EAST COAST CONFERENCE For Immediate Release Media Relations Friday, January 22, 2021 Twitter: @ECCSports Casey Rafferty Facebook: /eccsports
[email protected] www.eccsports.org YouTube: /EastCoastConference Instagram: @ECCSports Lincoln Memorial Tabbed as ECC Bowling Preseason Favorite West Babylon, N.Y. ‐ Lincoln Memorial Universityʹs womenʹs bowling team was deemed the East Coast Conference favorite in the leagueʹs preseason coachesʹ poll announced on Friday afternoon. Reigning ECC Bowler of the Year, Haley Youker (East Syracuse, N.Y.) of Mercyhurst, was also selected as the leagueʹs Preseason Bowler of the Year. Lincoln Memorial begins what will be an abbreviated season due to the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic atop the ECC poll after claiming eight out of 11 first‐place votes for 117 points. The Lady Railsplitters, who are also ranked No. 23 nationally in the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Top 25 poll, compiled a 55‐47 record last season. Six bowlers return from last yearʹs squad, including former ECC All‐Conference selections, Tyra Sanchez and Justine Brookover. Chestnut Hill, Caldwell, and Molloy were separated by just five points for the No. 2 through No. 4 spots in the poll. Chestnut Hill was second with one first‐place vote and 95 points, while Caldwell was third, also with one first‐place vote and 91 points. Molloy followed closely behind with 90 points to come in fourth. Tusculum totaled 67 points to finish in fifth. Felician was close behind in sixth with 62 points. Daemen, Mercyhurst, Roberts Wesleyan, Bloomfield, and St. Thomas Aquinas round out the remainder of the poll. Mercyhurst claimed the final first‐place vote.