49ers Ranked No. 16 in Pre-Season Poll
2003 Schedule Features Four Teams Ranked in Top 25
August 11, 2003 COLORADO SPRINGS CO -- The Long Beach State women's volleyball team is ranked No. 16 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Pre-Season Top 25 Poll, released earlier this afternoon.
Long Beach State is one of four Southern California teams ranked in the top-20.
The 49ers return seven players from last year's team that went 28-4 and a No. 14 final national ranking. Junior Erika Chidester highlights the core of returnees, after averaging 2.59 kills and 1.36 blocks per game, with a .380 hitting percentage last season.
The 2003 squad also features nine newcomers, including six freshman and three transfers.
Long Beach State will face four opponents ranked in the top-25, including No. 22 Texas on Aug. 30; No. 9 UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 18 and Nov. 14; No. 12 Georgia Tech on Nov. 28, and No. 24 California on Nov. 29.
The 49ers open the 2003 campaign, Friday, Aug. 29 in the Mizuno Invitational versus Texas-Arlington at 7:30 in The Pyramid.
Rank School (First-Place Votes)
1. USC (64)
2. Hawai'i (1)
3. Florida
4. Stanford
5. Pepperdine
6. Minnesota
7. Nebraska
8. Northern Iowa
9. UC Santa Barbara
10. Arizona
11. Penn State
12. Georgia Tech
13. UCLA
14. Santa Clara
15. Kansas State
16. Long Beach State
17. Wisconsin
18. Ohio State
19. Washington State
20. North Carolina
21. Missouri
22. Louisville
23. Texas
24. California
25. Michigan State |
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