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<span class="page-date">November 12, 2008</span>


      <h1 class="article-title">Women's Basketball Poll Tabs Moravian As Favorite</h1>
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  <p>MADISON, N.J. &ndash; The Moravian College women&rsquo;s
basketball team has been picked as the favorite to claim the
2008-09 Landmark Conference women&rsquo;s basketball championship
as selected in the Landmark Preseason Women&rsquo;s Basketball
Poll. The head women&rsquo;s basketball coaches and sports
information directors at each institution were polled for the
preseason ballot.<br>

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The Greyhounds led a tight voting that had the top three teams all
finish within 10 points. Moravian earned 83 points in the voting,
finishing four ahead of defending Landmark Champion The University
of Scranton. Juniata College was third in the balloting with 73
points. The trio was a clear top three on the ballot as The
Catholic University of America was picked fourth with 51 points,
more than 20 back of Juniata.<br>

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Moravian welcomes back All-Conference performers Kate Harrison and
Alyssa Bisci from a team that went 16-11 overall and 9-5 in
Landmark play last season. The All-Conference duo are among 12
returnees for the Greyhounds, who lost just two seniors and one
starter from last year&rsquo;s squad.<br>

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Scranton won the Landmark title and reached the NCAA Tournament
last season, finishing with a 13-1 Landmark record and an overall
mark of 21-6. Three seniors are gone, including the Landmark Player
of the Year, but nine players return, including the Landmark Rookie
of the Year Megan Kopecki.<br>

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Juniata was also an NCAA Tournament participant a year ago, and are
the only Landmark team with three returning All-Conference
performers as Claudia McDowell, Kelly Ashcraft and Jen Hnatuck all
return. The Eagles will need to replace four seniors, including two
starting guards from last year&rsquo;s 18-10 team.<br>

<br>

New Head Coach Matt Donohue takes over a Catholic program that
posted a 5-9 record in the conference and went 10-15 overall. The
Cardinals did not lose a single player to graduation and returns
second-team All-Conference pick Brian Peterson along with the
conference&rsquo;s leading shot blocker.<br>

<br>

The United States Merchant Marine Academy holds the fifth spot in
the polling with 48 points. New Head Coach Matt Dempsey takes over
a team that earned the fourth seed in the Landmark postseason and
finished 15-11 overall and 7-7 in the conference. The Mariners Lost
a first-team All-Conference pick, but return four other starters,
including the Landmark Defensive Player of the Year Brooke
Picillo.<br>

<br>

Susquehanna University is just a point back of the Mariners with 47
points to place sixth in the voting. Sophomore Rachael Hughes was
an All-Conference choice as a freshman and is one of nine returning
letterwinners for the young Crusaders who do not have a senior on
the roster.<br>

<br>

With 24 points, Drew University holds the seventh spot in the poll.
Drew lost its one All-Conference performer to graduation, but
return nearly every other starter from the team that was 6-19
overall and 4-10 in the conference last year. Among the returnees
are three of the top-five scorers led by Laura Methvin.<br>

<br>

Goucher College rounds out the polling, finishing with 15 points.
The Gophers have to replace their lone All-Conference performer but
bring back four starters after going 2-12 in conference play and
finishing with a 7-17 overall mark last year. Amber Smith is the
team&rsquo;s top returning scorer and rebounder.<br>

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The 2008-09 season opens on November 15 when six Landmark teams
will open up competition. Conference play will begin on Saturday
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