SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference released its annual Women's Soccer preseason poll and among the placements is Roger Williams University, expected to finish second in the TCCC.

Defending conference champion Endicott College received 13 of the 14 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Roger Williams University and University of New England, were picked to finish second and third, respectively.  Gordon College, which received the remaining first-place vote, was selected fourth.

Teams received 14 points for every first place vote received, 13 points for second place votes, 12 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.

Under first-year head coach Abigail Jackson, the Hawks clinched the third seed in The Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament with a 9-3-1 TCCC record. Facing off against sixth-seeded Western New England College, the Hawks were upset in the TCCC Quarterfinals 4-3 in a shootout on penalty kicks after a double-overtime showdown against the Golden Bears ended in a 2-2 tie in regulation.

This year, the Hawks look to reclaim the TCCC title after clinching the conference championship back in 2008 over Endicott in a 1-0 thriller.

2010 TCCC PRESEASON WOMEN'S SOCCER POLL

TEAM                               PTS (1st Place votes)

Endicott                           195 (13)

Roger Williams                    172

University of New England    159

Gordon                             148 (1)

Western New England          140

Salve Regina                      139

Wentworth                        105

Curry                               95

Nichols                             91

Colby-Sawyer                    79

New England College           57

Eastern Nazarene               41

Anna Maria                        31

Regis                                18