The Lycoming College women’s basketball team was selected to finish eighth in the Landmark Conference preseason coaches’ poll.

Scranton, the nine-time defending conference champion, topped the poll with 80 points and eight first-place votes. Catholic finished second with 73 points and the other two first-place votes, while Elizabethtown (64), Susquehanna (59), Moravian (43) and Drew (41) round out the other teams expected to make the championship tournament six-team conference. . Wilkes (31), Lycoming (29), Goucher (15) and Juniata (15) complete the voting.

The Warriors return four starters from a team that finished 12-13 overall and 6-12 in the Landmark Conference in the final year of Chris Ditzler’s 32-year tenure. First-year head coach Shane Rottier welcomes back senior guards Meghan Dufner (10.0 ppg, 4.4 ppg, 2.9 ppg) and Mya Wetzel (6.9 ppg) , 3.0 ppg, 1.4 ppg) and senior forwards Ashley Yoh (9.7 ppg, 5.3 ppg) and Alicia. Goldenziel (5.8 ppg, 4.5 RPG, 1.3 apg).

The Warriors begin their season on Wednesday, November 13 when they host Penn State-Altoona at 7 p.m. Six days later, they will open Landmark Conference play at Juniata.