin-Wallace 46
6 Capital 40
7 John Carroll 32
8 Muskingum 29
9 Marietta 24
10 Wilmington 9

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