Fairfield Women's Lacrosse Chosen as Team to Beat in 2011
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - The
Fairfield University Stags have been selected as the preseason favorites to
claim the 2011 MAAC Women's Lacrosse Championship, as determined by a vote of
the conference's seven head coaches.
Fairfield, last year's regular season champions, went 6-0 in
the conference and 13-5 overall. The Stags were upset, 9-7, by Marist in the
2010 MAAC Championship Game. Fairfield has not lost a regular season game in
the MAAC since the 2007 season. Third-year head coach Mike Waldvogel will be aiming
for the program's third conference title and a return to the NCAA Championship.
Fairfield's Kristen Coleman was chosen as the 2011 Preseason
MAAC Player of the Year. Coleman is a three-time First Team All-MAAC and Second
Team IWLCA All-Northeast Region selection. She has been named MAAC Offensive
Player of the Year twice and was the league's Rookie of the Year in 2008. She
is Fairfield's all-time leader in points (257), goals (186), and assists (71).
Last season Coleman tallied 79 points on 57 goals and 22 assists.
Marist College finished second in the poll with 40 points.
Canisius College was third with 34 points. Siena College finished fourth with
27 points, followed by Iona College (23), Manhattan College (15), and Niagara
University (13).
The preseason All-MAAC team consists of Coleman, Marist's
Kelly Condon, and Siena's Caitlin Mikel at attack. The midfielders are Canisius'
Megan Oosting, Fairfield's Brittany Bare and Chloe Mangan, Iona's Elizabeth
Coholan, and Manhattan's Chrissy Gutenberger. Fairfield's Renee L'Heureux, Iona's
Kelsey Sickles, and Siena's Amanda Corso were selected at defense. Canisius'
Allison Daley was chosen as the goalie.
Preseason Coaches'
Poll
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1.
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Fairfield
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44
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2.
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Marist
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40
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3.
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Canisius
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34
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4.
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Siena
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27
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5.
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Iona
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23
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6.
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Manhattan
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15
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7.
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Niagara
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13
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Preseason All-MAAC
Team
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Kristen Coleman
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Fairfield
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Kelly Condon
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Marist
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Caitlin Mikel
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Siena
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Megan Oosting
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Canisius
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Brittany Bare
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Fairfield
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Chloe Mangan
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Fairfield
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Elizabeth Coholan
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Iona
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Chrissy Gutenberger
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Manhattan
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Renee L'Heureux
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Fairfield
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Kelsey Sickles
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Iona
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Amanda Corso
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Siena
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Allison Daley
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Canisius
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Preseason Player of
the Year
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Kristen Coleman
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Fairfield
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