Aug. 27, 2008

BEVERLY, Mass. - The Commonwealth Coast Conference released its annual preseason field hockey coaches' poll on Wednesday, and Endicott College was picked to finish fifth out of the nine competing institutions. Cross town rival Gordon College was named the favorite, as the Fighting Scots received five of the nine first-place votes.

New England College was selected by the coaches as the runner-up in the conference with two first-place votes. Nichols College received the final two remaining first-place votes and was picked to finish third. Teams received nine points for every first-place vote, eight points for second-place votes, seven points for third-place votes, down to one point for a last-place vote. First-place votes are shown in parentheses.

Endicott opens its season on Friday afternoon as it squares-off with Philadelphia Biblical at 4:00 p.m. on the campus of Gordon College. The Blue and Green posted an 11-7 overall record (4-4 TCCC) last season under first year head coach Jodi Cipolla, a mark that was good enough to qualify for both the conference tournament and the ECAC New England Championships.

Team Points(1st Place Votes)
Gordon 73(5)
New England College 71(2)
Nichols 68(2)
Western New England 47
Endicott 46
University of New England 43
Salve Regina 30
Anna Maria 17
Regis 10