New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference's 10 women's basketball head coaches have voted on their 2018-19 preseason poll and defending champion SUNY Old Westbury was selected to repeat after receiving eight first-place votes.
The Farmingdale State women's basketball team was chosen to finish in fifth place after receiving 55 votes. In 2017-18, the Rams were 15-12 (13-5 Skyline) and fell to Old Westbury in the semifinals of the playoffs.
This year FSC opens play with a home non-conference game on Thursday, November 15th at 6:00 p.m. versus Brooklyn College. In addition to the matchup against Brooklyn, the Rams will play six other non-conference games including back-to-back National Champion and #1 ranked Amherst College twice this season (November 17th & January 22nd). Amherst enters the year riding a 66-game winning streak. Farmingdale State begins Skyline Conference action on Tuesday, November 20th with a road contest at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn tipping off at 5:00 p.m.
The six-team Skyline Conference Women's Basketball Championship will take place on campus sites from Feb. 19-23.
2018-19 Skyline Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Old Westbury (23-4, 15-3 Skyline), 79 (8)
2. Mount Saint Mary (21-7, 17-1), 68 (1)
T3. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (11-15, 9-9), 56 (1)
T3 USMMA (17-9, 12-6), 56
5. Farmingdale State (15-12, 13-5), 55
6. Mount Saint Vincent (11-12, 9-9), 46
7. Purchase (11-14, 7-11), 36
8. St. Joseph's-Long Island (9-16, 6-12), 23
9. Yeshiva (4-20, 2-16), 18
10. Sarah Lawrence (1-22, 0-18), 13
(First place votes)
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