Week 14 | Feb. 5, 2019 | SoConSports.com PRESEASON HONORS CONFERENCE OVERALL Coaches Preseason Poll W L Pct. H A Stk W L Pct. H A N L10 Stk Mercer 7 0 1.000 3-0 4-0 W7 15 7 .682 7-3 7-3 1-1 8-2 W7 School (First-Place Votes) Total Points Chattanooga 6 1 .857 5-0 1-1 W3 11 11 .500 7-5 3-4 1-2 7-3 W3 T1. Mercer (4) 44 Furman 4 3 .571 4-1 0-2 L1 12 10 .545 10-4 1-6 1-0 5-5 L1 T1. ETSU (3) 44 3. Furman 32 ETSU 4 3 .571 4-0 0-3 W2 6 17 .261 6-5 0-11 0-1 4-6 W2 4. UNCG 27 Wofford 3 4 .429 3-1 0-3 W1 11 11 .500 9-1 2-10 0-0 5-5 W1 5. Chattanooga 26 UNCG 2 5 .286 2-1 0-4 L2 8 14 .364 7-2 0-11 1-1 2-8 L2 6. Wofford 23 Samford 2 5 .286 1-1 1-4 L3 7 15 .318 4-2 3-13 0-0 3-7 L3 7. Samford (1) 21 8. Western Carolina 7 Western Carolina 0 7 .000 0-2 0-5 L7 4 18 .182 3-6 1-11 0-1 1-9 L3 Media Preseason Poll THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 1. Mercer (9) 109 Wednesday, Feb. 6 Wofford at UNCG* ................................................................................................................................................................7 p.m. (ESPN3) 2. ETSU (4) 105 3. Chattanooga (1) 89 Thursday, Feb. 7 4. UNCG 65 Furman at Western Carolina* ...........................................................................................................................................5 p.m. (ESPN3) 5. Furman 58 6. Samford (1) 55 Saturday, Feb. 9 7. Wofford 42 Chattanooga at ETSU* ......................................................................................................................................................2 p.m. ((ESPN3) 8. Western Carolina 17 Wofford at Western Carolina* ..........................................................................................................................................2 p.m. (ESPN3) Mercer at Samford* ..............................................................................................................................................................3 p.m. (ESPN3) Furman at UNCG ..................................................................................................................................................................4 p.m. (ESPN+) Preseason Player of the Year KeKe Calloway Mercer Preseason All-SoCon Team Name School Erica Haynes-Overton, So., G ETSU Le’Jzae Davidson, Jr., G Furman Celena Taborn, So., C Furman LAST WEEK’S RESULTS KeKe Calloway, Sr., G Mercer Amanda Thompson, Sr., F Mercer Chattanooga 72, Western Carolina 58* Nadine Soliman, Jr., G UNCG Mercer 81, Wofford 79* Te’ja Twitty, Jr., G/F UNCG Furman 57, Samford 36* Lakelyn Bouldin, Jr., G Chattanooga ETSU 85, UNCG 76* Da’Ja Green, So., G Wofford Saturday, Feb. 2 Mercer 75, Furman 60* ETSU 88, Western Carolina 80 (OT)* Wofford 71, Samford 62* Chattanooga 64, UNCG 54* soconsports.com Facebook.com/SouthernConference @soconsports Instagram.com/SouthernConference #SoConHoops NOTES AND NUMBERS TEAM BREAKDOWNS Against Other Conferences Conference ....................... 2017-18 .....2018-19 ETSU Furman Head Coach ....................... Brittney Ezell Head Coach ...................... Jackie Carson America East ........................................0-0 ................. 0-0 2017-18 Record .... 20-13 (11-3 SoCon) 2017-18 Record .......18-14 (7-7 SoCon) American ..............................................3-2 ................. 0-6 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish .....2nd 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ......4th Starters Returning/Lost .....................3/2 Starters Returning/Lost .....................2/3 Atlantic Coast ......................................1-7 ................. 0-9 • Guard Erica Haynes-Overton returns for her sophomore • Head coach Jackie Carson enters her ninth year at the Atlantic Sun .........................................4-1 ................. 2-4 season after a fantastic freshman campaign in which she helm of her alma mater. was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year and • The Paladins return two starters from a team that fin- Atlantic 10 ............................................7-1 ................. 2-1 the SoCon Freshman of the Year after averaging 14.5 PPG. ished 7-7 in conference play last season. Junior Le’Jzae Big 12 .....................................................0-0 ................. 0-1 • The Bucs lost two starters, including leading scorer Ti- Davidson and sophomore Celena Taborn were presea- anna Tarter, from last year’s squad that went 11-3 in con- son all-conference selections. Big East ..................................................1-1 ................. 0-1 ference play and finished second to only the undefeated Mercer Bears. ETSU garnered 44 points in the coaches Big Sky ...................................................0-0 ................. 0-1 preseason poll, tying Mercer at the top. Big South .........................................11-10 ............ 12-12 Mercer UNCG Big Ten ...................................................2-2 ................. 0-2 Head Coach ..................... Susie Gardner Head Coach ................... Trina Patterson Big West ................................................0-0 ................. 0-0 2017-18 Record .......30-3 (14-0 SoCon) 2017-18 Record .......13-18 (6-8 SoCon) 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ...... 1st 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ..T-5th Colonial .................................................2-2 ................. 3-1 Starters Returning/Lost .....................3/2 Starters Returning/Lost .....................4/1 Conference USA .................................3-3 ................. 2-6 • Defending regular-season and tournament champion • Head coach Trina Patterson enters her third year at Horizon ..................................................0-2 ................. 0-0 Mercer lost three-time SoCon POTY Kahlia Lawrence but UNCG after leading the Spartans to a 13-18 record in returns KeKe Calloway, the preseason POTY and Amanda her second season at the helm. Ivy League ............................................0-1 ................. 0-1 Thompson, a preseason selection. • Preseason all-conference selection Nadine Soliman • The Bears, led by the 2017-18 SoCon Coach of the Year, Metro-Atlantic ....................................0-0 ................. 1-0 Susie Gardner, tied for first with ETSU in the preseason poll returns for the Spartans after averaging 13.5 points in the 2017-18 campaign. She was a Second-Team All- Mid-American .....................................1-1 ................. 1-2 (44 votes) but had one more first place vote (4) than ETSU (3). conference selection for her efforts. Mid-Eastern Athletic .........................6-3 ................. 3-4 Missouri Valley ....................................0-0 ................. 0-2 Samford Chattanooga Mountain West ...................................0-0 ................. 0-0 Head Coach ...........................Mike Morris Head Coach ......................Katie Burrows Northeast .............................................0-0 ................. 0-0 2017-18 Record ........15-16 (6-8 SoCon) 2017-18 Record .......17-13 (8-6 SoCon) 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ..T-5th 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ......3rd Ohio Valley ...........................................2-6 ................. 0-4 Starters Returning/Lost .....................4/1 Starters Returning/Lost .....................3/2 Patriot ....................................................0-0 ................. 0-0 • Head coach Mike Morris enters his 17th season at the • Katie Burrows takes over at the head of the program Pac-12 ....................................................0-2 ................. 0-1 helm of the Bulldogs. after serving on Jim Foster’s staff. Burrows also played • The Bulldogs return four starters from last season but for Chattanooga. Southeastern .......................................2-8 ................. 1-9 have to replace last season’s leading scorer, Hannah • Junior guard Lakelyn Bouldin was named to the pre- Southland .............................................0-0 ................. 0-0 Nichols. Samford was picked to finish 6th by the media season all-conference team after averaging 12.4 points and 7th by the coaches. per game last season. Southwestern Athletic .....................1-0 ................. 1-0 Summit ..................................................0-1 ................. 1-0 Sun Belt .................................................5-1 ................. 3-8 Western Carolina Wofford Western Athletic ................................0-0 ................. 0-0 Head Coach ..... Stephanie McCormick Head Coach ..................... Jimmy Garrity 2017-18 Record .......5-25 (1-13 SoCon) 2017-18 Record .... 10-20 (3-11 SoCon) West Coast ...........................................0-0 ................. 0-0 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ......8th 2017-18 Regular-Season Finish ......7th Non DI .................................................13-1 ...............12-1 Starters Returning/Lost .....................3/2 Starters Returning/Lost .....................3/2 Overall .................................. 64-55 ......... 40-73 • Western Carolina, led by head coach Stephanie Mc- • Wofford, who touts a young roster once again, gets Cormick, returns three starters from a squad that went preseason all-conference player, Chloe Wanink, back 5-25 last season. after she missed most of last season. • Sophomore guard Da’Ja Green was also a preseason pick. The Terriers begin on the road for the first four games, highlighted by a trip to ACC foe Clemson. SOCON COACHING RECORDS Season School SoCon Overall (Div. I) Coach, School At