49er women picked 4th, McCallum 1st team in Atlantic 10

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Congratulations to Shannon McCallum, who is a first team preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection.

The women’s home schedule is fantastic… in addition to Duke, Dayton, Duquesne, Temple and Xavier will all come to Halton Arena. They lost the opening home contest in double overtime and won 13 consecutive before the NC A&T debacle. Aston is 37-9 in Halton Arena!

Atlantic 10 Women’s Preseason Poll

  1. Xavier
  2. Dayton
  3. Temple
    4. Charlotte
  4. Richmond
  5. Duquesne
  6. Saint Joseph’s
  7. Saint Bonaventure
  8. George Washington
  9. Saint Louis
  10. Massachusetts
  11. Rhode Island
  12. Fordham
  13. La Salle

Atlantic 10 Women’s Preseason All-Conference Team
First Team
Shannon McCallum, Charlotte
Kristen McCarthy, Temple
Amber Harris, Xavier
Ta’Shia Phillips, Xavier
Justine Raterman, Dayton
Second Team
Kristin Daugherty, Dayton
Special Jennings, Xavier
Samantha Pollino, Duquesne
Brittani Shells, Richmond
Lauren Woods, Saint Louis
Third Team
Tiana Myers, George Washington
Casey Nance, Dayton
Megan Van Tatenhove, Saint Bonaventure
Qwedia Wallace, Temple
Jasmine Watson, Massachusetts

Atlantic 10 Women’s Preseason All-Defensive Team
Shannon McCallum, Charlotte
Casey Nance, Dayton
Ta’Shia Phillips, Xavier
Brittani Shells, Richmond
Brooke Wilson, George Washington

Link: Xavier Picked To Capture Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Title

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I say they finish higher than 4th. McCallum has a strong supporting cast around her. Last year’s freshmen appear ready to contribute as sophomores. This should be a fun season!

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They definitely have the potential to finish higher than 4th, but all three teams that polled above them deserve the rankings they received. The top 8-9 teams in the A-10 are typically very solid, so it should be an interesting year.

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I have seen this group practice already. If we finish 4th in the A10, the A10 will be a great league. Got a good feeling about this team. It would be a terrific surprise to see a huge crowd opening game and Saturday after Thanksgiving against the Duke Blue Devils. Both those games are doubleheaders with the men’s team and both are on a weekend.

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Stupid Coach whores picked us 4th! Whatever, haters!

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I never expect Charlotte to be picked 1st - there’s a lot of anti-Charlotte sentiment in the A-10.

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[quote=“stonecoldken, post:5, topic:24170”]Stupid Media whores picked us 4th! Whatever, haters![/quote] Coaches poll :-X

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Surprised there were 2 coaches who picked Dayton to win the conference, especially since Xavier returns 2010 A-10 POY Amber Harris and Defensive POY Ta’Shia Phillips from a team that went undefeated in conference play. Reading a Sporting News preview other day that sees Xavier following up last year’s Elite Eight appearance with a trip to the 2011 Final Four.

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Coaches’ top five were: 1. Xavier, 2. Dayton, 3. Temple, 4. Charlotte, 5. Richmond.
Karen’s top five were: 1. Xavier, 2. Dayton, 3. Temple, 4. Charlotte, 5. Duquesne.

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AP Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll
1 Connecticut (39), 992
2 Baylor (1), 934
3 Stanford, 922
4 Tennessee, 886
5 Xavier, 818 (Saturday, January 22 at Halton Arena)
6 Duke, 802 (Saturday, November 27 at Halton Arena)
7 Ohio State, 759
8 Texas A&M, 664
9 Kentucky, 649
10 Oklahoma, 595
11 West Virginia, 579
12 Notre Dame, 560
13 Georgetown, 506
14 Saint John’s, 452
15 UNC-Chapel Hill, 420
16 UCLA, 382
17 Texas, 274
18 Florida State, 270
19 Georgia, 241
20 Iowa State, 195
21 Maryland, 134
22 Iowa, 121
23 Texas Christian, 117
24 Vanderbilt, 109
25 Michigan State, 105
Others receiving votes: Louisiana State 75, Georgia Tech 73, Dayton 67 (Saturday, February 12 at Halton Arena), Gonzaga 64, DePaul 49, California 44, North Carolina State 28, Bowling Green 22, Nebraska 19, Temple 15 (Friday, January 7 at Halton Arena), Wisconsin-Green Bay 15, San Diego State 8, Wisconsin 8, Southern California 7, James Madison 5, Rutgers 4, Arkansas-Little Rock 3, Arizona State 2, Pittsburgh 2, Kansas 1, Miami (FL) 1, Penn State 1, Tulane 1 (possible Wednesday, December 29 at New Orleans, LA)