KWU Athletics
The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced the 2022 KCAC Women's Volleyball Preseason Team. Two Kansas Wesleyan student-athletes earned spots on the team in Elizabeth Hardacre (SR/Kensington, Kan.) and Morgan Bryand (SR/Wichita, Kan.).
The team is comprised of returning All-KCAC first and second-team players from the 2021-22 season.
Players highlighting the 2022 Preseason Team are Elizabeth Hardacre of Kansas Wesleyan University, Cynarah Rodriquez of McPherson College, and Addie Mathias of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Hardacre's outstanding performance in 2021 garnered several accolades. She was named to the 2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-America honorable mention team, as well as being named to the All-KCAC first team. In the 2021-22 season, Hardacre ranked fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.325) and second in blocks per set (1.05).
Rodriquez returns for her junior season as the two-time defending KCAC Volleyball Setter of the Year. In the 2021-22 season, Rodriquez ranked second in the conference in assists per set (9.58). She was also named to the All-KCAC first team a season ago.
Mathias returns for her sophomore campaign after being named the KCAC Women's Volleyball Freshman of the Year last year. She led the conference in total services aces (55) and services aces per set (0.66/set) in the 2021-22 season. Mathias was an All-KCAC second team selection a year ago.
The preseason team includes eight seniors, six juniors, and two sophomores.
