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DeFalco nets preseason honor
8/20/2019 9:05:00 AM | Volleyball
Lopes picked 7th in conference coaches' poll
Grand Canyon junior libero Teagan DeFalco was among 14 volleyball players selected to the 2019 Preseason All-WAC Team by conference coaches.
The WAC coaches also picked the GCU women's volleyball team to finish seventh in conference competition.
"We are excited to start the 2019 season," Lopes head coach Tim Nollan said. "We have put in a lot of time in the offseason with very specific goals in mind and I can't wait for us to accomplish them."
New Mexico State was picked to lead the conference with 60 points and four first-place votes, while Kansas City's Tyrecia Lukes was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Utah Valley (three first-place votes) was second with 55 voting points, while Kansas City (two first-place votes) rounded out the top three with 52.
California Baptist and UT Rio Grande Valley were tied for fourth with 41 points apiece, while CSU Bakersfield landed in sixth with 26 votes. GCU (22), Seattle U (13) and Chicago State (10) were seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
A full list of the Preseason All-WAC team can be found below. DeFalco and the Lopes open the season against New Mexico on Aug. 30 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic in Greeley, Colo.
2019 Preseason All-WAC Team
The WAC coaches also picked the GCU women's volleyball team to finish seventh in conference competition.
"We are excited to start the 2019 season," Lopes head coach Tim Nollan said. "We have put in a lot of time in the offseason with very specific goals in mind and I can't wait for us to accomplish them."
New Mexico State was picked to lead the conference with 60 points and four first-place votes, while Kansas City's Tyrecia Lukes was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Utah Valley (three first-place votes) was second with 55 voting points, while Kansas City (two first-place votes) rounded out the top three with 52.
California Baptist and UT Rio Grande Valley were tied for fourth with 41 points apiece, while CSU Bakersfield landed in sixth with 26 votes. GCU (22), Seattle U (13) and Chicago State (10) were seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
A full list of the Preseason All-WAC team can be found below. DeFalco and the Lopes open the season against New Mexico on Aug. 30 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic in Greeley, Colo.
2019 Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position | School |
| Kristen Allred | Jr. | OH | Utah Valley |
| Melanie Brecka | So. | RS | Kansas City |
| Savannah Davison | So. | OH | New Mexico State |
| Teagan DeFalco | Jr. | L | GCU |
| Alicia Harrington | Sr. | OH | Kansas City |
| Megan Hart | Sr. | MB | New Mexico State |
| Makaila Jarema | Sr. | MB | Utah Valley |
| Megan Klavitter | Sr. | L | Chicago State |
| Tyrecia Lukes | Sr. | MH | Kansas City |
| Tesa Oaks | Jr. | OH | California Baptist |
| Julianna Salanoa | Jr. | MB/OH | New Mexico State |
| Barbara Silva | Sr. | RS | UT Rio Grande Valley |
| Kazna Tarawhiti | So. | OH | Utah Valley |
| Natalie Zimmerer | Sr. | S | California Baptist |
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