OMAHA, Neb. -- The four-time defending BIG EAST champion Creighton Volleyball team has been picked to finish second in the conference in a preseason poll of league coaches. It's the first time Creighton has not been a league favorite since its final Missouri Valley Conference season in the fall of 2012.
Senior outside hitters Taryn Kloth and Jaali Winters, as well as junior libero Brittany Witt were each named to the BIG EAST's Preseason All-Conference Team.
Marquette returns 12-of-13 letterwinners and was tabbed the preseason favorite by league coaches, earning six first-place votes and 76 points overall.