JACKSON, Miss. – During the final days leading to the beginning of the fall sports season, Millsaps Athletics will preview men's and women's soccer, football, volleyball and cross country. The fourth season preview is volleyball.

Head coach Jaime Fisher brings an experienced roster into the 2017 season that has a good mix of upperclassmen and underclassmen. The team is looking to bounce back from last season and compete for an SAA championship.  

Two all-conference contributors return for the Majors this season. Among them are senior libero Ashley Zamjahn (Harahan, La.), who ranked second in the conference in digs per set and third in total digs last season. Senior middle hitter Regan Riddle (Montgomery, Ala.) is also back, she finished with 251 kills last season. Senior setter Shelby Marsh (Dallas, Texas) returns, along with sophomores Erica Bennett (Slidell, La.) and Morgan Vincent (Lafayette, La.) who both finished in the top three in team kills last season.

Millsaps opens its season on September 1st at home against MUW at 3:00 p.m. and East Texas Baptist at 7:00 p.m.