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 – %^$Three Ohio State women’s volleyball student-athletes have been named to the 2001 Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team. In voting by the head coaches, OSU placed Anne Botica (Sr., Windsor, Ont./St. Joseph High School), Suzie Stiling (Jr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South High School) and Katie Virtue (Jr., St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis (Wheaton) High School) on the 12-player team. Virtue makes her second-consecutive appearance on the squad after being the 1999 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a member of the 2000 All-Big Ten Team. Stiling was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten pick last season. The Buckeyes lead the league with three selectees on this year’s preseason squad. Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin each had two selections.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes, by a vote of the Big Ten head coaches, are ranked third in the preseason poll behind No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Wisconsin. Ohio State returns four starters (Botica, Stiling, Virtue and Shelly Draeger (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) from last year’s squad that finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference with a 14-6 mark. OSU was 26-7 overall, finishing 15th in the final national poll, making its 12-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship.%^$
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%^$2001 Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team%^$(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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