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LADY CHARGERS PICKED SECOND IN CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
November 3, 2022

LADY CHARGERS PICKED SECOND IN CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

New Haven, Conn. (11/2/22) Post University and Thomas Jefferson University were picked first in their respective divisions on Wednesday in the 2022-23 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 13 head coaches in the sport.

New Haven, Conn. (11/3/22)  Post University and Thomas Jefferson University were picked first in their respective divisions on Wednesday in the 2022-23 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 13 head coaches in the sport.

Post, which reached the CACC Championship semifinals last season, earned 77 points in the voting -- including 8 first-place nods -- to rank first in the North Division. Dominican University New York, which claimed the CACC Championship two years ago, was second with 71 points and three first-place votes.

Jefferson topped the South side with 71 points and 11 first-place votes, while Chestnut Hill College was second with 61 points and two top votes. Both the Rams and Griffins advanced to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament a season ago as at-large teams.

The 2022-23 CACC Women's Basketball season gets underway on Friday, Nov. 11, as the regular season slate will be a buildup to the CACC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament from Feb. 28 through March 5. Jefferson will serve as the host institution for CACC semis and finals this season.

2022-23 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
North Division
 1. Post University 77 (8)
2. Dominican University 71 (3)
3. Caldwell University 59 (1)
4. Felician University 53 (1)
5. University of Bridgeport 39
6. Bloomfield College 26
7. Alliance University 24 

South Division
 1. Thomas Jefferson University 71 (11)
2. Chestnut Hill College 61 (2)
3. Holy Family University 46
4. Georgian Court University 43
5. Goldey-Beacom College 27
6. Wilmington University 17 

() - First-Place Votes

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.