2019 ASC Volleyball Schedule
RICHARDSON, Texas –
UT Dallas and
Mary Hardin-Baylor have been picked to win the 2019 American Southwest Conference Volleyball East and West Division titles, respectively, after a vote of the league's head coaches and sports information directors the conference office announced Friday (August 23).
UT Dallas (23-10 / 13-1 ASC) led the East Division with 109 points in the preseason poll and received all 21 of the 22 first-place votes. Head Coach
Marci Allison and the Comets have won the East Division four straight seasons and were the runner-up at the ASC Championship in 2018.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (28-5 / 15-0 ASC) led the West Division with 123 points in the preseason poll and received 19 out of a possible 22 first place votes. Last year’s Cru won the West for the fourth consecutive year, as well as the ASC Championship. They rattled off two wins in the NCAA Championship, reaching the third round of the tournament. UMHB will be under first-year head coach
Mark Pryor in 2019.
Twenty-two players are among those to watch in the 2019 season. Nominated by the head coaches, the watch list includes five players who earned All-Conference honors, 12 All-Division award recipients and five individual award winners from last season.
Belhaven has completed its final year of transition into Division III athletics and will be eligible for the ASC title and selection to the NCAA Championship for the first time
Regular season play will begin Friday, August 30. The ASC Championship is scheduled for November 7-9 and will be hosted at the site of the East Division No. 1 seed. An automatic berth to NCAA Division III Championship will be on the line.
Molten is the official volleyball of American Southwest Conference and used by all 11 members and during the ASC Championships.
ASC Volleyball Preseason Poll
East Division
| Rank |
Team (1st) |
Pts. |
2018 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
UT Dallas (21) |
109 |
23-10 (13-1) |
| 2. |
East Texas Baptist (1) |
85 |
14-15 (7-7) |
| 3. |
LeTourneau |
67 |
7-21 (4-10) |
| 4. |
Louisiana College |
38 |
5-22 (3-11) |
| 5. |
Belhaven |
30 |
10-19 (2-12) |
West Division
| Rank |
Team (1st) |
Pts. |
2018 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (19) |
129 |
28-5 (15-0) |
| 2. |
McMurry (1) |
97 |
24-7 (11-4) |
| 3. |
Concordia Texas |
84 |
19-12 (11-4) |
| 4. |
Hardin-Simmons (1) |
74 |
15-12 (7-8) |
| 5. |
Sul Ross State |
44 |
6-14 (5-10) |
| 6. |
Howard Payne (1) |
34 |
6-21 (2-13) |
ASC Volleyball Players to Watch List
East Division
| Name |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Aniah Adams |
OH |
Fr. |
Louisiana College |
Missouri City, Texas |
| Daja Bell |
MB |
Fr. |
Louisiana College |
New Orleans, La. |
| Kianna Crow E |
OH |
So. |
LeTourneau |
Spring, Texas |
| Sydney McEachern E |
L |
Jr. |
Belhaven |
Keller, Texas |
| Callista Moore |
OH |
So. |
Belhaven |
Elizabeth, Colo. |
| Kennedy Peacock |
OH/RS |
Fr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| Lauren Schilling * E |
MB/RS |
Sr. |
UT Dallas |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Caroline Shecterle * E |
S |
Sr. |
UT Dallas |
Pearland, Texas |
| Cam Taylor E |
L |
Sr. |
LeTourneau |
Huffman, Texas |
| Cassidy Zellmer |
S |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Keller, Texas |
West Division
| Name |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Kristen Armstrong |
RS/MB |
So. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Houston, Texas |
| Jordyn Burnell |
OH |
Sr. |
McMurry |
Sinton, Texas |
| Annika Canaba W |
MB/S |
So. |
Sul Ross State |
Alpine, Texas |
| Jenna Gillean * W |
RS |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Midland, Texas |
| Autumn Kilpatrick |
MB |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Sterling City, Texas |
| Miranda Klein W |
S/RS |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Tristyn Massey * W |
OH |
Sr. |
Concordia Texas |
Houston, Texas |
| Justice McGowan * W |
MB |
Sr. |
McMurry |
Waco, Texas |
| Ashley Pierce W |
S |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Abilene, Texas |
| Georgia Quiroz W |
S |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Mya Ross |
OH |
So. |
Howard Payne |
Irving, Texas |
| Kylee Shirley |
L |
So. |
Howard Payne |
Deer Park, Texas |
2018 All-ASC Selection*
2018 East Division Selection E
2018 West Division Selection W