BOSTON – Coming off a season which featured an America East women’s basketball championship and first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Stony Brook has been named the league favorite. The preseason poll and preseason all-conference team were voted on by the league’s ten head coaches who were not allowed to vote for their own team.
The 2021-22 college basketball season tips off in less than three weeks. The Seawolves received six of a possible nine first-place votes for a total of 78 points and have two preseason all-conference selections. Maine received three votes for the top spot and 74 points while UMass Lowell garnered the remaining first-place vote and is third with 63 points. Vermont rounded out the top four with 54 points.
Denai Bowman, India Pagan, Anne Simon and Denise Solis have all previously earned First-Team All-Conference honors and this year earned spots on the preseason all-conference team.
2021-22 America East Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll
No. School Points (1st Place Votes)
- Stony Brook 78 (6)
- Maine 74 (3)
- UMass Lowell 63 (1)
- Vermont 54
- UAlbany 51
- Binghamton 40
- New Hampshire 38
- NJIT 25
- UMBC 16
- Hartford 11
2021-22 America East Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
Denai Bowman, Jr., Guard - Binghamton
Anna Olson, So., Forward - Vermont
India Pagan, Gr., Forward - Stony Brook
Anne Simon, Jr., Guard - Maine
Denise Solis, Jr., Forward - UMass Lowell
Annie Warren, Sr., Guard - Stony Brook
Thirteen past All-Conference selections return for this season including the six named to the preseason all-conference squad.
The 2021-22 season begins Nov. 9 as eight teams take on non-conference opponents. Conference play begins Dec. 30 with an 18-game double round robin schedule returning to the traditional format to include mid-week games. The schedule was announced on Sept. 1.
All winter long teams will vie for positioning and potential home court advantage for the 2022 #AEPlayoffs, during which once again all games will be played at the higher seed. The top eight teams in the standings qualify for the playoffs. The postseason begins on Wednesday, March 2 with the quarterfinals. The semifinals are scheduled for Sunday, March 6 and the finals will be played on Friday, March 11 on ESPNU.
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