BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After winning consecutive Conference USA championships during WKU’s first two seasons in the league, the Lady Toppers have been picked as the preseason favorite by the league’s 13 coaches to take home the championship again in 2016.
Junior setter Jessica Lucas, an AVCA All-American performer a year ago, was also named the league’s preseason player of the year while fellow All-American Allyssa Cavanaugh joined Lucas on the 12-member preseason All-Conference team.
WKU finished the 2015 season with a 32-4 record, and went 15-1 in league play. The Lady Toppers ended last year’s campaign ranked at No.