Lexington, Ky.- For the second time in his career, Casey Dale has earned the AVCA's Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

Dale follows up his selection for the award in the 2018 season. With the program's Regional Tournament Championship victory in the Sweet 16 over Mary Washington, it's Juniata's fourth trip to the Elite Eight in the past five seasons. Juniata has also earned its 42nd consecutive conference championship and 16th consecutive Landmark Conference Championship, standing undefeated through 32 matches ahead of the Elite Eight. The team currently leads the country in hitting percentage (.297), opponent hitting percentage (0.67), aces per set (3.59), and is fourth in assists per set (12.95).  

As the tournament's #2 seed, Juniata will face #7 Trinity in the Elite Eight in a rematch of last year's National Championship match on Wednesday, November 29th at 5:00 pm EST.