For the third-consecutive season, Western Kentucky's volleyball team has been picked as the Conference USA preseason favorites while landing a trio of Lady Toppers on the Preseason All-C-USA Team including Preseason Player of the Year Alyssa Cavanaugh.
This marks the second-straight season a WKU players has received the individual honor after Jessica Lucas collected the accolade a year ago.
WKU volleyball coach Travis Hudson’s squad collected 11-of-13 first-place votes in the coaches poll while Rice and FIU received the remaining two. Rice finished second in the preseason poll while UTSA, Southern Miss and Marshall rounded out the top five teams.