ANNVILLE, Pa. – The MAC Freedom released its final preseason coaches' poll of the Fall 2025 season Friday and the five-time reigning conference champion Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team was picked to finish first in the annual pre-season ranking conducted among the conference's eight head coaches.
The Ducks finished with 48 points and six first-place votes, the other two first-place votes going to Misericordia, who took Stevens to five sets in last year's MAC Freedom Championship Game. Last season's two other conference tournament teams – DeSales and Lebanon Valley – were picked 3
rd and 4
th with 35 points and 33 points, respectively.
The entire poll can be found below:
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
1st Place Votes |
| 1 |
STEVENS |
48 |
6 |
| 2 |
Misericordia |
44 |
2 |
| 3 |
DeSales |
35 |
|
| 4 |
Lebanon Valley |
33 |
|
| 5 |
Arcadia |
25 |
|
| 6 |
FDU-Florham |
14 |
|
| 7 |
Delaware Valley |
13 |
|
| 8 |
King's |
12 |
|
The Ducks finished with a 28-7 mark last year, the team's most victories in a single season since 2016, including an NCAA Tournament win for the third straight year;
Macon Frey was named the league's Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Reigning MAC Freedom co-Defensive Player of the Year
Vivian Lisboa (and last season's team leader in kills) returns for her senior season and All-MAC Freedom First Team setter
Molly Harris will look to build on a stellar sophomore campaign where she racked up 1,180 assists, fifth-most in a season in program history. Fellow returners joining the duo include sophomore
Sarah Bolduc -- who had 12 kills in the MAC Freedom Championship game and a 13-kill, 10-dig double-double in the NCAA Tournament win over Gallaudet --, and senior
Paulina Miller, who averaged just under two digs per set.
Up Next: The Ducks open the regular season with three matches in Haverford, Pa. between August 29-30. On Friday (29
th), the Ducks will face Union at 5:00 PM before a pair of matches the following day against Stockton (1:00 PM) and the host Fords (3:00 PM. Links for live stats and video will be posted to StevensDucks.com as they're made available.
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