Women's Basketball Selected Second In ECC Preseason Poll
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Nov. 6, 2012) – LIU Post women's basketball was voted second in the East Coast Conference preseason poll by the league's head coaches and was released Tuesday afternoon.
Defending conference champion Dowling College received six first-place votes to lead the field of 10 teams. LIU Post along with third-ranked District of Columba, fourth-ranked Bridgeport and sixth-ranked NYIT each received a single first-place vote. Bridgeport's Tanisha Carter was selected the ECC Preseason Player of the Year.
LIU Post opens its season on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Adelphi University at 4 p.m.
2012-13 ECC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
Team Pts. Last Year's Record
1. Dowling (6) 94 22-7 (13-3 ECC)
2. LIU Post (1) 85 21-10 (11-5 ECC)
3. District of Columbia (1) 70 21-7 (12-4 ECC)
4. Bridgeport (1) 64 8-18 (6-10 ECC)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas 63 18-11 (11-5 ECC)
6. NYIT (1) 62 16-13 (9-7 ECC)
7. Molloy 39 11-16 (7-9 ECC)
8. Roberts Wesleyan 36 21-14 (n/a)
9. Queens 29 1-25 (0-16 ECC)
10. Mercy 13 3-23 (3-13 ECC)
( ) - First Place Votes
Preseason Player of the Year – Tanisha Carter, Bridgeport (Sr., F/C, 6-0)