LE MOYNE TOPS 2007 NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON SOFTBALL COACHES POLL
South Easton, Mass. - The Dolphins of Le Moyne College are picked to capture the Northeast-10 regular season title as determined by the league's 15 softball coaches.
Le Moyne received six of the 15 first place votes in the poll and 212 points, edging Bryant University by five votes (207). The Bulldogs, last season's regular season and tournament champion, received four first place votes.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell picked up the remaining five first place votes and 199 points. Southern New Hampshire University followed with 178 points, while Southern Connecticut State University received 147 tallies to round out the top five.
The remainder of the field included, in order, Assumption College (128) and Stonehill College (128) tied for sixth place followed by American International College (124), Pace University (103), Saint Michael's College (102), Merrimack College (93), Saint Anselm College (58), The College of Saint Rose (55), Bentley College (42), and Franklin Pierce College (24).
In 2006, Bryant defeated UMass Lowell 5-4 in the title game to claim its second straight Northeast-10 Championship. The Bulldogs, along with Le Moyne, UMass Lowell, and Southern New Hampshire advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional.
The Dolphins came up on top as the lone unbeaten team in the rain-shortened Northeast Regional, winning their fourth regional title in five seasons, to advance to the NCAA Division II Finals. Le Moyne was eliminated by Georgia College & State University in game five of the NCAA Division II World Series.
Opening pitch of the 2007 season starts with UMass Lowell traveling to University of Maine on February 10. Northeast-10 conference play begins March 28 as Assumption hosts Bryant. The Northeast-10 Tournament begins May 4 and concludes May 6.
Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the
Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic
conference in the nation and sponsors the most championships of any
Division II conference.
[release by Greg Pellegrino of the Northeast-10 Conference]
