Posted: Nov 10, 2015

Women’s Basketball Picked Eighth in Skyline Preseason Poll

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

New York, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team finished eighth in the Skyline Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll, which was released on the conference website on Tuesday afternoon

In her first-year at the helm, head coach Kelley Watts looks to turn-around program that earned a 6-18 mark in the 2014-15 campaign. The veteran coach leads a side that returns nine players, including All-Skyline Second-Team selection Andrea Iavarone.

Farmingdale, the Skyline Conference Championship runner-up, was chosen to finish first, collecting 62 points and six first-place votes. The 2014-15 Skyline Conference Championship winner Mount Saint Vincent (two first-place votes, 55 points) were slotted to finish second. Rounding out the first-place-vote recipients is The Sage Colleges, which garnered one 1st-place and a total of 49 points.

2015-16 Skyline Conference Women's Basketball - Preseason Coaches Poll

Place. Team (first-place votes), voting points (2014-15 record / Skyline record)

1. Farmingdale State (6), 62 (18-9 / 12-0)
2. Mount Saint Vincent (2), 55 (22-6 / 9-3)
3. Sage (1), 49 (18-8 / 9-3)
4. Old Westbury, 39 (11-14 / 4-8)
5. Mount Saint Mary, 37 (9-17 / 4-8)
6. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 33 (17-12 overall)
7. Purchase, 22 (4-10 / 1-11)
8. St. Joseph's-Long Island, 19 (6-18 / 3-9)
9. Yeshiva, 8 (3-18 overall)

For the full Skyline write-up, redirect here.

St. Joseph's kicks off its season on Saturday, November 14, when they travel to Staten Island, NY to face The College of Staten Island at 2:00 PM. The Golden Eagles open their Skyline Conference campaign at home against St. Joseph's College (Brkln) on Tuesday, December 8. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 PM.