Team-by-Team Preview | Record Book
Defending champion Franklin & Marshall is the preseason favorite to win the 2018 Centennial championship in a poll of Conference coaches.
The Diplomats received seven first-place votes and 97 points to edge 2017 runner-up Johns Hopkins, who garnered four firsts and 92 points. Ursinus was the No. 3 choice with 86 points, followed by Haverford (65) and Washington College (60) to round out the top five.
2018 Preseason Poll
1-Franklin & Marshall (7) | 97 |
2-Johns Hopkins (4) | 89 |
3-Ursinus | 86 |
4-Haverford | 65 |
5-Washington College | 60 |
6-Dickinson | 55 |
7-Gettysburg | 54 |
8-Muhlenberg | 41 |
9-Swarthmore | 25 |
10-Bryn Mawr | 20 |
11-McDaniel | 13 |
(#) first-place votes
Returning All-Conference Players
First Team
Pos / Name, Cl, Hometown / High School
F-Erin Coverdale, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., Lewes, DE / Cape Henlopen
D-Bridget Sherry, Ursinus, Sr., Swarthmore, PA / Strath Haven
D-Grace Hillman, Johns Hopkins, Sr., Stockton, NJ / Lawrenceville School
F-Kailyn Brandt, Washington College, Soph., White Hall, MD / Hereford
GK-Jodie Baris, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Westport, CT / Staples
Second Team
M-Emma Bertrando, Gettysburg, Soph., West Chester, PA / Henderson
M-Jillian Beemon, Dickinson, Jr., Ann Arbor, MI / Skyline
M-Rachel Gordon, Haverford, Jr., Winnetka, IL / North Shore Country Day
M-Erin Saybolt, Ursinus, Jr., Souderton, PA / Souderton
M-Julia Soares, Gettysburg, Jr., Barrington, RI / Barrington
D-Sara Rilatt, Bryn Mawr, Soph., York, PA / Central York
GK-Ilianna Santangelo, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Sudbury, MA / Saint Marks
Honorable Mention
F-Megan Quattrone, McDaniel, Sr., Carlisle, PA / Carlisle
M-Nicole Schroyer, Washington College, Sr., Stevensville, MD / Kent Island
D-Caroline Aronowitz, Haverford, Jr., Columbus, OH / Columbus Academy
GK-Zelda Bank, Swarthmore, Sr., Dusseldorf, Germany / Lexington (Mass.)
M-Katie McErlean, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Phoenixville, PA / Phoenixville
D-Paige West, McDaniel, Sr., Reading, PA / Muhlenberg
Offensive Player of the Year
Erin Coverdale, Franklin & Marshall
Defensive Player of the Year
Grace Hillman, Johns Hopkins
Rookie of the Year
Kailyn Brandt, Washington College