Skyline Conference Releases 2019 Fall Coaches’ Preseason Polls

New York, NY| All seven St. Joseph's College (L.I.) fall athletics teams finished in the top six of their respective Skyline Conference Fall 2019 Preseason Coaches Polls, which were released on Wednesday.

Faring best was the defending conference champion women's tennis team and the women's cross country team who both were predicted to finish second.

Checking in at third was the men's cross country with the men's golf team selected fourth. After reaching the Skyline Conference Tournament finals a season ago, the women's volleyball team who returns All-Conference selections Danielle Senecal and Jessica Young were also forecasted to finish fourth.

Women's soccer was picked fifth after being eliminated in the Skyline semifinals last season with the men's team landing in the sixth spot.

2019 Skyline Conference Men's Cross Country Coaches Poll

Pl. Team (first-place votes) - points
1. USMMA (8) - 117
2. Maritime (3) - 108
3. St. Joseph's-Long Island - 87
4. Farmingdale State - 83
5. Manhattanville (1) - 78
6. Purchase - 74
7. Mount Saint Mary - 70
8. Sarah Lawrence - 46
9. Mount Saint Vincent - 45
10. Yeshiva - 37
11. Old Westbury - 24
12. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 23

2019 Skyline Conference Women's Cross Country Coaches Poll

Pl. Team (first-place votes) - points
1. USMMA (8) - 113
2. St. Joseph's-L.I. (2) - 102
3. Mount Saint Mary (1) - 93
4. Farmingdale State - 79
5. Sarah Lawrence - 68
6t. Maritime (1) and Mount Saint Vincent - 64
8. Manhattanville - 60
9. Purchase - 57
10. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 32
11. Yeshiva - 31
12. Old Westbury - 29

2019 Skyline Conference Golf Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Farmingdale State (4) - 44
2. Manhattanville (3) - 40
3. Mount Saint Mary - 35
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island (1) - 34
5. Purchase - 23
6. Old Westbury - 21
7. Yeshiva - 14
8. Mount Saint Vincent - 13

2019 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Mount Saint Mary (6) - 112
2. Manhattanville (5) - 110
3. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1) - 101
4. Maritime - 96
5. Old Westbury - 74
6t. Farmingdale State and St. Joseph's-Long Island, 70
8t. Purchase and Yeshiva, 43
10. Mount Saint Vincent, 27
11. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 26
12. Sarah Lawrence, 20

2019 Skyline Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl., Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Farmingdale State (10) - 100
2. Mount Saint Mary (1) - 89
3. Manhattanville - 73
4. Mount Saint Vincent - 62
5t. Sarah Lawrence and St. Joseph's-Long Island - 61
7. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 46
8t. Maritime and Purchase - 35
10. Old Westbury - 33
11. Yeshiva - 10

2019 Skyline Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl. Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. Purchase (4) - 45
2. St. Joseph's-Long Island (3) - 44
3. Farmingdale State (1) - 37
4. Mount Saint Mary - 29
5. Manhattanville - 27
6. Yeshiva - 16
7. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 15
8. Sarah Lawrence - 11

2019 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl., Team (first-place votes) - Pts.
1. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (6), 114
2. Mount Saint Vincent (4), 100
3. Manhattanville (2), 99
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island - 94
5. Mount Saint Mary - 89
6. Farmingdale State - 77
7. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 51
8. Maritime - 50
9. Old Westbury - 49
10. Sarah Lawrence - 35
11. Purchase - 22
12. Yeshiva - 12