O'Reilly Earns Preseason All-BIG EAST Honors, Musketeers Picked to Finish Fourth

NEW YORK - Junior Carrigan O'Reilly was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Thursday afternoon. The preseason all-conference team and preseason coaches' poll were voted on by the conference's 11 head coaches.

O'Reilly ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists per set (10.69) last season, while ranking 30th in the NCAA. The All-BIG EAST performer recorded 631 total assists to rank 73rd in the NCAA. She added 69 kills, seven aces, 146 digs and 29 blocks.

The Westerville, Ohio, native also earned AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention Team honors.

The Musketeers were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches' poll. Xavier posted a 7-7 (3-3 BIG EAST) record last season.

Xavier returns 13 letterwinners from a year ago, highlighted by O'Reilly and Delaney Hogan who was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONOREES

Preseason BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Year
Efrosini Alexakou, St. John's, Sr., OH

Preseason All-BIG EAST
(listed alphabetically by institution, then last name)

Melody Davidson, Butler, R-Sr., MB
Caylee Parker, Connecticut, Sr., OH
Naomi Hickman, Creighton, Sr., MB
Jaela Zimmerman, Creighton, Sr., OH^
Savannah Rennie, Marquette, Gr., MB^
Taylor Wolf, Marquette, Gr., RS/S^
Allison Barber, Providence, Gr., S
Efrosini Alexakou, St. John's, Sr., OH^
Rachele Rastelli, St. John's, Sr., RS
Tsvetelina Ilieva, Seton Hall, So. OH
Averi Salvador, Villanova, Gr., L/DS
Carrigan O'Reilly, Xavier, Jr., S/RS

^ denotes unanimous selection

PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

1.	Creighton (8)	97 pts.
2.	Marquette (3)	93
3.	St. John's	83
4.	Xavier	68
5.	Villanova	56
t-6.	UConn	48
t-6.	DePaul	48
8.	Providence	44
9.	Butler	31
10.	Seton Hall	27
11.	Georgetown	10

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