Women's Basketball | 10/26/2017 3:22:00 PM
COMPLETE PSAC RELEASE (POLLS/VIDEOS)
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University women's basketball team landed the fourth spot in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) preseason coaches' poll, the league announced today (Thursday, Oct. 26).
East Stroudsburg snagged the top spot in the poll with seven first-place votes, before West Chester took No. 2 with the final two votes. In the west, IUP gathered eight first-place votes and the top spot while California (Pa.) got the remaining vote and the No. 2 slot.
Alison Tagliaferri led the Huskies to an 11-17 mark in her first season, including a 9-13 record in PSAC play. The team played well down the stretch of the season, winning 10 of their last 15 games before falling to Shippensburg in the PSAC quarterfinal.
Without a single senior on the roster, the Huskies will look to their three returning juniors in
Alyssa Mack (Walnutport, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic),
Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area) and
Taylor Sneidman (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) for leadership. As a sophomore, Mack averaged 13.2 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Other returners who gained experience last season include
Taylor Montana (Berwick, Pa./Berwick),
Marissa Molnar (Erie, Pa./McDowell),
Meghan Corridoni (Exeter, Pa./Holy Redeemer) and
Leah Myers (York, Pa./Eastern York). Seven freshmen will boost the roster.
Bloomsburg opens the season on Nov. 11 in the Carol Eckman Memorial Tournament against regional opponent Glenville State. The game will be played at West Chester and is slated for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off.
