F&M women picked to win Centennial Conference; Ursinus is fifth

Phillylacrosse.com, posted 2/20/09   

    Franklin & Marshall was picked as the preseason favorite to win the the 2009 Centennial Conference in the coaches’ poll. The Diplomats are led by senior attacker Jen Pritchard (Penncrest), a preseason Tawaaraton Trophy watch List choice who had 72 goals last year and has 200 in her career.

    F&M took eight of 10 first-place votes and totaling 72 points. Gettysburg nabbed the other two first-place nods and finished with 66 points, just ahead of Dickinson College in third with 65 points. McDaniel College, Ursinus College, and Muhlenberg College rounded out the top six.

2009 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll  

No.  School                Pts (1st)  

 1.  Franklin & Marshall    72 (8)

 2.  Gettysburg                 66 (2)

 3.  Dickinson                   65

 4.  McDaniel                    56

 5.  Ursinus                      46  

 6.  Muhlenberg                45

 7.  Washington               32

 8.  Swarthmore               25  

 9.  Haverford                   19  

10.  Bryn Mawr               9