LEXINGTON, Ky. — Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball received eight votes in the 2022 AVCA Collegiate Beach Preseason Coaches Poll. This puts them at 22nd in the nation to start the season, after a quality 12-11 2021 season.
The poll includes many notable West Coast schools, including Pac-12 powerhouses USC (1), UCLA (2), Stanford (7), Cal (11), and Arizona (12). Other West Coast schools include conference rivals Loyola Marymount (4) and Pepperdine (14) as well as Cal Poly (8), and Long Beach (15).
Saint Mary's will have their hands full this season, taking on many top-20 schools throughout the year.