Lions Picked to Finish 10th in Preseason Poll
The Mars Hill women’s basketball team has been picked to finish 10th in the South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball preseason poll, which was released Tuesday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Mars Hill women's basketball team has been picked to finish 10th in the South Atlantic Conference women's basketball preseason poll, which was released Tuesday. In a vote done by the league's coaches, the Lions finished with 42 points with Tusculum in ninth place (54 points) and Brevard in 11th place (33 points).
Defending champion Wingate was picked to repeat after earning 123 points. Newberry (114), Lenoir-Rhyne (109), Carson-Newman (102) and Lincoln Memorial (91) complete the top five.
Head coach Sarah Jansen returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's squad that finished with an 8-18 overall record. The Lions kick off the 2014-15 season on Friday, November 14 at the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge at King (Tenn.) with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
SAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
Wingate - 123
Newberry - 114
Lenoir-Rhyne - 109
Carson-Newman - 102
Lincoln Memorial - 91
Anderson - 88
Catawba - 75
Coker - 67
Tusculum - 54
Mars Hill - 42
Brevard - 33
Queens - 26
SAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jazmine Charles, Lenoir-Rhyne
Haylee Lepaio, Newberry
Kristen McMillion, Tusculum
Jenni Gust, Lenoir-Rhyne
Chloe Bully, Catawba
Sierra Simpson, Anderson
Second Team
Tanesha Stenson, Coker
Kaitlyn Cupples, Carson-Newman
Lesley Woods, Anderson
Chantal Dunbar, Wingate
Tatum Burstrom, Carson-Newman
Samantha Creed, Newberry
