WVB: Lasers Ranked First in GNAC Pre-Season Poll

Newton, MA- Reigning Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Volleyball Champion Lasell was selected as the preseason favorite for the 2024 season.The Lasers were picked atop the preseason poll in a vote conducted by the league's 16 head coaches this past week, earning 243 points in the voting, including nine of the 16 first place votes.

Lasell made history in which they finished the season with a program record 27 wins (12-3 in GNAC play), punching their ticket to the 2023 NCAA DIII Women's Volleyball Tournament. However, the Lasers did not have an easy path as they landed the No. 4 in the GNAC tournament and defeated Rivier in the Quarterfinals and upsetting both top seeded Simmons and No. 2 Regis to claim the conference crown. Their season came to an end in the NCAA First Round at the hands of Johns Hopkins, finishing with an overall record of 27-5.

First serve in the 2023 GNAC Women's Volleyball season is on Friday, Aug. 30 with teams kicking off non-conference action. The first league match takes place on Saturday, Sept 14. Teams will complete a 15-game single round robin conference season with the top 10 teams at the end of the regular season earning berths into the 2024 GNAC Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament. The bracket begins with a Play-In Round featuring the bottom four tournament seeds on Monday, Nov. 11. The winners of those games will advance to the GNAC Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 12 hoping for a chance to move on to the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 4. The tournament will conclude with the GNAC Championship match on Saturday, Nov. 16 with winner claiming the title of GNAC Champion and earning the league's automatic qualifier into the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.