FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2012
Chargers advanced to
third round of
NCAA Tournament last season as top seed
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – The University of
New Haven received 12 first-place votes and 220 points to garner
the top spot in the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Coaches
Preseason Poll, it was announced Friday morning by the conference
office.
The Chargers (23-7, 15-0 NE-10), who won the regular-season
title last season before being upset in the first round of the
Northeast-10 Championship, earned a pair of victories in last
year’s NCAA Tournament.
Stonehill College (27-7, 14-1 NE-10) finished second in the poll
with 204 points, just ahead of Adelphi University (23-8, 12-3
NE-10), which had 203 points. Both programs advanced to the NCAA
Tournament a year ago, while Adelphi also claimed its first-ever
Northeast-10 Championship.
Pace University (20-11, 10-5 NE-10) was positioned fourth with 178
points after earning a bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, one of four
Northeast-10 schools to claim a spot.
University of Massachusetts Lowell (13-11, 8-7 NE-10) and The
College of Saint Rose (18-9, 11-4 NE-10) finished tied for fifth
place with 143 points apiece.
Rounding out the top 10 in succession was Bentley University
(12-15, 7-8 NE-10) with 139 points, American International College
(15-17, 10-5 NE-10) with 131 points, Franklin Pierce University
(13-13, 7-8 NE-10) with 117 points, and Southern Connecticut State
University (19-11, 8-7 NE-10) with 116 points.
The remainder of the poll included Le Moyne College (16-12, 6-9
NE-10) with 101 points, Southern New Hampshire University (5-17,
3-12 NE-10) with 63 points, Merrimack College (5-22, 2-13 NE-10)
with 51 points, Saint Michael’s College (14-19, 3-12 NE-10)
with 49 points, Saint Anselm College (8-18, 3-12 NE-10) with 40
points, and Assumption College (7-22, 1-14 NE-10) with 22
points.
For the complete poll results, please see below.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 16 NCAA Division
II colleges and universities located in New England and New York
that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic
opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year,
4,000 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.
2012
Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Coaches Preseason
Poll
1. New Haven – 220 (12)
2. Stonehill – 204 (1)
3. Adelphi – 203 (3)
4. Pace – 178
T5. UMass Lowell – 143
T5. Saint Rose – 143
7. Bentley – 139
8. American International – 131
9. Franklin Pierce – 117
10. Southern Connecticut – 116
11. Le Moyne – 101
12. Southern New Hampshire – 63
13. Merrimack – 51
14. Saint Michael’s – 49
15. Saint Anselm – 40
16. Assumption – 22
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