Women's Soccer Voted Third in ECC Preseason Poll
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Aug. 22, 2012) - The LIU Post women's soccer team has been selected to finish third in the East Coast Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's coaches.
The Pioneers received a total of 64 points and one first place vote, just four points behind runner-up Dowling College, who also recieved a first place vote. Bridgeport was selected to repeat as ECC Championshis with 74 points and five first place votes.
The Pioneers posted a 9-5-2 record in 2011, earning their fourth straight appearance in the ECC Championships, where they were eliminated in penalty kicks.
Molloy's Alison Sloper earns the top offensive honor after a 2011 season where she earned a First Team spot on the ECC All-Conference and Daktronics All-Region lists. She was also a NSCAA Third Team All-Region selection after scoring 12 goals and dished off six assists for 30 points for Molloy.
Bridgeport's Julia Hansson is awarded the Defensive Player of the Year honor after being named the ECC's Goalkeeper of the Year in 2011. Hansson's honors did not end there. She was also named to the NSCAA and Daktronics First Team All-East Region squad, and later earned the highest honor of First Team All-America by Daktronics. In 2011, Hansson put together a 16-0-2 record in net for the Purple Knights, with a 0.27 goals against average, .955 save percentage, 106 saves, and 13 shutouts. Her save percentage and goals against average led all of Division II.
LIU Post kicks off its season on Aug. 31, taking on American International College at the UMass-Lowell Women's Soccer Classic at 4 p.m.