NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference Offices announced the 2024 coaches preseason poll where the Bobcats were unanimously picked 1st in the West Division with 98 points.
Additionally, Jade Defraeye was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Conference team. The Bobcats had four players named to the list, including Defraeye, Alyssa Ortega, Ryann Torres and Samantha Wunsch. Texas State had the most players of any team in the Sun Belt named to the Preseason All-Conference team.
The Bobcats are coming off a 20-10 season in which they finished first in the West Division, going 12-4 in conference play.