LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Aug. 17) – The California (PA) volleyball team was selected to finish eighth in the preseason Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West poll, which was released by the league office on Thursday afternoon.

The Vulcans tied for sixth in the divisional standings last year with a 6-10 league mark and finished with a 12-13 overall record. Cal featured a freshman earning All-PSAC West laurels for the first time in over a decade.

Gannon was the preseason favorite in the PSAC West with seven first-place votes after winning both the PSAC Championship and NCAA Atlantic Region Championship in 2022. Clarion earned the remaining pair of first-place votes after advancing to the finals of both the PSAC Tournament and NCAA Regional Tournament last year. IUP was chosen third in the preseason poll following its winningest campaign since 2017.

East Stroudsburg paced the PSAC East in the preseason poll with four first-place votes. The Warriors tied for third in the division last year before advancing to the semifinals of the league tournament. Shepherd placed second in the poll with a pair of first-place votes after winning the division in 2022, while Shippensburg garnered the remaining two first-place votes and ranked third in the preseason poll.

Under 13th-year head coach Peter Letourneau, the Vulcans open the season on Sept. 1-2 by hosting a four-team invitational at the Convocation Center.