With the 2012 regular season kicking off in just two days, UCF volleyball coach Todd Dagenais sat down with UCFAthletics.com and gave his thoughts about each position on the roster.

SETTERS - 2011 saw Rachel Vukson record the best season in school history during the rally scoring era with 1,377 assists en route to being named an AVCA All-American. In 2012, the Knights will look to redshirt sophomore Marie Reiterova and freshman Dana Faught to replace Vukson. Reiterova impressed the coaching staff during preseason camp with her ability to limit mistakes and set attackers up accurately and she will open the season as the lead setter. Faught is working hard to get up to game speed and will likely see more time as the season progresses.

MIDDLE BLOCKERS - The Knights will bring back all three of their top middle blockers from 2011 making this unit arguably the strongest on the team. Senior Tory McCutcheon is back after leading the team in attack percentage and block assists last season. Sophomore DeLaina Sarden will look to build upon her Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors from a year ago as she led the team with 18 block solos. Redshirt sophomore Kaye-Alese Green has made significant strides over the last year and will push the two incumbents for starting time.

OUTSIDE HITTERS - Redshirt junior Angelica Crump returns after earning AVCA All-American honors in 2011. Crump led the offense in kills (499), kills per set (4.34), attempts (1,224) and points (529.5). Senior lefty Evija Vilde maintains her spot as the OPP after finishing last season with a career-high 382 kills, 205 digs, 50 blocks and 425 points. Sophomore Ashley Gianlenios and redshirt freshman Kayla Keller will provide scoring depth on the outside. Gialenios, who was called the "most improved player" from preseason camp, notched 110 kills, 89 digs, 44 blocks, four service aces and 140.5 points in a reserve role last season. Keller, who's 2011 season was cut short by injury, shined in the 2012 Black and Gold scrimmage and finished her freshman season playing in 38 sets with 119 kills (.222), 81 digs, 12 blocks and 134.5 points.

LIBEROS - The competition for starting libero was fierce, but senior Meredith Murphy came out on top after a strong camp. Murphy broke her own school record in 2011 in digs per set (4.48) after notching a career-high 515 for the season. She also owns 1495 career digs, second all-time at UCF behind Miriam Metzcus's 1,644. Murphy was pushed to the limit by fellow senior Dani Harrison who Dagenais called "our second starting libero". Harrison, a defensive specialist who played in every set in 2011, finished with 275 digs a season ago and will likely be called upon to maintain her high level of defensive effort. Junior Roxy Mendez has been worked at all three spots on the defensive backline and will likely see action every match. Freshmen Dani Jenkins and Kaci Thompson will provide depth as they continue to adjust to the speed of the college game.