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Volleyball ranked 12th in first AVCA Top 25 poll of the 2021 season

The Muskingum volleyball team was ranked 12th in the first American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll of the 2021 season.

Volleyball ranked 12th in first AVCA Top 25 poll of the 2021 season
February 24, 2021

The Muskingum volleyball team was ranked 12th in the first American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll of the 2021 season.

In 2019, Muskingum finished the season 27-4 overall with an 8-1 slate in the OAC. The Muskies secured their best campaign since 1999, a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championship for the first time since 1999, and their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament. The Muskies also clinched the team's first NCAA Tournament triumph since 1999 when they beat Wittenberg to advance to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Muskingum appeared in the AVCA Top 25 Poll a total of 10 times, ranking as high as 11th. The Muskies surrendered just 25 sets, claimed 18 straight-set victories, and recorded a 13-game winning streak. Muskingum logged 1,524 kills as a team, 1,390 assists, 2,112 digs, 161 service aces, and 188 total blocks. The Muskies ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III in kills per set with 13.73 and ranked 16th in assists per set with 12.50.

Leading Muskingum this spring will be a trio of senior All-Americans in Brooke Fatheree, Erin Dickson, and Maddie McGee.

Fatheree, a First Team All-OAC honoree, was named the OAC Volleyball Player of the Week twice in 2019. She was also named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Great Lakes All-Region Team and was honored with AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-American accolades.
 
Dickson, a First Team All-OAC award winner, was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Great Lakes All-Region Team and named AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-American. 
 
McGee, a Second-Team All-OAC honoree, was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Great Lakes All-Region Team. McGee was also honored with AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-American status. 

The Muskies begin their 2021 spring season in OAC action at John Carroll on Friday, March 12.