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Women's Bowling Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

Women's Bowling Picked Ninth In ECC Preseason Poll

2017-18 ECC WOMEN'S BOWLING PRESEASON POLL
Rank School Pts.
1 Adelphi (9) 99
2 Lincoln Memorial 77
T-3 Felician 67
T-3 Kutztown 67
5 Franklin Pierce 66
6 LIU Post (1) 48
T-7 Molloy 39
T-7 Roberts Wesleyan 39
9 DAEMEN 33
10 St. Thomas Aquinas 15
( ) - first place votes
AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's bowling team has been picked to finish ninth in the East Coast Conference standings during the upcoming 2017-18 season after a vote of the league's 10 head coaches was compiled into the ECC preseason poll which was released today from conference headquarters in Central Islip, N.Y.

Daemen received 33 points in the poll, sitting just six back of a two-way tie for seventh place between Roberts Wesleyan College and Molloy College (39 points). The 2017-18 campaign is the third for women's bowling as a varsity sport at Daemen. After posting a 14-31 overall record in the team's inaugural season, head coach David Zajac led the group to a two-win improvement in his first season on job as the Wildcats went 16-25.

Atop the poll sits Adelphi University which garnered nine of the 10 available first-place votes to finish with 99 points. The Panthers have claimed the last two ECC championships, and they open the season ranked No. 15 in the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Preseason Top 25 poll which includes teams from across all three NCAA divisions.

Lincoln Memorial University came in second in the poll with 77 points. The Lady Railsplitters begin the season receiving votes in the NTCA Preseason Top 25 poll, and are ranked No. 6 in the NTCA Division II/III poll.

Kutztown University and Felician University come in at a tie for No. 3 in the ECC preseason poll with 67 points apiece. Franklin Pierce University (66 points) and Long Island University Post (48 points) round out the poll's top six teams.

Daemen returns six players from its 2015-16 roster, including top-of-the-lineup mainstays Kaitlyn O'Hara (Clarence Center, N.Y.), Rachel Steele (Rensselaer, N.Y.) and Katie Good (Hamburg, N.Y.).

The Wildcats open the season Oct. 24 with a three-match set vs. Thiel College.

For continuing coverage and breaking news surrounding the Daemen women's bowling team follow@DaemenAthletics and @DaemenBowling on Twitter.



 
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Players Mentioned

Katie Good

#32 Katie Good

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kaitlyn O

#17 Kaitlyn O'Hara

5' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Rachel Steele

#61 Rachel Steele

5' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katie Good

#32 Katie Good

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kaitlyn O

#17 Kaitlyn O'Hara

5' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Rachel Steele

#61 Rachel Steele

5' 3"
Sophomore