Ohio State Women’s Volleyball Ranked 16th in the CSTV/AVCA National Poll – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s volleyball team has been ranked 16th in the College Sports Television (CSTV)/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason poll released today. The Buckeyes finished the 2006 season ranked 16th in the final poll with a 25-8 overall record. Ohio State finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference with a 13-7 mark and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals.
The Buckeyes return four starters from last season, All-American middle blocker Danielle Meyer (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio), outside hitters Briana McCarthy (Beaver Dam, Wis.) and Anna Szerszen (Conflans Ste Hne, France) and libero Ami Stevens (Sr., Centerburg, Ohio). OSU has an outstanding freshmen class that was ranked ninth nationally by Volleyball Magazine. The class includes setter Betsy Hone (Fr., Celina, Ohio), outside hitters Kaila Calhoun (Fr., Elkhart, Ind.) and Katie Dull (Fr., Solon, Ohio), middle blockers Allie Schwarzwalder (Fr., North Royalton, Ohio) and Kristi Hunter (Fr., Roblin, Manitoba, Canada) and liberos Susan Halverson (Fr., Apple Valley, Minn.) and Carly Syms (Fr., Elyria, Ohio). Additional squad members include setter Ashley Hughes (So., Carroll, Ohio), middle blocker Kristen Dozier (So., Sandy Spring, Md.) and libero Laura Kastein (Jr., Marysville, Ohio), a transfer from Duquesne.
Ohio State began preseason practice last week in preparation for opening the season Aug. 24 at the Nike/Active Ankle Classic in Muncie, Ind. The Buckeyes will face Southeast Missouri Friday at 5 p.m. OSU then plays Maine at 10 a.m. Saturday and host Ball State at 7:30 p.m.
CSTV/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll
2007 PRESEASON POLL: August 14, 2007
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2006 Record | 2006 Final Rank |
| 1 | Nebraska (53) | 1491 | 33-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (7) | 1443 | 30-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1350 | 32-3 | 5 |
| 4 | Texas | 1269 | 24-7 | 7 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1214 | 33-4 | 3 |
| 6 | Southern California | 1197 | 27-5 | 8 |
| 7 | Florida | 1131 | 30-3 | 10 |
| 8 | Washington | 1088 | 29-5 | 4 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 1032 | 26-8 | 6 |
| 10 | Hawai’i | 982 | 29-6 | 9 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 924 | 26-7 | 11 |
| 12 | California | 746 | 22-10 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 658 | 23-11 | 18 |
| 14 | Cal Poly | 636 | 23-6 | 17 |
| 15 | San Diego | 614 | 26-6 | 14 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 586 | 25-8 | 16 |
| 17 | BYU | 375 | 25-6 | 20 |
| 18 | Duke | 284 | 29-4 | 22 |
| 19 | Long Beach State | 268 | 26-6 | NR |
| 20 | Missouri | 253 | 18-13 | 21 |
| 21 | Utah | 231 | 28-4 | 15 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 205 | 26-5 | 12 |
| 23 | LSU | 200 | 26-6 | 19 |
| 24 | Santa Clara | 194 | 20-8 | NR |
| 25 | Ohio | 178 | 28-5 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Louisville 157; Pepperdine 126; New Mexico State 104; Notre Dame 86; Colorado State 76; Colorado 63; Arizona 44; Iowa State 39; Michigan 31; Northern Iowa 29; Texas A&M 29; Kentucky 24; St. John’s 24; Alabama 22; Michigan State 22; UC Santa Barbara 12; Wichita State 11; Tennessee 10; Middle Tennessee 9; Sacramento State 5; Georgia Tech 3; Oregon 3.
Ten schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 22 points.
