Three Buckeyes On Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Squad – Ohio State Buckeyes
7/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
July 27, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three Ohio State women’s volleyball student-athletes have been named to the 2001 Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team. In voting by the head coaches, OSU placed Anne Botica (Sr., Windsor, Ont./St. Joseph High School), Suzie Stiling (Jr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South High School) and Katie Virtue (Jr., St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis (Wheaton) High School) on the 12-player team. Virtue makes her second-consecutive appearance on the squad after being the 1999 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a member of the 2000 All-Big Ten Team. Stiling was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten pick last season. The Buckeyes lead the league with three selectees on this year’s preseason squad. Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin each had two selections.
The Buckeyes, by a vote of the Big Ten head coaches, are ranked third in the preseason poll behind No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Wisconsin. Ohio State returns four starters (Botica, Stiling, Virtue and Shelly Draeger (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) from last year’s squad that finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference with a 14-6 mark. OSU was 26-7 overall, finishing 15th in the final national poll, making its 12-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship.
2001 Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team (as voted by the Coaches)
NAME SCHOOL YR POS Sara Meyermann Iowa SR OH Erin Hartley (3)* Michigan State SR OH Lindsey Berg (2) Minnesota SR S Stephanie Hagen Minnesota SR MB Erika Lange Northwestern SO MB Anne Botica Ohio State SR OH Suzie Stiling Ohio State JR MB Katie Virtue (2) Ohio State JR S Mishka Levy (2)* Penn State JR OH Katie Schumacher (2)* Penn State SR OH Lizzy Fitzgerald* Wisconsin SR S Sherisa Livingston (3)* Wisconsin SR MH
(2) Two-Time Selection (3) Three-Time Selection *Unanimous Selection
2001 Big Ten Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll
RANK SCHOOL POINTS 1. Penn State 115 2. Wisconsin 110 3. Ohio State 97 4. Minnesota 90 5. Michigan State 69 6. Michigan 60 7. Illinois 49 8. Indiana 46 9. Purdue 34 10. Iowa 29 11. Northwestern 27
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