CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Spring 2021 Volleyball preseason poll, with Transylvania University slated to repeat as league champions. The Pioneers racked up 95 points in the poll to claim the first-place slot. Hanover College was voted to finish second with 81 points, while Earlham College was picked to finish third, with 75 votes. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (57) and Bluffton University (51) rounded out the top half of the poll in fourth and fifth respectively. Listed below is the Spring 2021 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll and the 2021 HCAC Players to Watch. For more information on HCAC Volleyball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page. Spring 2021 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll
1.Transylvania University
95
2.Hanover College
81
3.Earlham College
75
4.Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
57
5.Bluffton University
51
6.Mount St. Joseph University
48
7.Defiance College
43
8.Franklin College
36
9.Anderson University
18
10.Manchester University
16
2021 HCAC Players to Watch: Anderson
Felicity Bontrager
JR
Goshen, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Brooke Troyer
JR
Elkhart, Ind.
Libero
Jimena Montano
SO
Algonquin, Ill.
Right Side Hitter
Tess Purdue
FR
Lexington, Ky.
Outside Hitter
Bluffton
Remi Bower
SR
Deshler, Ohio
Outside Hitter
Brooke Kleman
JR
Ottawa, Ohio
Libero
Kaylie Campbell
SO
Camden, Ohio
Middle Hitter
Alysha Like
FR
McComb, Ohio
Middle Hitter
Defiance
Morgan Porter
SR
Defiance, Ohio
Defensive Specialist
Mackenzie Benham
JR
Marshall, Mich.
Outside Hitter
Brianna Wheeler
JR
Sturgis, Mich.
Setter
Earlham
Caroline Mulvihill
JR
Monrovia, Calif
Outside Hitter
Sarah Dickman
JR
Richmond, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Abbey Zanatta
JR
Burlington, Ontario
Opposite
Giselle Mora
JR
Downey, Calif.
Middle Hitter
Franklin
Abby Sewell
SR
Franklin, Ind.
Middle Hitter
Kyndall Boyll
SR
Centerpoint, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Allison Thompson
JR
Louisville, Ky.
Libero
Hanover
Kelsey Ketcham
JR
Mishawaka, Ind.
Setter /Outside Hitter
Maddie Edwards
JR
Jasper, Ind.
Opposite Hitter
Emma Rolf
JR
Lebanon, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Amber Miler
SR
Louisville, Ky.
Defensive Specialist
Manchester
Halle Planck
SO
Gas City, Ind.
Opposite Hitter
Joy Maze
FR
Greenwood, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Samantha Campbell
JR
Brownsburg, Ind.
Middle Blocker
Rachel Ressler
SO
Tipton, Ind.
Libero
Helaina Walters
SO
Marion, Ind.
Outside Hitter
Mount St. Joseph
Brooke Aselage
SO
Tipp City, Ohio
Outside Hitter
Grace Young
FR
Harrison, Ohio
Middle/Outside Hitter
Emily Abshire
FR
Cincinnati, Ohio
Outside Hitter
Kyla Henderson
SO
Athens, Ohio
Middle Hitter
Sam Buschur
SO
Maineville, Ohio
Setter
Rose-Hulman
Katryna Dahlberg
SR
Hutto, Texas
Libero
Sophia Koop
FR
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Outside Hitter
Liz Canon
SO
Moraga, Calif.
Outside Hitter
Kate Wood
FR
Prospect, Ky.
Right Side Hitter
Allie Fults
FR
Centralia, Ill.
Middle Hitter
Transylvania
Madison Sweeney
FR
Eminence, Ky.
Middle Hitter
Suzanne Klosterman
FR
Cincinnati, Ohio
Right Side Hitter
Grace Ward
FR
Edgewood, Ky.
Setter
Karrington Jackson
SO
Louisville, Ky.
Middle Hitter
Sylvie Miller
SO
Louisville, Ky.
Outside Hitter
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