IUP Volleyball is second in the PSAC West in the preseason conference coaches poll. The Crimson Hawks received three of the eight first-place votes. Gannon was chosen first, followed by IUP, Clarion, Seton Hill, and UPJ.
IUP has a new head coach, Avery Moore, a year after the team won the PSAC championship and advanced to the Atlantic Region semifinals last year. Top returning players include PSAC Freshman of the Year Jessica Nieman and All-Atlantic Region Tournament Team member Delaney Concannon.
2025 PSAC Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll (#of first-place votes in parentheses)
Eastern Division
1. Shepherd (4)
2. East Stroudsburg (2)
3. Shippensburg (2)
4. Bloomsburg
5. Millersville
6. West Chester
7. Lock Haven
8. Kutztown
Western Division
1. Gannon (4)
2. IUP (3)
3. Clarion
4. Seton Hill (1)
5. Pitt-Johnstown
6. Edinboro
7. Slippery Rock
8. California
