Women's Soccer

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August 24, 2011

South Easton, Mass. – The College of Saint Rose, 23-1-1, 15-0 NE-10 a year ago, is the early favorite to claim its fifth straight women's soccer Northeast-10 title according to the conference coaches in this year's annual preseason poll.  The Golden Knights received 13 first-place votes and 223 points after compiling a perfect 15-0 record in conference action last season.

The four-time defending conference champs have now gone undefeated in NE-10 action for two consecutive seasons and outscored league opponents 46-5 last year.  The Golden Knights also advanced to the Division II national semifinals for the third straight season a year ago.

Franklin Pierce University (14-6-1, 10-4-1 NE-10) received two first-place votes, and tallied 207 points for second place while American International College (14-7-1, 9-5-1 NE-10) garnered the other first-place vote en route to 193 total points and a third-place finish.  Franklin Pierce finished third in the NE-10 a year ago with American Int'l placing fourth.

Merrimack College (12-5-3, 11-3-1), which finished third in the NE-10 last season, took the fourth position in the coaches' voting with 190 points.  The University of Massachusetts Lowell (8-8-2, 8-7 NE-10) came in fifth with 154 points, while Adelphi University (8-8-1, 8-7 NE-10) took the sixth position with 148 points.

Meanwhile, Southern New Hampshire University (10-7-1, 9-5-1 NE-10) was selected seventh by the coaches with 132 points and Southern Connecticut State University (8-6-3, 6-6-3 NE-10) finished eighth with 129 points.  Stonehill College (8-8-2, 6-7-2 NE-10) took ninth with 107 points while the University of New Haven (9-8-2, 7-6-2 NE-10) collected an even 100 points to round out the top ten.

The remainder of the voting included Le Moyne College (7-7-3, 5-7-3 NE-10) with 83 points, Saint Anselm College (5-10-1, 5-9-1 NE-10) with 69 points, Assumption College (4-11-2, 4-10-1 NE-10) with 68 points, Saint Michael's College (5-10-2, 4-9-2 NE-10) with 66 points, Pace University (5-13, 3-12 NE-10) with 31 points, and Bentley University (0-15-2, 0-13-2 NE-10) with 20 points.

For full voting results, please see below. Northeast-10 action opens on Tuesday, September 6 with four conference tilts on the schedule.

The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

2011 Northeast-10 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. Saint Rose (13) – 223
2. Franklin Pierce (2) – 207
3. American Int'l (1) – 193
4. Merrimack – 190
5. UMass Lowell – 154
6. Adelphi – 148
7. So. New Hampshire – 132
8. So. Connecticut – 129
9. Stonehill – 107
10. New Haven – 100
11. Le Moyne – 83
12. Saint Anselm – 69
13. Assumption – 68
14. Saint Michael's – 66
15. Pace – 31
16. Bentley – 20

( ) – Denotes first-place votes

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