LSC Release
 
RICHARDSON, Texas - The Lone Star Conference announced the 2023 volleyball preseason poll, and the Eagles were picked 11th after finishing tied for 11th in the logjam from eighth place to 11th place last season.
 
The poll is voted on by LSC coaches, sports information directors, and a media representative from each school. OC finished the voting with 291 points, finishing just ahead of St. Edward's at 276 and behind Lubbock Christian, who tallied 382 points.
 
The conference also announced a Players to Watch list featuring an offensive player, a defensive player, and a setter from each school to highlight for the upcoming season. Representing OC on the list as the defensive player to watch was junior Brylie Berryman and a pair of transfers in Lauren McClure (setter) and Katy Geurin (offensive player).
 
Berryman led OC last season in digs with 430 and a reception percentage of .955. Geurin, a sophomore who transferred in from in-conference Texas A&M International, is looking to build on her freshman campaign, this time in an Eagles uniform. McClure is a junior transfer from Johnson County Community College, where she tallied 882 assists in 41 matches last season, with a career-high of 42 in a match last November.
 
LSC Preseason Poll
 

Rank	Team	Points
1	West Texas A&M (42)	762
2	UT Tyler	644
3	Texas A&M-Kingsville	590
4	DBU (2)	564
5	Angelo State	519
6	St. Mary's	494
7	Texas A&M International	493
8	UAFS	468
9	Texas Woman's	395
10	Lubbock Christian	382
11	Oklahoma Christian	291
12	St. Edward's	276
13	UT Permian Basin (1)	264
14	Eastern New Mexico	221
15	Midwestern State	183
16	Western New Mexico	88
17	Cameron	71