CUSA Releases 2024 Preseason Volleyball Polls
JACKSONVILLE – Conference USA released their preseason all-conference team and the projected order of finish on Thursday.
Jax State was picked eighth by the head coaches in the conference who voted. The Gamecocks return eight members of the 2023 roster that qualified for the 2023 CUSA Tournament in their first season in the conference. Jax State added 10 players to bolster their squad heading into 2024.
The Red-and-White will open the season hosting the Gamecock Classic with match ups against Arkansas – Pine Bluff, New Orleans, and West Georgia. Jax State will host 13 matches at the Pete Mathews Coliseum with their 6 p.m. first serve against Western Kentucky on Sep. 27 marking the beginning of the CUSA slate.
Predicted Order of Finish
Rank School (first-place votes) Total
1. WKU (8) 80
2. NM State (2) 72
3. UTEP 66
4. Liberty 50
5. Middle Tennessee 48
6. FIU 40
7. Kennesaw State 39
8. Jacksonville State 28
9. Louisiana Tech 15
10. Sam Houston 12
2024 CUSA Preseason Player of the Year
Kaylee Cox, WKU
2024 CUSA Volleyball Preseason Team
Pos. Name, School Year Hometown
OH Manu Johnsen, Kennesaw State Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark
OH Kamryn Bacus, Liberty Sr. Edmond, Okla.
MB Madison Blane, Liberty Sr. Montgomery, Texas
OH Adri Rhoda, MTSU Jr. Hutchinson, Minn.
OH Yasso Amin, NM State Gr. Cairo, Egypt
OH/OPP Mari Sharp, NM State Gr. Albuquerque, N.M.
L Darian Markham, NM State Gr. McKinney, Texas
OPP Ryleigh Whitekettle, NM State R-Jr. Topsail Beach, N.C.
MB Danika Washington, UTEP Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
MB Kaya Weaver, UTEP Jr. Galt, Calif.
S Callie Bauer, WKU R-Jr. Hudson, Mich.
OH Kaylee Cox, WKU Sr. Flower Mound, Texas
OPP Kenadee Coyle, WKU Sr. Bloomington, Ind.
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