Gannon, Millersville Garner Top Slots on Women’s Basketball Preseason Polls
PSAC Preseason Information Packet
Lock Haven, Pa. – Millersville and Gannon have been picked to win their respective divisions according to a PSAC women’s basketball preseason poll conducted among league coaches.
Millersville clinched the top spot in the Eastern Division for the first time since 2011, while Gannon is ranked first in the Western Division poll for the first time since joining the league in 2008.
Gannon is supported by six first-place votes and is led by preseason All-PSAC selections
Jen Papich,
Brittany Batts and
Nettie Blake. Papich is the returning PSAC West Athlete of the Year, while Batts and Blake were both 2012-13 Western Division Second Team selections.
Edinboro is ranked second on the Western Division poll with a single first-place nod, while California and IUP are tied for third with one first-place vote apiece.
Kate Seebohm represents the Vulcans as a preseason All-PSAC selection, as
Lindsay Stamp represents IUP with preseason All-PSAC honors as well.
PSAC newcomer Seton Hill was slated fifth on the poll, while No. 6 Clarion boasts the final preseason All-PSAC selection in junior
Hannah Heeter, the only PSAC athlete to average a double-double a year ago with 14.4ppg and 13.3rpg. Both Heeter and Papich are the only returning 2012-13 All-PSAC First Team selections in either division.
Rounding out the Western Division is No. 7 Mercyhurst followed by Pitt-Johnstown in eighth and No. 9 Slippery Rock.
In the Eastern Division, Millersville was given two first-place votes, with Bloomsburg coming in second on the poll with three first-place nods. Bloomsburg’s
Catherine Noack was selected as a preseason All-PSAC honoree.
Shippensburg ranks third with two first-place nods and landed two on the preseason All-PSAC list. Shippensburg’s selections are 2012-13 PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year
Stephanie Knauer and 2012-13 All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team selection
Sarah Strybuc.
West Chester is ranked fourth, with preseason All-PSAC representation from
Brittany Sicinski. No. 5 Kutztown earned the final two first-place nods, with
Natalya Lee earning preseason All-PSAC honors. The final preseason All-PSAC award went to No. 6 East Stroudsburg’s
Jessica Martin.
The final three slots in the Eastern Division went to No. 7 Lock Haven, No. 8 Mansfield, and No. 9 Cheyney.
The results of the coaches' polls and the preseason All-PSAC selections are listed below. First-place votes are in parenthesis.
EASTERN DIVISION
Preseason Poll
1. Millersville (2)
2. Bloomsburg (3)
3. Shippensburg (2)
4. West Chester
5. Kutztown (2)
6. East Stroudsburg
7. Lock Haven
8. Mansfield
9. Cheyney
Preseason All-PSAC East Team
|
Stephanie Knauer |
Shippensburg |
Hatfield/North Penn |
|
Natalya Lee |
Kutztown |
Feastersville/Rancocas Valley |
|
Brittany Sicinski |
West Chester |
Downingtown/Downingtown |
|
Jessica Martin |
East Stroudsburg |
Brownstown/Conestoga Valley |
|
Catherine Noack |
Bloomsburg |
Bethlehem/ Liberty |
|
Sarah Strybuc |
Shippensburg |
Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan |
WESTERN DIVISION
Preseason Poll
1. Gannon (6)
2. Edinboro (1)
3. California (1)
3. IUP (1)
5. Seton Hill
6. Clarion
7. Mercyhurst
8. Pitt-Johnstown
9. Slippery Rock
Preseason All-PSAC West Team
|
Hannah Heeter |
Clarion |
Seneca/Cranberry |
|
Jen Papich |
Gannon |
Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel |
|
Brittany Batts |
Gannon |
Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County |
|
Nettie Blake |
Gannon |
Jersey City, N.J./Marist |
|
Kate Seebohm |
California |
Millicent, Australia/Millicent |
|
Lindsay Stamp |
IUP |
Erie/Mercyhurst Prep |