Women's Soccer Team Tops 2007 CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll

Philadelphia University is the preseason choice to win the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer regular-season championship according to a poll conducted by the league's 12 head coaches.  The Lady Rams collected eight first-place votes and 139 overall points, edging nearby rival Holy Family University, which garnered 134 points and three first-place nods.

Coach George Dunbar's team is the defending CACC Tournament Champion and also tied for the 2006 regular-season title with Holy Family.  Both squads finished with 8-1-1 records.  The Lady Rams then went on to defeat Holy Family to capture the tournament championship in a game that was decided by penalty kicks after going through two overtime periods tied at 1-1.   Philadelphia concluded the season with a 12-4-3 overall record.

The Lady Rams return nine starters and among them are three All-CACC selections in junior goalie Sara Hall, senior defender Michele Petruzzi and senior midfielder Brianna Reinford.  Hall led the CACC with a 0.91 goals-against average and seven shutouts and was fifth with a .842 save percentage.  Reinford was named MVP of the 2006 CACC Tournament and tied for the team lead with 15 points (six goals, three assists).

The 2007 women's soccer season gets underway on August 24-25, as the Lady Rams take on UMass-Lowell and Franklin Pierce University in non-conference games at Holy Family.

For the complete 2007 CACC Women's Soccer preseason poll, please visit: http://caccathletics.org/sports/wsoc/2007/News/pre-poll.ws.8-16-07