2020-21 ASC Volleyball Schedule
RICHARDSON, Texas –
UT Dallas and
Mary Hardin-Baylor have been picked to win the 2020-21 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 Tuesday (January 19).
UT Dallas (24-5 / 13-1 ASC) led the East Division with 110 points in the preseason poll and received all 22 first-place votes. Head Coach
Marci Allison and the Comets have won the East Division five straight seasons and won the ASC Championship last season, advancing to the NCAA Championship.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (24-8 / 15-0 ASC) led the West Division with 129 points in the preseason poll and received 20 out of a possible 22 first place votes. Last year’s Cru won the West for the fifth consecutive year and were runner-up at the ASC Championship.
Twenty-two players are among those to watch in the 2020-21 season. Nominated by the head coaches, the watch list includes four players who earned All-Conference honors, 13 All-Division award recipients and two individual award winners from last season.
Regular season play will begin Tuesday, January 19. The ASC Championship is scheduled for April 9-10 and will be hosted at the site of the West Division No. 1 seed. This year’s conference play matches will be double-headers in a double-round robin format within the respective Divisions.
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. |
2019 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
UT Dallas (22) |
110 |
24-5 (13-1) |
| 2. |
LeTourneau |
80 |
18-14 (8-6) |
| 3. |
East Texas Baptist |
74 |
14-14 (7-7) |
| 4. |
Belhaven |
42 |
8-22 (3-11) |
| 5. |
Louisiana College |
24 |
3-22 (1-13) |
West Division
| Rank |
Team (1st) |
Pts. |
2019 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (20) |
129 |
24-8 (15-0) |
| 2. |
Concordia Texas (1) |
104 |
23-7 (12-3) |
| 3. |
Hardin-Simmons (1) |
83 |
12-13 (9-6) |
| 4. |
McMurry |
77 |
18-10 (8-7) |
| 5. |
Sul Ross State |
43 |
11-14 (4-11) |
| 6. |
Howard Payne |
34 |
2-25 (0-15) |
ASC Volleyball Players to Watch List
East Division
| Name |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Madison Ball |
OH/RS |
So. |
UT Dallas |
Maypearl, Texas |
| Natalie Connelly E |
MB |
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Rowlett, Texas |
| Chelsea Creighton E |
RS |
Jr. |
Belhaven |
Lawtey, Fla. |
| Kianna Crow * E P |
OH |
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Spring, Texas |
| Annie Harris E |
MB |
Jr. |
East Teas Baptist |
McKinney, Texas |
| Lillie Hill |
L/DS |
Fr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Schertz, Texas |
| Sadi Jones |
MB/OH |
Sr. |
Louisiana College |
Breaux Bridge, La. |
| Sydney McEachern E |
L |
Sr. |
Belhaven |
Keller, Texas |
| Allison Owen E |
MB/RS |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Murphy, Texas |
| Leah Stamps |
OH/DS |
Fr. |
Louisiana College |
Wylie, Texas |
West Division
| Name |
Cl. |
Pos. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Annika Canaba * W |
MB/S |
Jr. |
Sul Ross State |
Alpine, Texas |
| Sarah Ghormley W |
OH |
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Bastrop, Texas |
| Kayla Janikula * W |
MB |
Jr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Kingwood, Texas |
| Karlie Knapek |
OH/DS |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Hutto, Texas |
| Amaya Marshall |
MB |
Jr. |
Howard Payne |
McKinney, Texas |
| Megan Martinez N W |
MB |
Sr. |
McMurry |
El Paso, Texas |
| Kianni Mitchell W |
MB |
Sr. |
McMurry |
Abilene, Texas |
| Corinne Novak * W |
OH |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Georgia Quiroz W |
S |
Sr. |
Concordia Texas |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Mya Ross |
OH |
Jr. |
Howard Payne |
Irving, Texas |
| Isabella Ruiz |
OH |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Fabens, Texas |
| Taylor Salone |
MB |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
2019 All-ASC Selection*
2019 East Division Most Valuable Player P
2019 East Division Selection E
2019 West Division Newcomer of the Year N
2019 West Division Selection W