Dayton Picked To Capture A-10 Volleyball Crown
20 March 2011 Dayton Picked To Capture A-10 Volleyball CrownPosted: 10:25 am EDT July 27, 2010
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The University of Dayton women's volleyball team has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic 10 Championship this season.Voting was conducted among the conference's 10 volleyball head coaches."We are honored to be selected as the preseason favorite," UD head coach Kelly Sheffield said. "We're excited to get started with practices here in a couple of weeks. We've got some things that we've got to get figured out and a lot of work ahead for ourselves, but it's a group that I'm really looking forward to getting in the gym and working with."Saint Louis was picked to finish behind Dayton. George Washington was picked third, followed by Xavier, Temple, Charlotte, Duquesne, Rhode Island, Fordham and La Salle.The Flyers claimed their fifth Atlantic 10 Championship in the last seven years, knocking off the Saint Louis Billikens in a nationally-televised match from the Frericks Center last fall. Dayton continued its success into the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships where they advanced to the second round. UD finished the season ranked 25th in the nation. The Flyers have advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times in the last seven years.Dayton returns 10 from last year's squad, including senior All-American middle blocker Lindsay Fletemier. Last season, Fletemier was also named A-10 Co-Player of the Year. Senior Amanda Cowdrey was named the A-10 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while senior Becky Novacek was first team all-conference and redshirt sophomore Rachel Krabacher was selected to the all-rookie team.UD Arena was named a regional site for the 2010 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. Dayton joins Penn State, Texas and Washington as regional hosts.Dayton opens up its season on Aug. 27, hosting Arizona State at 7:00 p.m. ET in the Frericks Center. Admission is free to all Flyer volleyball regular season games played in the Frericks Center. . Don't wait until it's too late, find out more about digital printing Melbourne.