Defending champion Ursinus is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Centennial championship in a poll of Conference coaches.
The Bears received nine first-place votes and earned 99 points to edge out Franklin & Marshall (92 points) for the top spot in the poll. Haverford received 73 points to narrowly take the third-place spot over Muhlenberg (72 points). Dickinson secured the fifth-spot in the preseason poll with 68 points.
1- Ursinus, 99 points (9 first place votes)
2- Franklin & Marshall, 92 (2)
3- Haverford, 73
4- Muhlenberg, 72
5- Dickinson, 68
6- Johns Hopkins, 53
7- Washington College, 50
8- Gettysburg, 39
9- McDaniel, 30
10- Swarthmore, 19
11- Bryn Mawr, 10
Returning All-Conference Players
First Team
B-Aliki Torrence, Ursinus, Sr, Reading, Pa. / Exeter
M-Elizabeth Davis, Washington College, Sr, Earleville, Md. / Bohemia Manor
D-Merritt Davis, Dickinson, Sr, Baltimore, Md. / Garrison Forest
M-Emily Boyle, Muhlenberg, Sr, Bangor, Pa. / Bangor
F-Amber Steigerwalt, Ursinus, Sr, Warrington, Pa. / Central Bucks South
Second Team
B-Claudia Theriault, Muhlenberg, Sr, West Deptford, N.J. / West Deptford
D-Bridget Falcone, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, New Canaan, Conn. / New Canaan
F-Gabrielle Yore, McDaniel, Jr, Olney, Md. / Sherwood
F-Hannah Fitzgerald, Gettysburg, Sr, Larchmont, N.Y.,/ Mamaroneck
D-Kim Monteferante, Dickinson, Jr, Putnam Valley, N.Y. / Lakeland
M-Elena Veale, Haverford, Jr, Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends School
B-Bridget Sherry, Ursinus, Soph, Swarthmore, Pa. / Strath Haven
GK-Emma Rosenthal, Muhlenberg, Jr, Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East
Honorable Mention
M-Emily Davis, Muhlenberg, Soph, Lake Hiawatha, N.J. / Parsippany (2015 Rookie of the Year)
M-Anne Horsley, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Pennington, N.J. / Pennington School
GK-Haley Mowery, Gettysburg, Jr, Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Northern