Sami Francis, Elia Rubin, Kami Miner, Elena OglivieKami Miner
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Women's Volleyball

Four Tabbed Preseason All-ACC

Card picked second by conference coaches

STANFORD, Calif. – In its inaugural ACC season, Stanford was picked to finish second in the conference standings by the league’s coaches and placed four on the Preseason All-ACC Team.

Middle blocker Sami Francis, setter Kami Miner, libero Elena Oglivie and outside hitter Elia Rubin were named to the 18-player Preseason All-ACC Team. It is the third preseason all-conference selection for Miner, while Francis, Oglivie and Rubin are each earning their second career honor.

As a team, Stanford picked up three first-place votes and totaled 268 points to finish second behind Pitt, which was picked to win the ACC with 13 first-place votes (285 points). Louisville (265), which collected the remaining two first-place votes, was third.

Miner, Oglivie and Rubin are all returning All-Americans for the Cardinal. Miner is a two-time Pac-12 Setter of the Year, while Oglivie repeated as Pac-12 Libero of the Year in 2023. The trio was joined by Francis on the AVCA All-Pacific North Region Team last season.

The Cardinal opens the season on Friday, Aug. 30 at Milwaukee before taking on perennial powers Minnesota (Sept. 1) and Wisconsin (Sept. 2) at Fiserv Forum. Stanford begins its ACC slate on the road at Notre Dame on Sept. 27.

 

2024 ACC Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Pitt (13) 285
2. Stanford (3) 268
3. Louisville (2) 265
4. Georgia Tech 230
5. Florida State 226
6. SMU 199
7. Miami 197
8. NC State 187
9. Duke 140
10. North Carolina 135
11. Wake Forest 121
12. California 109
13. Notre Dame 105
14. Clemson 92
15. Boston College 86
16. Virginia 55
17. Virginia Tech 37
18. Syracuse 17

 

2024 Preseason All-ACC Team
Sami Francis Stanford
Kami Miner Stanford
Elena Oglivie Stanford
Elia Rubin Stanford
Taylor Head Florida State
Audrey Koenig Florida State
Khori Louis Florida State
Bianca Bertolino Georgia Tech
Tamara Otene Georgia Tech
Cara Cresse Louisville
Anna DeBeer Louisville
Charitie Luper Louisville
Elena Scott Louisville
Grace Lopez Miami
Mabrey Shaffmaster North Carolina
Olivia Babcock Pitt
Rachel Fairbanks Pitt
Torrey Stafford Pitt