New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference has released the preseason coaches polls for the 2018 spring sports including women's lacrosse, men's lacrosse, baseball, softball and men's tennis.
Women's Lacrosse
1. Farmingdale State (7), 49
2. St. Joseph's-L.I. (1), 41
3. Mount Saint Mary, 35
4. Old Westbury, 30
5. USMMA, 25
6. Purchase, 24
7. Maritime, 11
8. Mount Saint Vincent, 9
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
The women's lacrosse team has been selected to repeat as Skyline Conference Champions in 2018. Last season the Rams posted an 18-2 record and were a perfect 8-0 in conference play. Farmingdale State earned the #1 seed for the playoffs and defeated St. Joseph's-LI in the Skyline Championship.
The Rams open the 2018 season on Saturday, February 24th with a non-conference home game against Scranton at 1:00 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse
1.USMMA (4), 34
2. Farmingdale State (2), 29
T3. Mount Saint Mary (1) and St. Joseph's-L.I., 25
5. Maritime, 17
6. Purchase, 11
7. Mount Saint Vincent, 6
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
The men's lacrosse team was 12-6 last season, including 5-4 in the conference. The Rams defeated Kean in the first round of the playoffs before falling, 10-5, at Montclair State in the semifinals.
FSC opens the season with a home non-conference game against Mitchell on Saturday, February 24th at 3:30 p.m.
Baseball
1. Maritime (8), 78
2. St. Joseph's-L.I. (1), 71
3. Farmingdale State (1), 68
4. Old Westbury, 55
5. USMMA, 50
6. Mount Saint Mary, 42
7. Mount Saint Vincent, 29
8. Purchase, 26
9. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 22
10. Yeshiva, 9
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
The baseball team was 21-15 overall last year and 13-5 in the conference. Farmingdale State entered the playoffs as the #3 seed and fell, 2-0, to Merchant Marine in the first round.
The Rams open the 2018 season with a non-conference home doubleheader against New Rochelle on Sunday, March 4th at noon.
Softball
1. Mount Saint Mary (6), 62
2. Farmingdale State (2), 56
3. Mount Saint Vincent, 47
4. St. Joseph's-L.I. (1), 42
5. Purchase, 29
6. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 28
T7. Old Westbury and Sarah Lawrence, 26
9. Yeshiva, 8
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
Last season the softball team was 21-19, including 11-7 in the Skyline Conference. FSC entered the playoffs as the #4 seed and eventually lost to Sage in the Skyline Conference Championship game.
Farmingdale State kicks of 2018 with a Skyline Conference doubleheader at Yeshiva on Wednesday, March 7th at 6:00 p.m.
Men's Tennis
1. Yeshiva (7), 49
2. USMMA (1), 36
3. Purchase, 35
4. Mount Saint Mary, 33
5. Farmingdale State, 29
6. Sarah Lawrence, 17
7. St. Joseph's-L.I., 15
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 8
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
The men's tennis team posted an 8-10 record (4-4 Skyline) last year. The Rams went into the playoffs as the fifth-seed and were eliminated by Mount Saint Mary in the first round.
Farmingdale State opens the spring season with a non-conference road match on Wednesday, March 14th at York (NY) @ 4:00 p.m.
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