Marian University women’s hockey has been picked seventh in the NCHA preseason poll, as voted on by the coaches of the league.
Four different schools earned first-place votes led by Adrian who icked up 60 points and five first-place votes. St. Norbert College received multiple first-place votes and finished with 54 points. Aurora earned the NCHA automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament a season ago and came in third with 49 points and Lake Forest was just one point behind the Spartans. Both Aurora and Lake Forest earned a first-place vote.
The remainder of the poll was a logjam with Concordia Wisconsin, Trine, and Marian all finishing within 10 points of each other. Finlandia earned 13 points and Lawrence finished with 10 to round out the poll.
The full release and poll from the NCHA can be found at https://www.nchahockey.org/sports/wice/2022-23/releases/WICE_polls2223.
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Marian opens the season at home against CUW in non-conference action Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S NCHA COACHES POLL
1. Adrian College (5 first-place votes): 60
2. St. Norbert College (2): 54
3. Aurora University (1): 49
4. Lake Forest College (1): 48
5. Concordia University Wisconsin: 36
6. Trine University: 32
7. Marian University: 22
8. Finlandia University: 13
9. Lawrence University: 10
