BROOKLYN, N.Y. --- The Northeast Conference announced the results of its Women's Golf Preseason Poll Tuesday afternoon and LIU Brooklyn has been predicted to finish in a tie for fourth place in the league.
Four different teams laid claim to first-place votes, with 2017 champion Sacred Heart and runner-up Fairleigh Dickinson swapping roles in the 2018 preseason tally. FDU received four first-place votes while SHU and third-place Central Connecticut each received one vote. Wagner earned the final first-place nod and was the school tied with the Blackbirds for fourth place.
Rounding out the poll order was sixth-place Saint Francis U. and seventh-place St. Francis Brooklyn.
LIU ended the 2017 NEC Championships in third place, with current sophomore Carolina Ronchel finishing seventh overall as a freshman with a 10-over 226 (77-75-74).
The 2018 NEC Championships are slated for April 20-22 at the LPGA International golf course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
2018 Northeast Conference Women's Golf Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Fairleigh Dickinson (4)
2. Sacred Heart (1)
3. Central Connecticut (1)
4. LIU Brooklyn
- Wagner (1)
6. Saint Francis U
7. St. Francis Brooklyn
First place votes in parentheses