(Dickinson, ND) –
Dickinson State University is the coaches' choice to capture the Dakota
Athletic Conference women's volleyball title for the ninth year in a row
with Black Hills State a close second.
The Blue Hawks, under new head
coach Ryan Platt, picked up four first place votes to top the conference
preseason poll. The Yellow Jackets also picked up four first place
votes, but had one less voting point to finish second.
South Dakota School of Mines placed third in the balloting with
Jamestown College fourth and Valley City State fifth. Mayville
State and Minot State tied for sixth with Dakota State rounding out the
poll at number eight.
The Trojans will open their season competing in the Mount Marty
Triangular with Waldorf (IA) College on Saturday, August 23. Then,
the Trojans return home on Wednesday, August 27 as they host University
of Sioux Falls at the DSU Memorial Field House at 7:00 pm.
The poll was conducted by the Dakota Athletic Conference. Below
are the results of the DAC Preseason Volleyball Coaches' Poll with first
place votes in parenthesis (coaches could not vote for their own team):
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2008 Volleyball |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
Total |
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Pre-season |
DAC |
Overall |
DAC |
Voting |
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Power Poll |
Record |
Record |
Place |
Points |
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1)
Dickinson State (4) |
14-0 |
30-4 |
1st |
44 |
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2) Black Hills State (4) |
11-3 |
22-5 |
2nd |
43 |
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3)
South Dakota School of Mines |
9-5 |
23-6 |
3rd Tie |
39 |
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|
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4) Jamestown |
9-5 |
21-9 |
3rd Tie |
33 |
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|
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5) Valley City State |
4-10 |
13-19 |
6th Tie |
22 |
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6-Tie) Mayville State |
4-10 |
11-20 |
6th Tie |
17 |
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6-Tie) Minot State |
4-10 |
7-16 |
6th Tie |
17 |
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8)
Dakota State |
1-13 |
6-25 |
8th |
9 |
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Nick Huntimer,
Dakota State Sports Information Director
