LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Juniata women's volleyball team has been ranked #1 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III women's volleyball preseason poll. It marks the fourth time in program history that the Eagles have placed in the preseason poll in the #1 spot. 

The defending National Champion Eagles return 16 including first team AVCA All-American Mackenzie Coley, second team All-Americans Olivia Foley & Kiona Sky Rousset-Hernandez and honorable mention Lily Podolan as they look to embark on a new campaign. Head coach Heather Pavlik will once again lead the team through a gauntlet of a schedule that features 11 teams that made the NCAA Tournament the previous season. Juniata will open the year on the road at Johns Hopkins on September 1st.