INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy volleyball team was picked sixth in the annual GLVC preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Greyhounds collected 117 points, a whopping 30 more than seventh-place Illinois Springfield. Topping the poll with 10 first-place votes and 164 points was Missouri-St. Louis, which advanced to a national semifinal last fall. Lewis (3) and Quincy (1) rounded out the remaining programs receiving a first-place tally.
 
All-GLVC Second Team honoree Grace Hegwood returns for UIndy, recording 2.88 kills and 2.49 digs per set a season ago. Claire Morris, the lone setter back for the Hounds, dished out 6.9 assists per set as a rookie, while also collecting 38 kills and four service aces.
 
A key threat in the middle, Hannah Sabotin enters her fourth season after hitting .302 and totaling 90 blocks in 2022. The Columbus, Ind., native ranked second on the team with 285 points.
 
Nine new faces litter the UIndy roster this fall, including grad transfer Elana Brueggemann. From nearby Carmel, Brueggemann played four seasons between DI programs DePaul and Butler where she was four-time Big East All-Academic honoree.
 
Head coach Jason Reed is in his 11th season on the Greyhound bench with a career record of 164-134. UIndy begins its 2023 campaign on Friday, Sept. 1, in Grand Rapids, Mich., against Malone at 2 p.m.


2023 GLVC VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL

RK	SCHOOL (1st-place votes)	PTS
1.	Missouri-St. Louis (10)	164
2.	Lewis (3)	155
3.	Rockhurst	138
T-4.	Quincy (1)	121
T-4.	Missouri S&T	121
6.	UIndy	117
7.	Illinois Springfield	87
8.	Upper Iowa	85
9.	Maryville	77
10.	Drury	62
11.	McKendree	59
12.	Southwest Baptist	43
13.	William Jewell	28
14.	Truman	17