WKU picked second in Conference USA Poll, Langenkamp tabbed Preseason Player of the Year

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Middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp (13) blocks a spike by middle blocker Abby Filce (3) during WKU’s 3-0 win against the University of Louisiana Lafayette Nov. 8, 2013, at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.

Elliott Pratt
July 31, 2014

The WKU volleyball team enters Conference USA picked to finish second by the league’s 13 head coaches in its preseason poll.

Defending C-USA champion Texas-San Antonio was tabbed as the preseason favorite.

Junior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp was selected as the preseason player of the year.

Fellow junior Haley Bodway and senior Heather Boyan were selected to the C-USA preseason All-Conference team.

Langenkamp finished her sophomore campaign with the team’s second best hitting percentage of .411, also good for 15th nationally. The Cincinnati, Oh. native is a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference player.

Langenkamp also finished second on the team with blocks in 2013 with 97.

WKU won the Sun Belt Conference regular season title last season, going 17-1 in the league and 27-6 overall.

While a member of the Sun Belt, WKU won five SBC tournament championships, 10 regular season titles and made seven NCAA tournament appearances.

2014 Conference USA Volleyball Preseason Team
Name	School	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.	Hometown
Sammie Bane	Marshall	S	5-4	Sr.	Brownstown, Ind.
Chelsea Ross	Middle Tennessee	OH	5-11	Jr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Carnae Dillard	North Texas	OH	5-11	Jr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Amy Henard	North Texas	S	5-11	So.	Weatherford, Texas
Sara Blasier	Rice	S	6-1	So.	Hartford, Wis.
Quinci Hayward	Southern Miss	MB	6-5	Jr.	Slidell, La.
Sara Rishell	UAB	MB	6-2	Sr.	Smithsburg, Md.
Talia Jones	UTEP	OH	5-9	Jr.	Gold Canyon, Ariz.
Dajana Boskovic	UTSA	OH	6-1	So.	Bileca, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Jessica Waldrip	UTSA	S	5-10	So.	New Braunfels, Texas
Haley Bodway	WKU	OH	6-0	Jr.	Bloomington, Minn.
Heather Boyan	WKU	MH	6-1	Sr.	Munster, Ind.
Noelle Langenkamp	WKU	MH	6-2	Jr.	Cincinnati, Ohio