MILTON, Mass. - Endicott College has been selected as the favorite to win the 2009 TCCC women’s soccer championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head women’s soccer coaches.
            Endicott College (16-3-3, 12-0-1 TCCC) received 9 of the 14 first-place votes in the 2009 TCCC preseason poll. Defending champion Roger Williams University was picked to finish second receiving the remaining five first-place votes. The University of New England and Gordon College were picked to finish third and fourth respectively.
            Teams received 14 points for every first place vote received, 13 points for second place votes, 12 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.
 
2009 TCCC PRESEASON WOMEN’S SOCCER POLL
 
TEAM                                                           POINTS (1st Place votes)
Endicott                                                          191 (9)
Roger Williams                                               183 (5)
University of New England                            167
Gordon                                                            148
Curry                                                                144
Colby-Sawyer                                                 115
Western New England                                   114
Nichols                                                            103
Wentworth                                                       78
New England College                                    73
Salve Regina                                                   61
Eastern Nazarene                                           50
Regis                                                                22
Anna Maria                                                      21