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Lady Toppers picked to win C-USA, Lucas preseason player of the year

After winning consecutive Conference-USA championships during WKU’s first two seasons in the league, the Lady Topper volleyball team has been picked as the preseason favorite by the league’s 13 coaches to take home the championship again in 2016.

The Lady Toppers recorded a 32-4 overall record last season and a 15-1 C-USA record as they ended the season in the top-25 of the AVCA national rankings for the second time in school history. Their only conference loss came to the likes of Rice University.

The Lady Toppers ended last year’s campaign ranked at No. 22 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, and sported a top 20 RPI, finishing at No.