Le Moyne Athletics : WSOC: LE MOYNE SELECTED NINTH IN NE-10 PRESEASON POLL

August 20, 2008

LE MOYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER SELECTED NINTH IN NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

South Easton, Mass. – The Le Moyne College women’s soccer team has been selected to finish ninth in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, as voted on by the league’s 15 head coaches. Franklin Pierce University, the national runner-up one year ago, was picked to win the league title after receiving eight of the possible 15 first-place votes for 218 total points, as announced by the conference on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

Defending conference regular season and tournament champion Saint Rose garnered seven first-place votes, but fell one point shy of the Ravens to finish second with 217 points. Merrimack picked up 190 points to grab the third spot in the preseason poll, while UMass Lowell collected 158 points to claim fourth. Saint Anselm rounds out the top-five with 141 points.

Conference newcomer New Haven tallied 128 points to start off spots six through ten. Southern Connecticut State and Stonehill followed with 125 and 118 points, respectively, to finish seventh and eighth. The Dolphins, who recorded a 9-8-1 record last year for their first winning record since 2000, garnered 111 points to place ninth in the poll. Southern New Hampshire followed by edging past Assumption for tenth place with 95 points, while the Greyhounds garnered 84. Bentley (66), Saint Michael’s (65), American International (46) and Pace (28) were selected to round out the standings.

Le Moyne returns 25 letterwinners, including nine starters, from last year’s squad. The Le Moyne offense is led by all-conference selections Megan O’Shea and Christina Harrison. O’Shea, a third-team forward last season, led the team with nine goals and three assists for 21 points. Harrison, a first-team selection in 2006, tallied five goals and a team-high six assists for 16 points as a sophomore. Le Moyne’s defense is led by senior goalkeeper Amanda Abbatiello and classmate Justine Ravas. Abbatiello, who ranks fifth on the career goals against average (1.60) chart and tied for eighth in career saves (200), started 14 games between the pipes last season. Abbatiello recorded 69 saves, two shutouts and posted a 1.47 goals against average. Ravas, a starter in 14 of 18 games played last year, anchored a defense which allowed only 24 goals in 18 games, the fewest number of goals allowed in a season in the program’s history.

The Dolphins, currently in the midst of a 10-day preseason training trip to Holland, Belgium, and Germany, open the regular season on Friday, Aug. 28 against Wilmington at 5 p.m. as part of American International’s Tournament. The Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 2. The semifinals will take place on Thursday, Nov. 6, with the finals being played on Sunday, Nov. 9.
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1. Franklin Pierce (8) 218, 2. Saint Rose (7) 217, 3. Merrimack 190, 4. UMass Lowell 158, 5. Saint Anselm 141, 6. New Haven 128, 7. Southern Connecticut 125, 8. Stonehill 118, 9. Le Moyne 111, 10. Southern New Hampshire 95, 11. Assumption 94, 12. Bentley 66, 13. Saint Michael’s 65, 14. American International 46, 15. Pace 28.
(First Place Votes In Parentheses)



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August 20, 2008 LE MOYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER SELECTED NINTH IN NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL South Easton, Mass. – The Le Moyne College women’s soccer team has been selected to finish ninth in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, as voted on by the league’s 15 head coaches. Franklin Pierce University, the national runner-up one year ago, was picked to win the league title after receiving eight of the possible 15 first-place votes for 218 total points, as announced by the conference on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Defending conference regular season and tournament champion Saint Rose garnered seven first-place votes, but fell one point shy of the Ravens to finish second with 217 points. Merrimack picked up 190 points to grab the third spot in the preseason poll, while UMass Lowell collected 158 points to claim fourth. Saint Anselm rounds out the top-five with 141 points. Conference newcomer New Haven tallied 128 points to start off spots six through ten. Southern Connecticut State and Stonehill followed with 125 and 118 points, respectively, to finish seventh and eighth. The Dolphins, who recorded a 9-8-1 record last year for their first winning record since 2000, garnered 111 points to place ninth in the poll. Southern New Hampshire followed by edging past Assumption for tenth place with 95 points, while the Greyhounds garnered 84. Bentley (66), Saint Michael’s (65), American International (46) and Pace (28) were selected to round out the standings. Le Moyne returns 25 letterwinners, including nine starters, from last year’s squad. The Le Moyne offense is led by all-conference selections Megan O’Shea and Christina Harrison. O’Shea, a third-team forward last season, led the team with nine goals and three assists for 21 points. Harrison, a first-team selection in 2006, tallied five goals and a team-high six assists for 16 points as a sophomore. Le Moyne’s defense is led by senior goalkeeper Amanda Abbatiello and classmate Justine Ravas. Abbatiello, who ranks fifth on the career goals against average (1.60) chart and tied for eighth in career saves (200), started 14 games between the pipes last season. Abbatiello recorded 69 saves, two shutouts and posted a 1.47 goals against average. Ravas, a starter in 14 of 18 games played last year, anchored a defense which allowed only 24 goals in 18 games, the fewest number of goals allowed in a season in the program’s history. The Dolphins, currently in the midst of a 10-day preseason training trip to Holland, Belgium, and Germany, open the regular season on Friday, Aug. 28 against Wilmington at 5 p.m. as part of American International’s Tournament. The Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 2. The semifinals will take place on Thursday, Nov. 6, with the finals being played on Sunday, Nov. 9. -agate- 1. Franklin Pierce (8) 218, 2. Saint Rose (7) 217, 3. Merrimack 190, 4. UMass Lowell 158, 5. Saint Anselm 141, 6. New Haven 128, 7. Southern Connecticut 125, 8. Stonehill 118, 9. Le Moyne 111, 10. Southern New Hampshire 95, 11. Assumption 94, 12. Bentley 66, 13. Saint Michael’s 65, 14. American International 46, 15. Pace 28. (First Place Votes In Parentheses)