CCC 2016 Pre-Season Field Hockey Coaches' Poll
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina University field hockey team is picked to finish fourth according to a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) pre-season coaches' poll.
A school-record 13-game win streak propelled Salve Regina to a second-place regular-season finish and a program-best 17 victories. Key returnees include three captains – seniors Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.), Sarah Thompson (Clinton, Conn.), and junior Jessie Severino (Branford, Conn.). Gendreau and Severino earned All-CCC accolades last fall while the Seahawks graduated four other all-conference performers including the bulk of last season's offense.
Returners Lindsey Venuto (Foxboro, Mass.), Hope Vaughn (Granby, Conn.), and Jillian Mosca (Whitesboro, N.Y.) have an opportunity to step into more productive roles. Newcomers Mary O'Connor, Mary Zanine, and Hannah Filiault have impressed head coach Jennifer Foster to earn plenty of minutes early on defense and midfield.
The Poll:
| 1. |
U. of New England |
48 (6 first place votes) |
| 2. |
Endicott |
42 (1 first place vote) |
| 3. |
Roger Williams |
31 |
| 4. | Salve Regina | 27 |
| 5. | Western New Eng. |
21 |
| 6. |
Gordon |
20 |
| 7. |
Nichols | 7 |
**Points are awarded based on position selected in the poll. A first place vote is awarded seven points, a second place vote is six points, etc.