Women's Basketball Picked Eighth in Big South Preseason Poll
The Coastal Carolina University women's basketball team was selected to finish eighth in the Big South Conference’s annual preseason poll, as voted by the League’s Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. The announcement was made today at the Westin Hotel in downtown Charlotte as part of the 2004-05 Basketball Tip-Off Media Luncheon.
For the second year in a row, Liberty was unanimously selected to win its eighth-straight regular-season crown, which would set a Conference record. The Lady Flames have gone undefeated in Conference play for two straight years, and have won 38 consecutive Big South contests, dating back to the 2001-02 season. High Point was voted second, while UNC Asheville, Radford and Charleston Southern round out the top five. Birmingham-Southern placed sixth in the women’s poll, followed by Winthrop at seventh and Coastal Carolina eighth. VMI does not field a women’s team.
The Lady Chants return five letterwinners to the squad, including seniors Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and Lucia Popovici (Edmonton, Alberta/Jasper Place). Sophomore Alisha Dill (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill) is the team's returning leading scorer, as she averaged 5.2 points per game in 2003-04.
Coastal opens the 2004-05 season with an exhibition contest against the Low Country All-Stars Sunday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. The regular season starts for the Lady Chants Friday, Nov. 19, against Anderson at 7 p.m. in Kimbel Arena.
2004-05 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll (combined votes)
2004-05 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll (combined votes)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Liberty (16) 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128
High Point 0 77 30 0 0 0 0 0 107
UNC Asheville 0 21 48 15 4 3 0 0 91
Radford 0 0 6 40 12 6 0 2 66
Charleston Southern 0 14 12 0 24 6 4 2 62
Birmingham-Southern 0 0 0 15 24 15 0 2 56
Winthrop 0 0 0 10 0 9 14 4 37
Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 6 29
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