Cabrini Selected First in CSAC Volleyball Preseason Poll

Aston., PA - The Cabrini College Cavaliers were selected to finish first in the 2011 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) volleyball coaches preseason poll.  The Cavaliers received ten out of the twelve first place votes for a total of 142 points in the poll.  The Blue & White, two-time defending conference championships, will look for a three-peat this year behind senior outside hitter and 2010 Second-Team All CSAC Alexis Doss. 

"Being voted preseason favorite is a great honor," fifth-year head coach Eric Schaefer said.  "In such a competitive conference, we know that it is going to take an incredible amount of teamwork and discipline to meet this challenge."

Neumann University finished second in the poll with 125 points, including two first place votes.  The 2010 CSAC Championship runner-up, Baptist Bible College, finished third in the voting with 118 points.

Marywood University finished fourth with 112 points while Centenary College (85), Philadelphia Biblical University (75), Gwynedd-Mercy College (68), Immaculata University (65), Notre Dame University of Maryland (61), Keystone College (38), Cedar Crest College (29), and Rosemont College (18) rounded out the voting.

The 2011 CSAC Championships begin on Tuesday, November 1 and conclude on Saturday, November 5 with the championship game at the highest remaining seed.

The poll is voted on by the head coaches at each CSAC institution.