Tuesday, August 26, 2003
MORAVIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER PICKED FIFTH IN COACHES POLL
ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College women’s soccer team has been selected to
finish fifth in the 2003 Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference
head coaches.
The Greyhounds received 38 points; just four points behind fourth place Susquehanna University.
Messiah College, which has won the last three Commonwealth championships, was selected
first with 60 points and garnered six first-place votes while Lebanon Valley College was
picked second with 49 points and one first place vote. Elizabethtown College was voted
third with 43 points while Susquehanna had 42 points.
Moravian, under the direction of fifth-year head coach Eric Lambinus,
returns nine starters and 17 letterwinners from last year’s 10-6-2 squad that missed
the Commonwealth playoffs by just one match.
The Greyhounds will open their 2003 campaign on Saturday, August 30th at Drew University,
the second pick in the Freedom Conference poll, at 1:00 p.m.
2003 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
1. |
Messiah College (6) |
60 |
2. |
Lebanon Valley College (1) |
49 |
3. |
Elizabethtown College |
43 |
4. |
Susquehanna University (1) |
42 |
5. |
Moravian College |
38 |
6. |
Widener University |
26 |
7. |
Juniata College |
19 |
8. |
Albright College |
11 |
First-place votes in parentheses
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