SMU Volleyball is back at it after finishing second in the American Athletic Conference last season. The Mustangs have been voted the preseason favorite for the 2014 season, which seems to be bright.

The Mustangs return five all-confernce selections this year. Returning is conference Setter of the Year Avery Acker, sophomore. She was also named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention after finishing the year averaging 11.21 assists per set, with 1,199. Followed by Acker is Caroline Young. Young started 29 of 31 matches last season, playing all 112 sets and recording 383 kills. Juniors Abbey Bybel, Cailin Bula and sophomore Janelle Giordano will also be returning.

Team Captains this season, Young and Acker, are familiar to the position as they served as team captains last season. They showed off their leadership skills last season leading the team 22-9 and earned the respect from their teammates to be voted for again this season.

Aside from all of the awards and excitement, starting this year the team will have its own training room as well as a new locker room. And perhaps the best of all, the Mustangs have an opportunity to add to Moody Magic as they begin this season in Moody Coliseum. Last season the Mustangs played in the Deadman Center, due to the Coliseum renovations.

Acker, Young, Bula and Janelle Giordano were all voted to the all-american preseason team and will start the season off with the rest of the team this weekend in San Francisco.

SMU plays host San Francisco on Friday at 8:30 p.m. and Georgia and Fordham on Saturday.