ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina State women's volleyball team was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Division the league announced Thursday.
Defending MEAC tournament champion Hampton was predicted to win the Northern Division, while Florida A&M was selected to win the Southern Division. Hampton's Vendula Strakova, last year's MEAC Player of the Year, was tabbed as the 2014 Preseason Player of the Year.
Howard and North Carolina A&T finished second in the North and South Divisions in 2013, respectively, and were voted to repeat as such this year.
Coppin State was picked third in the Northern Division, followed by Morgan State and Norfolk State in fourth and fifth, respectively. Maryland Eastern Shore and Delaware State were voted sixth and seventh to round out the Northern Division.
Bethune-Cookman was predicted to finish third in the Southern Division, while North Carolina Central and Savannah State were voted to finish fifth and sixth.
The Lady Bulldogs open the 2014 season against the University of Tennessee at Martin on Aug. 29 at the Alabama State Tournament in Montgomery, Ala.
Listed below are the 2014 MEAC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-MEAC team.
2014 MEAC Volleyball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
(First-Place Votes In Parenthesis)
| NORTHERN DIVISION | POINTS |
| 1. Hampton (23) | 179 |
| 2. Howard (2) | 140 |
| 3. Coppin State (1) | 131 |
| 4. Morgan State | 84 |
| 5. Norfolk State | 81 |
| 6. Maryland Eastern Shore | 59 |
| 7. Delaware State | 54 |
| SOUTHERN DIVISION | POINTS |
| 1. Florida A&M (23) | 153 |
| 2. North Carolina A&T (2) | 112 |
| 3. Bethune-Cookman (1) | 101 |
| 4. South Carolina State | 75 |
| 5. North Carolina Central | 70 |
| 6. Savannah State | 35 |
2014 MEAC Volleyball Preseason Team
Preseason Player of the Year: Vendula Strakova, Hampton
| Name | Pos. | Cl. | School | Hometown |
| Delicia Pierre* | OH | Jr. | Bethune-Cookman | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cindy Okpegbue* | OH | Jr. | Coppin State | Austin, Texas |
| Vendula Strakova | OH | Sr. | Hampton | Brno, Czech Republic |
| Katherine Broussard | OH | So. | Howard | Harvey, La. |
| Ginna Lopez-Chavez | MB | Sr. | Florida A&M | Lima, Peru |
| Assata Conway | MB | Sr. | Howard | Missouri City, Texas |
| Stephanie Shultis | S | Sr. | Howard | Springfield, Va. |
| Joanie Del Castillo | L | Sr. | Florida A&M | Lima, Peru |
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| *-Denotes tie | | | | |
