Tuesday, August 21, 2007 
Mercy College Women's Soccer Picked 10th in ECC Preseason Poll
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. - The Mercy College women's soccer team has been selected 10th in the 2007 East Coast Conference (ECC) preseason poll, voted on by the league's head coaches. Defending regular season champion Bridgeport has been picked to win the ECC women's soccer crown. Adelphi, the 2006 ECC Tournament Champions, and NCAA Tournament Team, the University New Haven, are picked to finish second and third, respectively. C.W. Post is the coaches' pick for fourth place.
Mercy finished the 2006 season at 2-14 overall, with both wins coming in conference play as they posted a 2-8 ECC mark. The first league win was a 2-0 victory over Molloy, which was picked to finish fifth this year. The other triumph was a 1-0 decision over Concordia.
First year Head Coach Joe Mendonca will return seven letter winners from last year's squad, including five starters. The Mavericks will open the 2007 slate on Saturday, September 22, with a home ECC contest versus St. Thomas Aquinas College at 12:00 p.m.
The 2007 ECC Women's Soccer Tournament will take place on November 2, and November 4.
About Mercy College Athletics
Mercy College is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution and a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The College sponsors 15 men's and women's sports. To learn more about Mercy's Department of Athletics and Recreation, call (914) 674-7220 or visit http://www.mercyathletics.com/.
2007 EAST COAST CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Bridgeport (7)
111 points
2. Adelphi (4)
108 points
3. New Haven
101 points
4. C.W. Post
93 points
5. Molloy
68 points
6. NYIT
61 points
7. Dowling
57 points
8. St. Thomas Aquinas
43 points
9. Queens
42 points
10. Mercy
22 points
11. Concordia
20 points
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
Sofia Hoflin, Bridgeport, Sophomore, Forward
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
Kim Yacenda, C.W. Post, Senior, Goalkeeper
