Jan. 6, 2004
Recap on the 2003 Georgia Tech Volleyball Season
For the volleyball team, the 2003 season is one that will not be soon forgotten. Over the past four months, there were many milestones set for the program and records set.
Among the highlights…….
* Won a school-record 34 matches, bettering the previous record of 33 set during the 2002 season.
* Finished the year with a 34-4 (.895) record, the highest winning percentage in school history, breaking the previous record of 33-6 (.846) set in 2002.
* Advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 2 Hawaii in front of 9,412 fans, marking the furthest that any team from Georgia Tech and also the ACC had advanced in the tournament.
* Ended the season ranked No. 8 in the final USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in school history and for any ACC school.
* Opened the season with 23 straight wins, breaking the previous record of 16 wins to start the 1996 season. The 23 straight victories marked the third longest winning streak in ACC history.
* Were ranked as high as No. 4, for three straight weeks, and in the Top 10 for 13 of the 17 weeks during the 2003 season.
* For the first time in school history, the team appeared in every poll released (17) during the year.
* Posted a 5-1 record against nationally ranked opponents, a program best.
* Kele Eveland earned first-team AVCA all-American honors becoming the first player in Georgia Tech and ACC history to earn first-team accolades. She was also named to the inaugural CSTV all-American team.
* Lynnette Moster earned third-team AVCA all-American honors, the first player in Georgia Tech and ACC history to become a two-time AVCA all-American. Moster received second team AVCA all-American honors following the 2002 season.
* Alexandra Preiss and Lauren Sauer received honorable-mention AVCA all-American honors, marking the first time that the Yellow Jackets had four players earn all-American honors.
* Kele Eveland led the nation in assists (14.93) and ran an offense which finished the year ranked first in the nation in assists per game (17.05) and kills per game (18.26) and ranked fifth in hitting percentage (.331). In addition, Alexandra Preiss is ranked 7th (.417) and Jayme Gergen 25th (.372) in hitting percentage.
* Kele Eveland joins Maja Pachale and Kerry Annel as the only players in Tech history to be named ACC Player of the Year.
* Five Yellow Jackets earned all-ACC honors including Kele Eveland, Lynnette Moster and Alexandra Preiss, who each earned 1st team all-ACC honors while Lauren Sauer and Marisa Aston received 2nd team all-ACC honors.
