Cards Land Four on Preseason All-ACC; UofL Picked Third
August 01, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville volleyball players Cara Cresse, Anna DeBeer, Charitie Luper and Elena Scott were voted to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason team by the ACC coaches and Louisville was chosen third in the preseason poll. Â
Pitt, which returns 10 players from last year's national semifinal run, was voted atop the poll, earning one of the four No. 1 seeds in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Stanford begins its first season in the ACC after posting 29 victories and finishing at No. 5 in the final AVCA Poll a year ago. Louisville, which met Pitt in the regional final a season ago, finished 2023 with 27 victories, headlined by a 16-1 mark at home.
Georgia Tech (230 points) and Florida State (226) round out the top five in this year's preseason poll, as the Yellow Jackets claimed fourth and the Seminoles were fifth. Georgia Tech has made four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament and returns six of its eight players from last season's main rotation. FSU, which was picked fourth a season ago, claimed a share of last year's conference title for the first time since 2012.
ACC newcomer SMU (199) finished sixth, Miami (197) earned seventh, NC State (187) finished eighth, Duke (140) was projected ninth and North Carolina (135) rounded out the top 10.
The 2024 Preseason Volleyball All-ACC Team consisted of 18 players and was voted on by the league's head coaches. Louisville and Stanford led the way with the most players on this year's preseason team, as both teams had four representatives. All four of last season's ACC yearly award winners landed on the preseason team, as ACC Co-Players of the Year Anna DeBeer of Louisville and Audrey Koenig of Florida State joined Louisville's Elena Scott and Pitt's tandem of Rachel Fairbanks and Olivia Babcock.
In the last three seasons, the ACC is the only conference to send at least one team and five teams overall to the Final Four. The 2024 season gets underway on Friday, August 30.
2024 Preseason ACC Volleyball Coaches Poll
1. Pitt (13), 285
2. Stanford (3), 268
3. Louisville (2), 265
4. Georgia Tech, 230
5. Florida State, 226
6. SMU, 199
7. Miami, 197
8. NC State, 187
9. Duke, 140
10. North Carolina, 135
11. Wake Forest, 121
12. California, 109
13. Notre Dame, 105
14. Clemson, 92
15. Boston College, 86
16. Virginia, 55
17. Virginia Tech, 37
18. Syracuse, 17
2024 Preseason Volleyball All-ACC Team
Taylor Head, OH, Gr., Florida State
Audrey Koenig, OH, Sr., Florida State
Khori Louis, MB, Sr., Florida State
Bianca Bertolino, OH, Sr., Georgia Tech
Tamara Otene, OH, Sr., Georgia Tech
Cara Cresse, MB, R-Jr., Louisville
Anna DeBeer, OH, Gr., Louisville
Charitie Luper, OH, Sr., Louisville
Elena Scott, L/DS, Sr., Louisville
Grace Lopez, OH, So., Miami
Mabrey Shaffmaster, OH, Sr., North Carolina
Olivia Babcock, RS, So., Pitt
Rachel Fairbanks, S/RS, Sr., Pitt
Torrey Stafford, OH, So., Pitt
Sami Francis, MB, Sr., Stanford
Kami Miner, S, Sr., Stanford
Elena Oglivie, L, 5th Year, Stanford
Elia Rubin, OH, Jr., Stanford
Pitt, which returns 10 players from last year's national semifinal run, was voted atop the poll, earning one of the four No. 1 seeds in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Stanford begins its first season in the ACC after posting 29 victories and finishing at No. 5 in the final AVCA Poll a year ago. Louisville, which met Pitt in the regional final a season ago, finished 2023 with 27 victories, headlined by a 16-1 mark at home.
Georgia Tech (230 points) and Florida State (226) round out the top five in this year's preseason poll, as the Yellow Jackets claimed fourth and the Seminoles were fifth. Georgia Tech has made four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament and returns six of its eight players from last season's main rotation. FSU, which was picked fourth a season ago, claimed a share of last year's conference title for the first time since 2012.
ACC newcomer SMU (199) finished sixth, Miami (197) earned seventh, NC State (187) finished eighth, Duke (140) was projected ninth and North Carolina (135) rounded out the top 10.
The 2024 Preseason Volleyball All-ACC Team consisted of 18 players and was voted on by the league's head coaches. Louisville and Stanford led the way with the most players on this year's preseason team, as both teams had four representatives. All four of last season's ACC yearly award winners landed on the preseason team, as ACC Co-Players of the Year Anna DeBeer of Louisville and Audrey Koenig of Florida State joined Louisville's Elena Scott and Pitt's tandem of Rachel Fairbanks and Olivia Babcock.
In the last three seasons, the ACC is the only conference to send at least one team and five teams overall to the Final Four. The 2024 season gets underway on Friday, August 30.
2024 Preseason ACC Volleyball Coaches Poll
1. Pitt (13), 285
2. Stanford (3), 268
3. Louisville (2), 265
4. Georgia Tech, 230
5. Florida State, 226
6. SMU, 199
7. Miami, 197
8. NC State, 187
9. Duke, 140
10. North Carolina, 135
11. Wake Forest, 121
12. California, 109
13. Notre Dame, 105
14. Clemson, 92
15. Boston College, 86
16. Virginia, 55
17. Virginia Tech, 37
18. Syracuse, 17
2024 Preseason Volleyball All-ACC Team
Taylor Head, OH, Gr., Florida State
Audrey Koenig, OH, Sr., Florida State
Khori Louis, MB, Sr., Florida State
Bianca Bertolino, OH, Sr., Georgia Tech
Tamara Otene, OH, Sr., Georgia Tech
Cara Cresse, MB, R-Jr., Louisville
Anna DeBeer, OH, Gr., Louisville
Charitie Luper, OH, Sr., Louisville
Elena Scott, L/DS, Sr., Louisville
Grace Lopez, OH, So., Miami
Mabrey Shaffmaster, OH, Sr., North Carolina
Olivia Babcock, RS, So., Pitt
Rachel Fairbanks, S/RS, Sr., Pitt
Torrey Stafford, OH, So., Pitt
Sami Francis, MB, Sr., Stanford
Kami Miner, S, Sr., Stanford
Elena Oglivie, L, 5th Year, Stanford
Elia Rubin, OH, Jr., Stanford
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