TUCSON – Seniors Penina Snuka and Kalei Mau were selected to the preseason all-Pac-12 team, as voted on by the conference's coaches, the Pac-12 announced on Wednesday.
 
In addition to Snuka and Mau's inclusion on the preseason all-conference team, the Wildcats were selected to finish sixth in the Pac-12 by the coaches. Stanford was tabbed as the preseason favorite, receiving nine first-place votes. UCLA, Washington, Oregon and USC round out the top five ahead of the Wildcats. The complete poll can be found below.

Arizona finished seventh in the Pac-12 in 2015. The Cats went 9-11 in league play – 19-14 overall – and advanced to the program's third straight NCAA Tournament.
 
Snuka and Mau were both all-Pac-12 and all-region performers a season ago.
 
Snuka, the conference's leader in total assists last season, enters her senior year fifth in Arizona history with 3,779 career assists and fourth in career digs with 1,209, the most of any setter in Arizona history. Snuka has led the Pac-12 in double-doubles in each of her three seasons in the league. She has 22 in 2015, 67 for her career.
 
Mau had a breakout campaign in 2015 to become one of the nation's most feared offensive weapons. Mau finished third in the Pac-12 and 23rd in the country with 4.33 kills/set. Her 2015 offensive numbers were amongst the best in UA history as she finished ninth in Arizona history in total kills (489), sixth in double-digit kill matches (27) and tied for ninth in 20-plus kill matches (8).
 
Arizona opens the season at the Wahine Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii next week where two preseason top-10 teams await the Wildcats (Hawaii and Wisconsin).
 
After opening the season in Hawaii Aug. 26-28, Arizona will open its home schedule Sept. 2-3 with the Wildcat Classic at McKale Center. Arizona's full schedule can be found here.
 
Follow the Cats: For more information on Arizona volleyball, head to ArizonaWildcats.com and be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat (@ArizonaVBall).
 
Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll
1.   Stanford (9)            119
2.   UCLA (1)                 103
3.   Washington (1)        99
4.   Oregon                   95
5.   USC (1)                   85
6.   Arizona                   72
7.   Colorado                50
8.   Utah                       48
9.   Washington State    46
10.  California                27
11.  Arizona State          26
12.  Oregon State          22
 
Preseason All-Pac-12
Brittany Abercrombie, USC
Inky Ajanaku, STAN
Adora Anae, UTAH
Jordan Anderson, UCLA
Haley Hodson, STAN
Kyra Holt, WSU
Crissy Jones, WASH
Merete Lutz, STAN
Mary Kate Marshall, OSU
KALEI MAU, ARIZ
Tia Scambray, WASH
Gabby Simpson, COLO
PENINA SNUKA, ARIZ
Lindsey Vander Weide, ORE