Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Volleyball ranked No. 18 in Inaugural Mid-Major Poll
08/24/2016 | 12:43:00 | Women's Volleyball
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- VolleyballMag.com released its inaugural mid-major poll Tuesday, with the Southern Illinois University women's volleyball team cracking the top-20. The Salukis are the No. 18-ranked team in a poll that features teams from the 27 non-power conferences.
SIU received 63 points, while Hawaii earned top billing with 249 total points. Southern is one of four Missouri Valley Conference schools on the list, and are joined by Wichita State (No. 9), Missouri State (No. 13), and Northern Iowa (No. 23).
During the non-conference portion of SIU's schedule, the Salukis will take on four teams that earned inclusion on the inaugural list; Loyola Marymount (No. 4), Western Kentucky (No. 5), Dayton (No. 12) and Northern Arizona (No. 14).
Southern will host Northern Arizona as part of the Saluki Invitational on Sept. 3, before traveling to the Western Kentucky Invitational to take on the Hilltoppers on Sept. 9. At the Dayton Invite the following weekend, SIU will tangle with both Loyola Marymount and Dayton on Sept. 17.
The Salukis will open the 2016 season on Friday at IUPUI, where they will take on Central Michigan, Duquesne and IUPUI during the two-day tournament.
