CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.– The Dowling College women’s basketball team was voted eighth in the East Coast Conference Preseason Poll as voted on by conference coaches. The 2013-14 Champions University of the District of Columbia have been picked to lead the ECC again. The current ECC Player of the Year Chelsea Williams of LIU Post University has been named the ECC Preseason Player of the Year award.
Dowling returns 9 Golden Lions from the 2013-14 squad that earned a trip to the ECC Championship Quarter-Finals. Senior guard
Christine Verrelle who was named an All-Conference selection last year returns for her final season with the Golden Lions along with most starters from last year’s team.
This year along with Verrelle and the other 9 returners along with the addition of two freshmen and new head coach
Suzi Fregosi the Golden Lions look forward to improving on their 2013-14 season.
Coach
Suzi Fregosi and the Golden Lions will open up the season Saturday November 15th at 1:00pm on the road against Bloomfield College.
2014-2015 ECC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll
Team Pts. Last Year’s Record
1. District of Columbia (6) 116 21-8 (15-5 ECC)
2. LIU Post (4) 111 24-7 (18-2 ECC)
3. Queens 89 20-8 (15-5 ECC)
4. NYIT (1) 85 18-10 (13-7 ECC)
5. Roberts Wesleyan 72 15-14 (10-10 ECC)
6. Molloy 70 14-14 (11-9 ECC)
7. St. Thomas Aquinas 61 12-13 (8-12 ECC)
8. Dowling 38 10-16 (9-11 ECC)9. Bridgeport 31 7-19 (5-15 ECC)
10. Daemen 30 8-18 (5-15 ECC)
11. Mercy 23 2-24 (1-19 ECC)
( ) – First Place Votes
Preseason Player of the Year – Chelsea Williams, LIU Post (5-7, Sr., G, Copiague, N.Y.)