CACC Releases Volleyball Preseason Poll

Saquan Stimpson

Volleyball | 8/28/2015 12:00:00 AM

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The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has announced its preseason volleyball poll one week before Goldey-Beacom is scheduled to begin its season.

The Lightning, who were picked seventh in the South Division, sport a roster with six newcomers and eight players who are either freshmen or sophomores.

Junior Grace McCarthy (Middletown, DE) had a solid campaign at outside hitter, ending 22nd in the CACC with 2.36 kills per set. She comes into the season needing just 63 kills to reach the school's career top-10 list.

Senior Innocent Early (Newark, NJ) also had a solid campaign last season, closing 24th in the league with 2.35 kills per set, 18th with a .219 hitting percentage and 18th with 60 blocks.

Goldey-Beacom needs only 11 victories to reach 250 in school history.

The Lightning will have a new look on the sidelines with Sara Scheirman taking over as head coach. Scheirman served the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Temple and played four years at Duquesne, earning second team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors in 2010.

Wilmington (DE) was picked to win the South Division and Post was tabbed to capture the North Division.

Goldey-Beacom starts the season September 4 against Bowie State in West Chester, PA.

2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Volleyball Poll
South Division
1. Wilmington (DE)   79 pts. (7 first-place votes)
2. Georgian Court     69 pts. (2)
3. Holy Family           68 pts. (2)
4. Philadelphia U.       59 pts. (1)
5. Chestnut Hill           53 pts. (1)
6. USciences              34 pts. (1)
7. Goldey-Beacom   25 pts.

North Division
1. Post                        89 pts. (8)
2. Caldwell                  85 pts. (5)
3. Bloomfield               65 pts. (1)
4. Dominican (NY)       59 pts.
5. Concordia (NY)        34 pts.
6. Nyack                     32 pts.
7. Felician                    21 pts.

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