DALLAS (Jan. 14, 2021) – Conference USA announced the preseason poll and all-conference team for the 2020-21 season. Fiorella Murillo was named to the preseason team, while the Panthers were picked by the league's head coaches to finish sixth in the East division.
Murillo led FIU with 3.86 points per set last season and ranked second on the squad with 269 kills during the 2019 campaign. The Cali, Colombia native recorded four games with 20 or more kills last season, including a career-best 29 kills against Charlotte. Murillo finished her junior season ranked sixth in the conference for kills (3.