Vulcans preseason favorite
Volleyball California (Pa.) received three of a possible seven first-place votes to win the distinction of preseason favorite in the PSAC West Disvision. The Vulcans have won three consecutive NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships as part of a 19-0 mark in league action and a 36-6 overall record. Clarion and Gannon were chosen as second and third, respectively.
Lock Haven swept all seven first-place votes in the East Division, followed by West Chester and Shippensburg.
California opens the season at the Marriot Invitational Sept. 3-4 in Boca Raton, Fla.