October 31, 2007

BRYANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PICKED NINTH IN NE-10

Senior Lynne-Ann Kokoski is back to run the Bryant offense in 2007-08.

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. -  The Bryant University women's basketball team was selected to finish ninth in the Northeast-10 Conference this season by the head coaches as the conference office officially released the 2007-08 Preseason Coaches Poll.

The Bulldogs, under the direction of 17th-year coach Mary Burke, return 10 letterwinners from last year's team that posted a 19-10 overall record and 14-8 record in the Northeast-10.  Leading the way is sophomore standout Kelsey O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) who led the Bulldogs with 14.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in earning Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie honors as a freshman. 

The Bulldogs will have only one senior on this year's roster as senior guard Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, Mass.) returns for her final season after playing in all 29 games as a junior, scoring 7.0 points per game and dishing out 109 assists. 

Bryant will open the season on Thursday, November 15 at Adelphi. 

NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL (WOMEN)
1. Bentley (5), 200
2. Southern Connecticut (4), 196
3. American International (5), 189
4. Stonehill (1), 176
5. Franklin Pierce, 174
6. Assumption, 148
7. Saint Rose, 141
8. Pace, 117
9. BRYANT, 116
10. UMass Lowell, 116
11. Merrimack, 73
12. Saint Michael's, 61
13. Le Moyne, 54
14. Southern NH, 47
15. Saint Anselm, 32