Skyline Conference Releases 2018 Fall Coaches’ Preseason Polls
Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)
New York, NY| All seven St. Joseph's College (L.I.) fall athletics teams finished in the top four of their respective Skyline Conference Fall 2018 Preseason Coaches Polls, which were released on Wednesday and Thursday. Faring best was defending conference champion women's cross country, who was predicted to finish first.
The men's soccer team received two first-place votes and 78 total votes, good for second in its poll. The Golden Eagles were defeated by Mount St. Mary, 1-0, in the conference final last season.
Checking in at third were men's cross country, women's tennis and men's golf. The men's cross country team finished second at last season's Skyline Championship and the women's tennis team was defeated in the 2018 semis. Men's Golf returns 2018 Skyline Rookie of the Year Joe Tantillo.
Women's volleyball and women's soccer, both eliminated in the semifinals of their respective conference championship tournaments last season, slotted in at fourth in their polls.
Pl. Team (first-place votes) - points
1. Maritime (5) - 91
2. USMMA (4) - 89
3. St. Joseph's-L.I. (2) - 85
4. Farmingdale State - 69
5. Mount Saint Mary - 64
6. Purchase - 55
7. Yeshiva - 40
8. Sarah Lawrence - 34
9. Mount Saint Vincent - 30
10. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 26
11. Old Westbury - 22
Pl. Team (first-place votes) - points
1. St. Joseph's-L.I. (6) - 91
2. Farmingdale State (4) - 87
3. Mount Saint Mary - 75
4. Sarah Lawrence - 66
5. Maritime - 64
6. USMMA (1) - 57
7. Purchase - 55
8. Mount Saint Vincent - 48
9. Old Westbury - 25
10. Yeshiva - 20
11. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 17
Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Farmingdale State (6) - 36
2. Mount Saint Mary (1) - 31
3. St. Joseph's-L.I. - 25
4. Purchase - 16
5. Old Westbury - 14
6. Yeshiva - 13
7. Mount Saint Vincent - 12
Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Mount Saint Mary (9) - 97
2. St. Joseph's-L.I. (2) - 78
3. USMMA - 71
4. Maritime - 64
5t. Farmingdale State and Mount Saint Vincent - 62
7. Old Westbury - 61
8. Purchase - 45
9. Sarah Lawrence - 31
10. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 20
11. Yeshiva - 14
Pl., Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Farmingdale State (4) - 76
2. Mount Saint Mary (6) - 74
3. Mount Saint Vincent - 61
4. St. Joseph's-L.I. - 53
5. Purchase - 51
6. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 37
7. Sarah Lawrence - 33
8. Old Westbury - 30
9. Maritime - 25
10. Yeshiva - 10
Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Yeshiva (5) - 34
2. Mount Saint Mary (1) - 29
3t. Farmingdale State (1) and St. Joseph's-L.I. - 25
5. Purchase - 17
6. Sarah Lawrence - 9
7. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 8
Pl., Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. USMMA (5) - 93
2. Farmingdale State (3) - 89
3. Mount Saint Vincent (2) - 84
4. St. Joseph's-L.I. (1) - 72
5. Mount Saint Mary - 65
6. Maritime - 55
7. Sarah Lawrence - 37
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 36
9. Old Westbury - 35
10. Purchase - 23
11. Yeshiva - 16