CSAC announced preseason poll for women's basketball

VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference released the 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll. Bryn Athyn College secured their highest preseason voted in program history. Notre Dame of Maryland University was the top pick of the coaches in the 2022-23 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason poll.

The Gators got 84 points and four first-place votes. Bryn Athyn College was second with 80 points and three first-place votes.

Wilson College was third with 64 points. Keystone College was fourth with 63 points and a first-place vote, followed by defending CSAC champion, Clarks Summit University in fifth place with 57 points and a first-place vote.

Cedar Crest College was sixth with 50 points, followed by Cairn University with 49 points. Saint Elizabeth University was eighth with 45 points and one first-place vote.

Rosemont College was ninth with 30 points, followed by the University of Valley Forge in tenth with 28 points.

Conference play begins on Tuesday, November 22, with five conference matchups. The 2023 CSAC Women's Basketball Championship is set for Feb. 20-25. The top-six seeds will compete for the conference title and the NCAA Division III Championship automatic qualifier (AQ).

Coach Ponton on securing the highest preseason poll vote in program history, "When we came here three years ago, we promised to always celebrate every success along the way, and this is one to add to the list coming off a historic season last year," said Head Coach Travis Ponton, who took over the program in October, 2019. "We have been all about making history here with our program, and this is a testament to the work that our players and staff put in every day to help us build to this point. There is still a full season of basketball to play, so we have a long way to go and a lot of work to do in the coming months. This will certainly push us and challenge us to keep building every day, and we can't wait to see everyone in Asplundh Field House on November 12 for our season opener!"