Dominican & USciences Top their Respective Divisions in the 2019-20 CACC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 29, 2019) -- Dominican College and University of the Sciences topped their respective divisions in the 2019-20 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Tuesday by Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.
Dominican, which won the North Division title last season, earned 85 points in the voting, including 10 of 14 first-place votes. The Chargers return several letterwinners from a season ago and will again try to scale the mountain in the North in 2019-20.
USciences won the South Division title last season and reached the final of the CACC Championship Tournament. The Devils also locked up the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, and hosted the regional back in March. USciences returns several letterwinners as well, as the Devils earned 87 points in the voting and nine first-place nods.
The voting for the 2019-20 CACC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll is located below.
2019-20 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
North Division
1. Dominican College 85 (10)
2. Caldwell University 70 (2)
3. Post University 69 (2)
4. Felician University 58
5. Bloomfield College 43
6. Concordia College 34
7. Nyack College 26
South Division
1. University of the Sciences 87 (9)
2. Jefferson 77 (4)
3. Georgian Court University 65
4. Goldey-Beacom College 58 (1)
5. Holy Family University 39
6. Chestnut Hill College 33
7. Wilmington University 26
() - First-Place Votes
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.