Women's hockey selected by coaches to finish first in ECAC West
Lindsay DeStafano - ECAC
10/28/2009 11:52:24 AM
CAPE COD, MA -- The RIT women's hockey team has claimed the top spot in the 2009-10 ECAC West Pre-Season Coaches Poll.
The Tigers, who posted a 15-2-1 league record (21-3-2 overall), spent the majority of the 2008-09 campaign ranked in the top-5 of the USCHO Poll.
The Tigers are looking forward to a promising year, as they are led by 2008-09 Co-Coach of the Year Scott MacDonald, and return four members of the 2008-09 Women's West All-Conference Teams, including forwards
Sarah Dagg (St. George, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks),
Katie Stack (Batavia, NY/Rochester Edge) and
Ali Hills (Honeoye Falls, NY/Berkshire School), and defenseman
Traci Galbraith (Oakville, Ontario/Burlington Jr. Barracudas).
RIT opens the regular season on November 6 with an ECAC West tilt at Neumann.
2009-10 ECAC West Pre-Season Coaches Poll:
1. RIT (6) - 131
2. Elmira (4) - 88
3. Plattsburgh - 85
4. Neumann - 71
5. Utica - 55
6. SUNY Oswego - 52
7. Chatham - 36
8. SUNY Potsdam - 27
9. SUNY Cortland - 26
10. Buffalo State - 18
(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)