LEXINGTON, Ky. – The St. Olaf College volleyball team was ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)-Taraflex Division III Women's Volleyball poll for the third week in a row, coming in at No. 25 in this week's edition on Tuesday.

St. Olaf (8-3) remained in the top 25 this week after a 2-2 weekend at the Mabel Lee Invite, where both of the Oles' losses came to teams either ranked or receiving votes in this week's poll. The Oles dipped four spots after losses to No. 21-ranked University of Dubuque and Hope College, which sat just two spots outside the top 25 this week.

St. Olaf's run of three consecutive polls in the top 25 is its longest since the Oles were ranked in the final poll of 2010 and the preseason and week one polls of 2011. St. Olaf was the lone Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) program in the top 25 this week, with Gustavus Adolphus College receiving votes.

The Oles will open conference play at Carleton College on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.