Lady Tops receive votes in AVCA poll
Published 3:54 pm Monday, September 16, 2019
- Western Kentucky middle hitter Lauren Matthews (center) goes up for a kill against Ohio State during the Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invite on Friday at E.A. Diddle Arena. (WKU Athletics)
After picking up its second Power Five win of the season and winning the Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invite, Western Kentucky’s volleyball team received votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll.
The Lady Toppers rank 36th overall in the poll, joining Rice (31st) from Conference USA. WKU received nine votes in the poll while the Owls got 21.
WKU has now received votes in nine consecutive seasons in the AVCA poll. Last season marked the lone season in that span that the Lady Toppers never broke into the top 25 ranks.
With a 9-1 record entering the fourth week of the 2019 season, WKU’s lone loss came at No. 24 Louisville. Most notably, the Lady Toppers have wins against No. 52 Tulane, No. 82 Arizona State, No. 93 Ohio State and No. 116 Bowling Green.
WKU will face Belmont at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nashville’s Curb Event Center.
