Junior Heather Doran will be one of Syracuse’s field generals during the 2007 season.
Orange Tabbed Fourth in Preseason Field Hockey Poll
8/7/2007 4:19:55 PM | Field Hockey
PROVIDENCE – The Syracuse University field hockey was picked to finish fourth in the 2007 BIG EAST Preseason Poll released Tuesday, August 07, 2007. The league’s seven head coaches voted in the poll with the defending BIG EAST Champion Connecticut Huskies collecting the top position. The 2006 BIG EAST regular season co-champions Louisville and Providence were tied for second, followed by Syracuse, Rutgers, Villanova and Georgetown.
Syracuse (10-9, 2-4 BIG EAST) received 18 points, for fourth place in the poll. The Orange and first-year head coach Ange Bradley look to build on the late season success of 2006, as they were the only conference team to finish on a winning streak – taking the final two games.
The Orange will have a much different look in 2007. Bradley welcomes back 11 letterwinners and five starters from last season’s squad. Only SU’s third coach in program history, Bradley brings with her 15 newcomers to the Orange program. The priority in the fall will be the implementation of a new system along with the molding of SU’s 11 returnees and 15 newcomers into one unit. Bradley looks to the experience and leadership of the three returning seniors and the three juniors to pave the way for this new chapter of Syracuse field hockey.
The Orange opens its season at Colgate on Saturday, August 25 and will play its first home game a day later when Massachusetts visits Coyne Field at 2 p.m. SU begins BIG EAST play against Rutgers on Friday, September 14 at 6 p.m.
The BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship will take place on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. Syracuse will host the four team event, seeded by conference point total. The champion will receive the leagues’ automatic bid to the 16-team NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.
2007 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL
| BIG | BIG EAST | |||
| Points | EAST | Overall | Finish | |
| Connecticut (5) | 35 | 4-2 | 21-4 | t3rd |
| Louisville (1) | 28 | 5-1 | 12-8 | t1st |
| Providence (1) | 28 | 5-1 | 18-4 | t1st |
| Syracuse | 18 | 2-4 | 10-9 | 5th |
| Rutgers | 17 | 1-5 | 6-13 | 6th |
| Villanova | 15 | 4-2 | 13-8 | t3rd |
| Georgetown | 6 | 0-3 | 5-12 | 7th |
(-) – indicates first-place votes
BIG EAST Co-Offensive Players of the Year
Janelle Avila, Sr., F, Louisville
Lizzy Peijs, Sr., F/M, Connecticut
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Jennifer Kleinhans, Jr., B, Connecticut
All-BIG EAST Preseason Team^
Lauren Aird, Jr., F, Connecticut*
Janelle Avila, Sr., F, Louisville*
Allison Boris, Jr., F, Villanova
Stephanie Campbell, Sr., B, Villanova
Rachel Chamberlain, So., GK, Providence
Marie-Claire Heller, Sr., GK, Louisville
Jennifer Kleinhans, Jr., B, Connecticut*
Amy Lewis, Jr., M, Rutgers*
Abby Maguire, Sr., F, Providence
Lizzy Peijs, Sr., F/M, Connecticut*
Michalagh Stoddard, Sr., D, Providence*
Meghan Wheeler, Jr., M, Connecticut
^ - An extra member was added to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team due to a tie in voting
* - unanimous selection
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