Dayton Unanimous Selection to Defend A-10 Volleyball Title


NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – For the second straight year, Dayton volleyball is a unanimous selection to win the 2013 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Championship in a vote among by the league’s nine head coaches that was released Tuesday. The defending champion Flyers will be shooting for their fifth straight A-10 title.

The Flyers, ranked No. 22 by the AVCA in the preseason, will be under the direction of first-year coach Matt Affolder, who takes over for three-time A-10 Coach of the Year Kelly Sheffield. Affolder inherits a team that has lost just one conference match in the last three years and will be led by All-Conference selection Megan Campbell and All-Rookie team members Janna Krafka and Alaina Turner.

2013 Atlantic 10 Preseason PollTeam (2012 Overall; Conference) Total Points (First Place Votes)

1. Dayton (27-5; 14-0) 81 (9)
2. Duquesne (22-11; 9-5) 64
3. Saint Louis (10-20; 4-10) 58
4. VCU (25-6; 10-4) 53
5. George Washington (10-18; 7-7) 50
6. Rhode Island (11-17; 6-8) 37
7. George Mason (5-20; 3-9) 26
8. Fordham (14-19; 6-8) 25
9. La Salle (4-26; 0-14) 11

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