Le Moyne Athletics : LE MOYNE MEN’S SOCCER SELECTED FOURTH, VOLLEYBALL PICKED NINTH, WOMEN’S SOCCER TABBED 11TH IN NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLLS

August 21, 2009

LE MOYNE MEN'S SOCCER SELECTED FOURTH, VOLLEYBALL PICKED NINTH, WOMEN'S SOCCER TABBED 11TH IN NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLLS

South Easton, Mass. - The Le Moyne College men's soccer team has been selected to finish fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, as voted on by the league's 14 head coaches and released by the conference office on Friday, Aug. 21. The Le Moyne volleyball squad was picked to finish ninth in the conference standings among 16 teams, while the women's soccer team was tabbed 11th among 16 conference teams.

In the men's soccer poll, Southern New Hampshire University garnered seven of 14 first-place votes and 188 points in being selected to repeat as regular season champions. Franklin Pierce, the 2007 National Champion, picked up one first-place vote and 174 to place second, while UMass Lowell, which earned a share of last season's regular season title, tallied four first-place votes and 172 points for third place. The Dolphins, who finished fourth in last season's standings and advanced to the conference championship game, registered 147 points to edge out Southern Connecticut State, which received a first-place vote, by one point for fourth place. Merrimack recorded 126 points and Bentley tallied 95 points to wrap up the top half of the standings. Assumption (83), Saint Michael's (77) and American International (73) complete the top-10, while Saint Anselm received the final first-place vote en route to 69 points and an 11th-place finish. New Haven (62), Saint Rose (31) and Stonehill (27) were selected to round out the poll.

Le Moyne opens the season on Friday, Aug. 28 at Houghton at 5 p.m. The Dolphins will play their first home game on Wednesday, Sept. 2 against Dominican at 3:30 p.m. The contest with the Chargers will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The eight-team Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 1. The semifinals will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with the finals being played on Saturday, Nov. 7.

In the volleyball poll, Bentley University was selected for the second straight year to finish atop the final regular season standings with five first-place votes and 242 points. Merrimack, which picked up three first-place votes, earned 235 points, while New Haven, which won last year's regular season and tournament championship after going 14-0 in its first season in the league, received a league-best seven first-place votes to finish third with 231 points. Conference newcomer Adelphi, which finished third in the East Coast Conference last year, earned one first-place vote and 210 points for fourth place, with American International picking up 182 points for fifth place. UMass Lowell (154), Stonehill (153) and Franklin Pierce (138) complete the top of the standings. The Dolphins registered 127 points for ninth place, while Saint Rose followed with 122 points, Southern Connecticut State tallied 113 and Pace recorded 93. Southern New Hampshire (75), Saint Michael's (43), Assumption (38) and Saint Anselm (20) were picked to round out the standings.

The Dolphins open the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Molloy at 11:00 a.m. Le Moyne will open the home portion of its schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8 against Roberts Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m. The contest with the Raiders will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The eight-team Northeast-10 tournament, hosted by UMass Lowell, will begin on Friday, Nov. 13. The semifinals and finals will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14.

In the women's soccer preseason poll, Franklin Pierce, which shared the 2008 regular season title with Saint Rose, earned 12 of 16 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the poll with 252 points. Saint Rose recorded the final four first-place votes to place second with 243 points. Rounding out the top-five was Merrimack with 204 points, Southern Connecticut State with 199 points and UMass Lowell with 171 points. Conference newcomer Adelphi (153), Southern New Hampshire (139) and New Haven (134) were selected to complete the top half of the preseason poll and make the conference tournament. Saint Anselm picked up 124 points, American International registered 105 points, the Dolphins earned 89 and Saint Michael's received 84 points to make up the next quarter of the poll. Stonehill (69), Assumption (66), Bentley (28) and Pace (25) were selected to complete the standings.

The Dolphins open the regular season on Thursday, Aug. 27 against St. Thomas Aquinas at 5 p.m. as part of American International's Tournament. Le Moyne will play its first home contest on Wednesday, Sept. 2 against Southern New Hampshire at 1:00 p.m. The contest with the Penmen will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 1. The semifinals will take place on Thursday, Nov. 5, with the finals being played on Sunday, Nov. 8.

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2009 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. Southern New Hampshire (7) 188, 2. Franklin Pierce (1) 174, 3. UMass Lowell (4) 172, 4. Le Moyne 147, 5. Southern Connecticut (1) 146, 6. Merrimack 126, 7. Bentley 95, 8. Assumption 83, 9. Saint Michael's 77, 10. American International 73, 11. Saint Anselm (1) 69, 12. New Haven 62, 13. Saint Rose 31, 14. Stonehill 27. (First Place Votes In Parentheses)

2009 Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. Bentley (5) 242, 2. Merrimack (3) 235, 3. New Haven (7) 231, 4. Adelphi (1) 210, 5. American International 182, 6. UMass Lowell 154, 7. Stonehill 153, 8. Franklin Pierce 138, 9. Le Moyne 127, 10. Saint Rose 122, 11. Southern Connecticut 113, 12. Pace 93, 13. Southern New Hampshire 75, 14. Saint Michael's 43, 15. Assumption 38, 16. Saint Anselm 20. (First Place Votes In Parentheses)

2009 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. Franklin Pierce (12) 252, 2. Saint Rose (4) 243, 3. Merrimack 204, 4. So. Connecticut 199, 5. UMass Lowell 171, 6. Adelphi 153, 7. So. New Hampshire 139, 8. New Haven 134, 9. Saint Anselm 124, 10. American International 105, 11. Le Moyne 89, 12. Saint Michael's 84, 13. Stonehill 69, 14. Assumption 66, 15. Bentley 28, 16. Pace 25. (First Place Votes In Parentheses)



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August 21, 2009 LE MOYNE MEN'S SOCCER SELECTED FOURTH, VOLLEYBALL PICKED NINTH, WOMEN'S SOCCER TABBED 11TH IN NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLLS South Easton, Mass. - The Le Moyne College men's soccer team has been selected to finish fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, as voted on by the league's 14 head coaches and released by the conference office on Friday, Aug. 21. The Le Moyne volleyball squad was picked to finish ninth in the conference standings among 16 teams, while the women's soccer team was tabbed 11th among 16 conference teams. In the men's soccer poll, Southern New Hampshire University garnered seven of 14 first-place votes and 188 points in being selected to repeat as regular season champions. Franklin Pierce, the 2007 National Champion, picked up one first-place vote and 174 to place second, while UMass Lowell, which earned a share of last season's regular season title, tallied four first-place votes and 172 points for third place. The Dolphins, who finished fourth in last season's standings and advanced to the conference championship game, registered 147 points to edge out Southern Connecticut State, which received a first-place vote, by one point for fourth place. Merrimack recorded 126 points and Bentley tallied 95 points to wrap up the top half of the standings. Assumption (83), Saint Michael's (77) and American International (73) complete the top-10, while Saint Anselm received the final first-place vote en route to 69 points and an 11th-place finish. New Haven (62), Saint Rose (31) and Stonehill (27) were selected to round out the poll. Le Moyne opens the season on Friday, Aug. 28 at Houghton at 5 p.m. The Dolphins will play their first home game on Wednesday, Sept. 2 against Dominican at 3:30 p.m. The contest with the Chargers will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The eight-team Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 1. The semifinals will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with the finals being played on Saturday, Nov. 7. In the volleyball poll, Bentley University was selected for the second straight year to finish atop the final regular season standings with five first-place votes and 242 points. Merrimack, which picked up three first-place votes, earned 235 points, while New Haven, which won last year's regular season and tournament championship after going 14-0 in its first season in the league, received a league-best seven first-place votes to finish third with 231 points. Conference newcomer Adelphi, which finished third in the East Coast Conference last year, earned one first-place vote and 210 points for fourth place, with American International picking up 182 points for fifth place. UMass Lowell (154), Stonehill (153) and Franklin Pierce (138) complete the top of the standings. The Dolphins registered 127 points for ninth place, while Saint Rose followed with 122 points, Southern Connecticut State tallied 113 and Pace recorded 93. Southern New Hampshire (75), Saint Michael's (43), Assumption (38) and Saint Anselm (20) were picked to round out the standings. The Dolphins open the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Molloy at 11:00 a.m. Le Moyne will open the home portion of its schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8 against Roberts Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m. The contest with the Raiders will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The eight-team Northeast-10 tournament, hosted by UMass Lowell, will begin on Friday, Nov. 13. The semifinals and finals will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. In the women's soccer preseason poll, Franklin Pierce, which shared the 2008 regular season title with Saint Rose, earned 12 of 16 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the poll with 252 points. Saint Rose recorded the final four first-place votes to place second with 243 points. Rounding out the top-five was Merrimack with 204 points, Southern Connecticut State with 199 points and UMass Lowell with 171 points. Conference newcomer Adelphi (153), Southern New Hampshire (139) and New Haven (134) were selected to complete the top half of the preseason poll and make the conference tournament. Saint Anselm picked up 124 points, American International registered 105 points, the Dolphins earned 89 and Saint Michael's received 84 points to make up the next quarter of the poll. Stonehill (69), Assumption (66), Bentley (28) and Pace (25) were selected to complete the standings. The Dolphins open the regular season on Thursday, Aug. 27 against St. Thomas Aquinas at 5 p.m. as part of American International's Tournament. Le Moyne will play its first home contest on Wednesday, Sept. 2 against Southern New Hampshire at 1:00 p.m. The contest with the Penmen will be broadcast live at www.lemoynedolphins.tv. The Northeast-10 tournament quarterfinals will begin on Sunday, Nov. 1. The semifinals will take place on Thursday, Nov. 5, with the finals being played on Sunday, Nov. 8. -agate- 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Poll 1. Southern New Hampshire (7) 188, 2. Franklin Pierce (1) 174, 3. UMass Lowell (4) 172, 4. Le Moyne 147, 5. Southern Connecticut (1) 146, 6. Merrimack 126, 7. Bentley 95, 8. Assumption 83, 9. Saint Michael's 77, 10. American International 73, 11. Saint Anselm (1) 69, 12. New Haven 62, 13. Saint Rose 31, 14. Stonehill 27. (First Place Votes In Parentheses) 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll 1. Bentley (5) 242, 2. Merrimack (3) 235, 3. New Haven (7) 231, 4. Adelphi (1) 210, 5. American International 182, 6. UMass Lowell 154, 7. Stonehill 153, 8. Franklin Pierce 138, 9. Le Moyne 127, 10. Saint Rose 122, 11. Southern Connecticut 113, 12. Pace 93, 13. Southern New Hampshire 75, 14. Saint Michael's 43, 15. Assumption 38, 16. Saint Anselm 20. (First Place Votes In Parentheses) 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll 1. Franklin Pierce (12) 252, 2. Saint Rose (4) 243, 3. Merrimack 204, 4. So. Connecticut 199, 5. UMass Lowell 171, 6. Adelphi 153, 7. So. New Hampshire 139, 8. New Haven 134, 9. Saint Anselm 124, 10. American International 105, 11. Le Moyne 89, 12. Saint Michael's 84, 13. Stonehill 69, 14. Assumption 66, 15. Bentley 28, 16. Pace 25. (First Place Votes In Parentheses)