GREENSBORO, N.C. – Following a breakout season in 2017, Virginia Tech volleyball's Jaila Tolbert was named to the Preseason All-ACC Volleyball Team, as announced by the league office on Friday afternoon.
Tolbert was one of 18 student-athletes to make the prestigious team, which was voted on by the conference's coaches.
The senior tallied 318 kills on a .331 hitting percentage last season and earned second-team All-ACC honors. Her hitting clip ranked seventh in the conference, but first among non-middle blockers. Tolbert, a right-side hitter, hit over .300 in 20 matches last fall.
Tolbert is coming off a fun offseason, including some trips for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to Indianapolis and Greensboro, as well as a trek to Detroit when she competed on the U.S. Collegiate National Team.
The Hokies are looking to take a step forward in Year 2 of the Jill Wilson era, starting on Aug. 16 when they take on Radford in an exhibition match inside Cassell Coliseum at 6 p.m. ET. On Aug. 24-25, Tech heads down south to Charlotte for a three-match tournament to kick off the regular season.
2018 Preseason All-ACC Volleyball Team
Kaylin Korte, Sr., OH/RS, Clemson
Leah Meyer, Jr., MB, Duke
Payton Caffrey, Jr., OH, Florida State
Taryn Knuth, So., MB, Florida State
Jasmine Bennett, Sr., MB, Louisville
Melanie McHenry, Jr., OH, Louisville
Wilma Rivera, Sr., S, Louisville
Molly Sauer, Sr., L, Louisville
Haley Templeton, R-Sr., S, Miami
Melissa Evans, So., OPP, NC State
Kylie Pickrell, Sr., S, NC State
Ryann DeJarld, Sr., L, Notre Dame
Jemma Yeadon, Jr., OH, Notre Dame
Kamalani Akeo, Sr., S, Pitt
Nika Markovic, Jr., RS, Pitt
Stephanie Williams, R-Jr., OH, Pitt
Santita Ebangwese, Sr., MB, Syracuse
Jaila Tolbert, Sr., RS, Virginia Tech
2018 ACC Volleyball Predicted Order of Finish
1. Pitt (14)
2. Louisville (1)
3. Florida State
4. Notre Dame
5. Duke
6. North Carolina
7. Miami
8. NC State
9. Syracuse
10. Georgia Tech
11. Virginia Tech
12. Clemson
13. Wake Forest
14. Virginia
15. Boston College
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
