CACC RELEASES 2018-2019 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL

New Haven, Conn. (10/31/18) Bloomfield College, Jefferson and University of the Sciences were tabbed first in their respective divisions of the 2018-19 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Wednesday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Bloomfield was tops in the North with 89 points and eight first-place votes, while Jefferson and USciences were tied for the top spot in the South with 90 points and 6 first-place nods for the Rams and eight for the Devils. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.

CACC RELEASES 2018-2019 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
November 1, 2018

New Haven, Conn. (10/31/18) Bloomfield College, Jefferson and University of the Sciences were tabbed first in their respective divisions of the 2018-19 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Wednesday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Bloomfield was tops in the North with 89 points and eight first-place votes, while Jefferson and USciences were tied for the top spot in the South with 90 points and 6 first-place nods for the Rams and eight for the Devils. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.

Bloomfield enters the 2018-19 campaign fresh off an appearance in the semifinals of the 2017-18 CACC Women's Basketball Championship last season. The Bears, under the guidance of Head Coach Vanessa Watson, return several letterwinners from last year, as they won the CACC North Division Regular Season Championship.

USciences won the CACC Championship for the second year in a row in 2017-18, and advanced all the way to the final of the 2018 NCAA Division II East Region Tournament. Jefferson also advanced to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament and made it to the CACC Championship Final before coming up just short to USciences in a tightly contested affair. USciences is led by Head Coach Jackie Hartzell, while Tom Shirley guides Jefferson.

Rounding out the top three in the North Division were Caldwell University (2nd place, 85, 5 1st votes) and Dominican College (3rd, 75, 1 1st). Caldwell claimed a share of the CACC North Division title last season and advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament. Dominican qualified for the CACC post-season tournament.

Chestnut Hill College, which reached the CACC Tournament last season, came in third place in the South Division in the 2018-19 preseason poll with 71 points in the voting.

2018-19 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
 North Division
 1. Bloomfield College 89 (8)
2. Caldwell University 85 (5)
3. Dominican College 75 (1)
4. Felician University 49
5. Post University 48
6. Concordia College 27
7. Nyack College 20 

South Division
 T1. Jefferson 90 (6)
T1. University of the Sciences 90 (8)
3. Chestnut Hill College 71
4. Holy Family University 55
5. Goldey-Beacom College 39
6. Wilmington University 23
7. Georgian Court University 18 

() - First-Place Votes

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.