LEXINGTON, KY  – Coming off a 4-0 week that included a pair of victories over top-25 opponents, the Johns Hopkins women's volleyball team has earned its first top-25 ranking of the 2019 season, checking-in at No. 23 in the AVCA Week 4 poll.
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The Blue Jays have opened the season winners of their first 11 matches and are one of just five Division III schools that remain unbeaten to this point. Hopkins is also the only Centennial Conference program to appear in this week's poll.
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The road gets no easier from here for Johns Hopkins, as the Jays gear up for a top-25 showdown Friday night on the road against #8 Juniata (6-4).
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Week 4 AVCA Preseason Top 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1.        Emory (48 First Place Votes)        Â
2.        Calvin (16)                     Â
3.        Chicago (10)                    Â
4.        Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2)       Â
5.        Johnson & Wales (R.I.)             Â
6.        Carthage                       Â
7.        Berry                          Â
8.        Juniata                         Â
9.        St. Benedict (Minn.)         Â
10.      Trinity (Texas)             Â
11.      Colorado College           Â
12.      Carnegie-Mellon           Â
13.      Wisconsin-Whitewater       Â
14.      Augsburg                 Â
15.      Ohio Northern            Â
16.      Wisconsin-Eau Claire        Â
17.      Babson (2)                Â
18.      Transylvania              Â
19.      Hope                    Â
20.      MIT                     Â
21.      St. Thomas (Minn.)          Â
22.      Wittenberg               Â
23.      Johns Hopkins             Â
24.      Tufts                    Â
25.      Muskingum              Â