Johns Hopkins was picked to win their 3rd straight Conference title in the annual preseason coaches' poll.
The Blue Jays picked-up eight first-place votes and 98 points to finish first in the poll. McDaniel garnered the remaining three first-place votes and earned 88 points to edge out Swarthmore for the second place spot. Gettysburg and Haverford earned 70 and 68 points, respectively, to round out the top-five.
Returning All-Conference Players
First Team
F-Marin McCoy, Swarthmore, Jr, Denver, Colo. / Colorado Academy
B-Kristen Upton, McDaniel, Sr, Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks South
B-Casarah Morales*, Muhlenberg, Soph, Rockaway, N.J. / Morris Hills
GK-Sarah McDonald, McDaniel, Sr, Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury
Second Team
F-Kirsten Gibson, McDaniel, Jr, Lancaster, Pa. / Penn Manor
F-Katie Dougherty, Swarthmore, Sr, La Grange, Ill. / Lyons Township
M-Katie Safter, Haverford, Jr, Brooklyn, N.Y. / Bard HS Early College
B-Caroline Coats, Swarthmore, Jr, Holladay, Utah / Waterford School
B-Kendra Griesman, Haverford, Soph, Arlington, Mass. / Arlington
B-Melissa Curran, Swarthmore, Jr, Sunrise, Fla. / American Heritage
B-Marissa Funke, McDaniel, Jr, Kings Park, N.Y. / Smithtown West
Honorable Mention
F-Arianna Sabatino, Washington College, Jr, Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West
F-Katie Kirschenmann, McDaniel, Sr, Damascus, Md. / Damascus
F-Reanna Leoni, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, Tallahassee, Fla. / Bill Crothers School
M-Kristen Hori, Johns Hopkins, Jr, Honolulu, Hawaii / Iolani School
M-Olivia Termini, Dickinson, Jr, Mountaintop, Pa. / Crestwood
M-Bailey Monaco, Johns Hopkins, Sr, South Salem, N.Y. / John Jay
B-Nicolette Runko, Franklin & Marshall, Soph, Howell, N.J. / Marine Academy
B-Anna Budny, Ursinus, Sr, Richboro, Pa. / Council Rock North
*2016 Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year