OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Volleyball Lady Evangels have been selected to finish seventh in the Sooner Athletic Conference preseason poll, announced yesterday (Aug. 13).  

Wayland Baptist University, the defending SAC regular season champion, has been picked to repeat as conference champs this season. 

In the second spot was Oklahoma City University, followed by Texas Wesleyan University, John Brown University and Southwestern Assemblies of God University rounding out the top five. 

Southwestern Christian University was sixth, with MACU right behind in seventh. St. Gregory's University and Bacone College came in eighth and ninth to conclude the poll. 

The Lady Evangels, under third-year head coach Mike Freeman, will begin the 2015 season with a tri-match against Jarvis Christian and Loyola University on Aug. 26 in Hawkins, Texas.  

MACU's home opener is set for Aug. 28 against Dallas Christian College at 7 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.