Tulsa's Erica Bohannon Unanimously Named Preseason All-Conference
8/15/2016 9:58:00 AM | Volleyball
TULSA, Okla. - The University of Tulsa's Erica Bohannon was unanimously named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Volleyball Team as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon.
Bohannon, a senior outside hitter from Coppell, Tex., finished the 2015 regular season ranked 13th nationally in kills with 515 while ranking 18th in points with 567 on her way to being named First-Team All-AAC for the second consecutive season. Bohannon headlines a Golden Hurricane team that features six seniors and returns 11 letterwinners from last year's fourth place finishing squad.
Tulsa was tabbed seventh in the preseason poll with 48 points as voted on by the coaches. The Golden Hurricane finished last season with a 15-17 overall record with a 10-10 mark in American play.
The Golden Hurricane will open their 2016 campaign as the hosts of the Hurricane Classic on Aug. 26-27, featuring Alabama, South Dakota, and Incarnate Word.
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2016 American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Cincinnati
2. Temple
3. SMU
4. UCF
5. UConn
6. Houston
7. Tulsa
8. Tulane
9. USF
10. Memphis
11. East Carolina
Preseason Player of the Year
Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati
Preseason All-Conference
Kia Bright, UCF
Jale Hervey, UCF*
Carly Nolan, Cincinnati
Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati*
Jade Strawberry, UConn
Brookah Palmer, Houston*
Dakota Hampton, USF
Janelle Giordano, SMU*
Morgan Heise, SMU*
Irem Asci, Temple*
Kirsten Overton, Temple*
Izzy Rapacz, Temple
Tea Juric, Tulane
Erica Bohannon, Tulsa*
* Denotes unanimous selection
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