Monday, August 23,
2004
MORAVIAN
WOMEN’S SOCCER PICKED IN A TIE FOR SECOND IN COACHES POLL
ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian
College women’s soccer team has been selected to toe for second place in the 2004
Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference head coaches.
The Greyhounds received 36
points and were ties with Lebanon Valley College for second. The Flying Dutchwomen, who
defeated Moravian in the Commonwealth Tournament last fall, did receive one first place
vote. Messiah College, which has won the four three Commonwealth championships, was selected
first with 47 points and garnered six first-place votes. Rounding out the conference
poll was Susquehanna University in fourth place with 33 points and a first place vote,
Elizabethtown College with 31 points, Juniata College with 18 points, Widener University
with 14 points and Albright College with nine points.
Moravian, under the direction
of sixth-year head coach Eric Lambinus, returns eight starters and 13
letterwinners from last year’s 12-4-4 squad that played in the Commonwealth Conference
Semifinals and the Eastern College Athletic Conference Mid-Atlantic Championship match.
The Greyhounds will open
their 2004 campaign on Wednesday, September 1st versus Montclair State University of
New Jersey at 4:30 p.m.
2004
COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
Rank |
School (First place votes) |
Points |
1. |
Messiah College (6) |
47 |
T2. |
Lebanon Valley College
(1) |
36 |
T2. |
Moravian College |
36 |
4. |
Susquehanna University
(1) |
33 |
5. |
Elizabethtown College |
31 |
6. |
Juniata College |
18 |
7. |
Widener University |
14 |
8. |
Albright College |
9 |
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