CACC Releases Volleyball’s 2021 Preseason Poll

8/25/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom has produced many talented players on its volleyball squad and several of them will be on display in 2021 following the release of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's preseason poll, based on a vote of the league' coaches.

GBC is thrilled to see the return of junior Shayla Boyce (Somerdale, NJ), who has been named third team All-CACC each of the last two seasons (2018 and 2019). An explosive player with great hitting and blocking skills, she will continue to be one of the focal points both on offense and defense after ending last season 57th in the country with 3.64 kills per set, 60th with 4.11 points per set and fifth in the CACC with 364 kills for the seventh-best mark in team history.

Boyce enters this season seventh in team history with 738 kills and sixth with 2,330 attacks.

Junior setter Autumn Spendlove (Las Vegas, NV) has been a key to both the offense and defense with her great passing and strong defense. Looking to remain among the league's elite players, Spendlove ended 2019 fifth in the CACC with 8.9 assists per set, sixth with 890 assists (the fourth-best total in program history), 34th with 238 digs, 37th with 2.38 digs per set and 57th with 0.23 aces per set.

Spendlove is fifth in team history with 1,235 assists.

Junior Julia Syrdahl (Basking Ridge, NJ) joins Boyce at the net in giving both the offense and defense strong play. A great competitor who has been a valuable member of the squad for two seasons, she ended last season 60th in the country with 0.43 aces per set, 87th with 43 aces and enters this year eighth in team history with 130 blocks.

Senior Neyshlian Roman Concepcion (Toa Baja, PR) provides great defense at libero and again will be vital to the Lightning after closing last season 46th in the country with 5.21 digs per set, 68th with 0.42 aces per set and 93rd with 521 digs for the second-highest total in program history.

Goldey-Beacom opens its season September 3 against West Chester and Franklin Pierce, both in West Chester, PA.

CACC Volleyball Preseason Poll
South Division
1. Holy Family 81 pts. (9 first-place votes)
2. Georgian Court       76 pts. (4)
3. Jefferson                 54 pts.
4. Wilmington (DE) 53 pts.
5. Chestnut Hill 38 pts.
6. U. of the Sciences   36 pts.
7. Goldey-Beacom 19 pts.

North Division
1. Felician                   60 pts. (5)
2. Post              56 pts. (5)
3. Caldwell                 55 pts. (2)
4. Bloomfield 38 pts. (1)
5. Nyack            31 pts.
6. Dominican (NY) 27 pts.

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