Muhlenberg was selected to defend their title in the 2017-18 Centennial Conference women's basketball preseason poll of women's basketball coaches and sports information directors.
The defending Conference Champions Muhlenberg secure the premiere position in the preseason poll earning 9 first-place votes and 185 points. Haverford was selected to finish 2nd, narrowly edging out Gettysburg, with 8 first-place votes and 180 points, while the Bullets received the remaining five first-place votes and 178 points. Johns Hopkins (142 points) and Dickinson (112 points) earned the 4th and 5th place spots, respectively.
Teams open their seasons next Wednesday, November 15th.
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (first place votes)
Returning 2017 All-Conference Players
First Team
F-Emily Gibbons, Gettysburg, Sr, 6-0, Annapolis, Md. / Severn School
F-Sierra Berkel, Haverford, Sr, 5-10, Flushing, N.Y. / Townsend Harris
G-Brandi Vallely, Muhlenberg, Sr, 5-7, Oley Valley, Pa. / Oley Valley
G-Emma Dorshimer, Gettysburg, Jr, 5-9, Jenkintown, Pa. / Jenkintown
Second Team
G-Lillian Scott, Johns Hopkins, Jr, Westfield, N.J. / Westfield
F-Lydia Konstanzer, Ursinus, Soph, 6-0, Sellersville, Pa. / Pennridge
G-Macy Goldbach, Haverford, Jr, 5-10, Garnet Valley, Pa. / Garnet Valley
Honorable Mention
F-Chelsea Gary, Muhlenberg, Sr, 6-1, Nazareth, Pa. / Nazareth
F-Samantha Wetzel, Haverford, Sr, 6-3, Sicklerville, N.J. / St. Joseph's
G-Rachel Plotke, Muhlenberg, Sr, 5-4, Woodbridge, Conn. / Hamden Hall Country Day
G-Jasmine Smith, McDaniel, Sr, 5-4, Baltimore, Md. / Poly
2017 Player of the Year- Emily Gibbons, Gettysburg, Sr., F
2017 Rookie of the Year- Lydia Konstanzer, Ursinus, Soph., F