Clarkson heads up ECAC women’s preseason team, preseason poll

Clarkson is the ECAC women’s coaches’ pick to win the conference this season, as announced Tuesday in the annual preseason poll.

The Golden Knights received seven of 12 first-place votes and also placed three players on the ECAC women’s preseason all-conference team.

2013 ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL

Team (First-Place Votes)Total Points
1. Clarkson (7)117
2. Cornell (5)111
3. Harvard99
4. Quinnipiac94
5. St. Lawrence78
6. Dartmouth75
7. Princeton56
8. Rensselaer46
9. Colgate43
10. Yale37
11. Brown26
12. Union11

2013 ECAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Player's NamePositionClassTeam
Erica HoweGSr.Clarkson
Sarah EdneyDJr.Harvard
Erin AmbroseDSo.Clarkson
Kelly BabstockFSr.Quinnipiac
Jamie Lee RattrayFSr.Clarkson
Jillian SaulnierFJr.Cornell