ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. - In a very close vote, Cal State LA edged out Cal State San Marcos as the favorites in the CCAA Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.
Cal State LA earned 135 points and six first-place votes to finish one point ahead of Cal State San Marcos as the 2023-24 preseason favorites. CSUSM collected four first-place votes and 134 points in the poll. Defending CCAA regular-season championships, Cal State Dominguez Hills finished third in the poll with the two remaining first-place votes and 123 points. Chico State (93 points), Cal Poly Pomona (89), and Sonoma State (81) rounded out the top half of the poll.
Sonoma State will be looking to earn a spot in the CCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season and second straight under head coach
Des Abeyta. Last season, the Seawolves went 16-13 (13-9 CCAA), which included winning four of its final five games to clinch the No. 6 seed in the CCAA Tournament. Leading scorer
Alli McDonald (13.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and assist-leader
Jayme Blackard (6.2 ppg, 2.2 apg) are the two returning starters for SSU. McDonald was one of just five student-athletes in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding. She led the CCAA and ranked 17th nationally with a .893 free throw percentage.
The Seawolves open up non-conference play in the CCAA/PacWest Challenge against Fresno Pacific on Friday, November 10th. Purchase your tickets at sonomaseawolves.com/tickets and you can follow all the CCAA games throughout the season on the CCAA Network at CCAAnetwork.com. Follow the action for just $9.95 per month. Sign up today to support your favorite team and student-athletes.
Women's Preseason Poll
Cal State LA (6) 135
Cal State San Marcos (4) 134
Cal State Dominguez Hills (2) 123
Chico State 93
Cal Poly Pomona 89
Sonoma State 81
Cal State East Bay 67
Cal State San Bernardino 65
Stanislaus State 54
Cal Poly Humboldt 43
Cal State Monterey Bay 27
San Francisco State 25
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