Women's Basketball Picked 10th in GNAC Coaches Poll
The Lasell College women's basketball program opens the 2012-13 season on Thursday November 15th, when they host the Wentworth Leopards at 6pm.
Newton, Mass. (11/14/12) - The Lasell College women's basketball program opens the 2012-13 season on Thursday November 15th, when they host the Wentworth Leopards at 6pm.
The Lasers were selected 10th by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference coaches in the conference's preseason poll. Lasell's roster feature 5 returning players and eight newcomers as they look to build on their 2011-12 campaign. Senior Kim Archibald, junior Kayla Vincelette and sophomores Alexis Chappell, Dani Autencio and Justine Ryan return from last year's team.
This quintet averaged 38.5 points per game and 22.6 rebounds per game during the 2011-12 season. Newcomers Deanna Barrett, Ginelle Cola, Rebeka Costa, Talia Gabriel, Ashley Gleason, Molly Lauver, Sammy Long, and Nikita Soares, will be counted on to provide depth and added punch to the Lasell attack
Complete GNAC Conference Preseason Poll
Rank Institution Total Points 1 Emmanuel 144
2 Rivier 118
3 Suffolk 116
4 St. Joseph's (ME) 115
5 Norwich 92
6 Univ. of St. Jospeh's (CT) 88
7 Emerson 79
8 Johnson and Wales 73
9 Albertus Magnus 53
10 Lasell 46
11 Mount Ida 38
12 Simmons 33
13 Anna Maria 17
Complete GNAC Release