With a little more than two weeks to go before the start of the 2019 season the TMP-Marian volleyball team took part in a preseason scrimmage Friday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

TMP finished 20-16 last season and is two years removed from claiming their first state title in program history.

Coach Natausha Dreher said Friday they have 22 girls out for volleyball this season. They have several players back from last year’s team that saw varsity action.

Among those is sophomore Emilee Lane. She was one of three unanimous first-team All Mid-Continent League selections last season.

Dreher said they are still working on communication and that Friday’s action was another step in the right direction.

“I feel like this was a good building block and they know what they want to work on and tomorrow morning when we step into practice they know that that was the base and we build from there,” Dreher said.

The varsity team will open their season on Aug. 31 at the Hays High Invitational while the C-team will travel to Phillipsburg for a tournament.