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Stanford sweeps preseason balloting

[PAC-12 WOMEN] Stanford, the 2010 NCAA Division I women’s runner-up, was picked to winthe 2011 Pac-12 title, garnering all 11 possible first-place votes. UCLA, who made it to the third round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, followed in second place. Conferencenewcomers Colorado and Utah took 10th and 11th place, respectively.   2011 Pac-12 Women’s Poll […]

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North Carolina favored once again

[ACC WOMEN] North Carolina, bidding for its sixth ACC women’s championship in seven years and 22nd overall, is the preseason favorite to claim the 2011championship, beating out Florida State, which finished a close second in the coaches’ poll. The ACC led all teams with eight teams in the tournament. Boston College, whichrepresented the ACC in […]

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UCF selected to win title

[CONFERENCE USA WOMEN] Defending Conference USA regular-season champion UCF has been selected by the league’s 12 coaches as the 2011 preseason favorite. Thereigning C-USA Offensive Player of the Year Tishia Jewell (UCF ) and C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Lizzy Simonin(Memphis) repeated the honors in the preseason voting. The Knights placed four players on […]

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No surprise: Milwaukee picked for 12th year in a row

[HORIZON WOMEN] Three-time defending Horizon League champion Milwaukee was a near-unanimous choice to repeat as league champion, finishing atop the preseasonpoll for the 12th straight season after capturing a share of their 11th consecutive regular-season title in 2010. Milwaukee boasts the Horizon League’s all-time leader in goals (67)and points (151) in Sarah Hagen. In three […]

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Preseason polls: beasts of the Big East

[BIG EAST WOMEN] Defending national champion Notre Dame and defending conference champion West Virginia were picked as division favorites in the 2011 Big Eastpreseason women’s poll. The Irish were unanimously chosen to win the National Division, while the Mountaineers had eight first-place votes and sit atop the American Division.  Irish senior forward Melissa Henderson was […]

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Coaches give FGCU nod

[ATLANTIC SUN WOMEN] Florida Gulf Coast is picked to win the 2011 Atlantic Sun women’s title, while Eagles defender KCCorrellus was again named the Preseason Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Correllus was one of three unanimous choices to preseason team, which includedMercer’s Olivia Tucker, the 2010 A-Sun Championship Most Valuable […]

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