Preseason Video Interviews - Record Book - Season Preview
Vanessa Budd, Franklin & Marshall
LANCASTER, Pa. - Defending Centennial champion Franklin & Marshall is the preseason choice of the Conference coaches to win the women's lacrosse title.
The Diplomats received seven of a possible 10 first-place ballots (teams not permitted to vote for themselves) for 79 points to edge out Gettysburg. Gettysburg picked up the three remaining first-place votes and earned 75 points.
Washington College was selected to finish 3rd with 59 points, while Haverford and Dickinson finished with 52 points a piece to tie for the 4th spot.
| Team | 2015 Record | Points |
| 1-Franklin & Marshall |
20-3 (8-1 CC) |
79 (7 first place votes) |
| 2-Gettysburg |
16-4 (8-1) | 75 (3) |
| 3-Washington College |
11-5 (7-2) | 59 |
| T4-Dickinson |
8-7 (4-5) | 52 |
| T4-Haverford | 11-8 (5-4) | 52 |
| 6-Ursinus | 4-13 (2-7) | 37 |
| 7-Muhlenberg | 9-7 (5-4) | 36 |
| 8-McDaniel | 10-8 (4-5) | 34 |
| 9-Swarthmore | 7-9 (2-7) | 27 |
| 10-Bryn Mawr | 4-13 (0-9) | 9 |
Returning All-Centennial Players
1st Team
A-Grace Saliba, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, Davidsonville, Md. / St. Andrew's School
D-Vanessa Budd, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Darien, Conn. / Darien
D-Moira Mahoney, Dickinson, Sr, Wayne, Pa. / Radnor
D-Samantha Blicht, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, Wilton, Conn. / Wilton
GK-Margaret Philbin, Ursinus, Sr, Danbury, Conn. / Ridgefield
2nd Team
A-Casey Armstrong, Muhlenberg, Sr, Kendall Park, N.J. / South Brunswick
A-Paige Moriarty, Franklin & Marshall, Soph, Glen Ridge, N.J. / Glen Ridge
A-Alli Dudley, Washington College, Jr, New Windsor, Md. / Francis Scott Key
M-Maddy Siebold, Dickinson, Jr, Mountain Lakes, N.J. / Mountain Lakes
M-Anastasia Mergner, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, West Caldwell, N.J. / James Caldwell
D-Sarah Bozzo, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Mountain Lakes, N.J. / Mountain Lakes
D-Lisa Grous, Ursinus, Jr, Washington Township, N.J. / Bishop Eustace
GK-Megan Chenworth, Haverford, Sr, Schnecksville, Pa. / Parkland
Honorable Mention
A-Maggie Connolly, Gettysburg, Sr, Winchester, Mass. / Winchester
A-Gabby Frank, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown
M-Maggie Quinn, McDaniel, Sr, Crofton, Md. / Archbishop Spalding
M-Sarina Manetta, Haverford, Jr, Commack, N.Y. / Commack
M-Emily Tropsa, Gettysburg, Sr, Darien, Conn. / Darien
D-Tazmin Bailiff-Curtis, Swarthmore, Sr, San Diego, Calif. / The Bishop's School
GK-Tara Cuddihy, Dickinson, Jr, Basking Ridge, N.J. / Ridge
GK-Katie Alpert, Bryn Mawr, Jr, Longwood, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep
GK-Shannon Keeler, Gettysburg, Jr, Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown
Past Preseason Polls
| Year | Favorite | Finish |
| 2015 | Gettysburg | lost in final |
| 2014 | Gettysburg | champion |
| 2013 | Gettysburg | champion |
| 2012 | Gettysburg | champion |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | lost in final |
| 2010 | Gettysburg | lost in final |
| 2009 | Franklin & Marshall |
champion |
| 2008 | Franklin & Marshall |
champion |
| 2007 | Gettysburg |
lost in final |
Preseason IWLCA Top 20
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
FPV |
Record |
|
1 |
SUNY Cortland |
400 |
20 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
Trinity (CT) |
369 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
3 |
Franklin & Marshall |
368 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
4 |
Middlebury |
339 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
TCNJ |
309 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
6 |
Gettysburg |
270 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
7 |
Catholic |
262 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
8 |
York (PA) |
242 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
9 |
Salisbury |
237 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
10 |
Bowdoin |
219 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
11 |
Tufts |
198 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
12 |
Amherst |
161 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
13 |
Hamilton |
145 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
14 |
Messiah |
110 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
15 |
Fredonia St. |
106 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
16 |
Washington & Lee |
104 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
17 |
Colby |
89 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
18 |
SUNY Geneseo |
54 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
19 |
St. John Fisher |
49 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
20 |
Union (NY) |
37 |
0 |
0-0 |