Women's Soccer Picked Fourth in Skyline Preseason Poll
2012 Skyline Composite Schedule
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The St. Joseph's Lady Eagles have been selected fourth in the 2012 Skyline Conference Women's Soccer preseason poll in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches. Five-time defending champion Farmingdale State was selected as the favorite to capture the 2012 Skyline women's soccer title.
The Golden Eagles finished the 2011 season with a 10-10-1 mark and a bid to the ECAC Metro Tournament. They reached the semifinal round of the Skyline Tournament but fell to Mount Saint Mary.
The Farmingdale Rams garnered five first-place votes and amassed 61 points to edge Mount Saint Mary (60 points), which earned four first-place votes. Farmingdale State welcomes back reigning Skyline Rookie of the Year Andrea Kiefer and senior forward Corine Magee, a first-team All-Conference selection who was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Skyline Championship after leading FSC to a 1-0 win over the Knights.
MSMC will be led by a trio of juniors in goalkeeper Jacquelyn Mancini. defender Tara McDermott and midfielder Sara Sheehan. All three standouts earned first-team All-Skyline recognition last season.
Old Westbury finished third in the voting with 47 points, followed by St. Joseph's-L.I. (44), The Sage Colleges (34), Purchase (33), Maritime (21), Mount Saint Vincent (15) and NYU-Poly (9). Maritime senior Jorrie Trenkamp is the league's leading returning scorer after tallying 20 goals and 45 points a year ago.
The quarterfinals of the six-team Skyline Women's Soccer Championship will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27, with the semifinals scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31. The title match will be played on Saturday, Nov. 3.
2012 Skyline Preseason Coaches Poll - Points
1. Farmingdale State - 61 [5]
2. Mount Saint Mary - 60 [4]
3. Old Westbury - 47
4. St. Joseph's-L.I. - 44
5. The Sage Colleges - 34
6. Purchase - 33
7. Maritime - 21
8. Mount Saint Vincent - 15
9. NYU-Poly - 9
First-place votes in parentheses
