Shenandoah University Athletics issued the following announcement on Aug. 27
The Shenandoah University volleyball team is the pre-season No. 8 selection of the ODAC coaches in poll results released Friday afternoon by the league office.
Shenandoah, which made its first ODAC Tournament appearance in three seasons last spring, has 52 points in the poll to find itself four points back of seventh place Eastern Mennonite and six in front of No. 9 Guilford.
Washington & Lee, which finished the pandemic-delayed 2020 season with a perfect 16-0 record, is the coaches' pick to win it all again this fall. The Generals have 113 points and seven of the 12 available first place votes.
Randolph-Macon and Virginia Wesleyan shared second place as both have 106 points and two first place votes. Lynchburg, the No. 5 pick, earned the remaining first place vote.
Voting was done on an 11-1 basis with coaches unable to vote for their own programs in the poll.
Shenandoah opens its third season under Kent Clayberg's direction on Sept. 1 at Mary Baldwin. The home opener is Oct. 1 versus Bridgewater.
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