Albany Selected as MAAC Women's Golf Preseason Favorite
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. – The University at Albany has been selected as the favorite to win the 2015 MAAC Women’s Golf Championship. The Great Danes received a total of 59 votes, including four first place votes to claim the top spot.
The Great Danes just missed a second-place finish at the 2014 MAAC Championship with a three-day total of 1,007 – two strokes behind runner-up, Quinnipiac. Albany’s 2015 roster features a wealth of youth, as five of the six student-athletes on the team are underclassmen. A second-place finish at the Quinnipiac Classic and a third-place finish at the Lehigh Invitational highlighted the fall season for the Great Danes. The squad had two golfers finish in the top-10 at both tournaments, led by rookie Annie Lee who finished tied for fifth at Lehigh and eighth at Quinnipiac.
Dayton and Siena finished tied for second in the poll with 49 points apiece. The Saints earned two first-place votes, while first-year league member, Dayton, received one. Fairfield finished close behind the two teams with 46 points to come in fourth. Monmouth followed in fifth with 29 points, Hartford (27) finished sixth, while Quinnipiac (17) and Niagara (12) came in seventh and eighth, respectively.
The 2015 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will be held April 24-26 at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
2015 Coaches’ Preseason Poll
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Albany
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59
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T-2.
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Dayton
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49
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T-2.
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Siena
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49
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4.
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Fairfield
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46
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Monmouth
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29
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Hartford
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27
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Quinnipiac
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17
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Niagara
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12
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