The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team was the overwhelming favorite to win the Southern Conference in the preseason media poll released by the league Wednesday.
The Lady Mocs, who have won 10 straight SoCon regular-season titles, received 12 of 15 first-place votes. Samford, the runner-up to UTC last season, was picked to finish second and the College of Charleston was picked third. Defending SoCon tournament champion Western Carolina received a first-place vote but was fourth overall.
SoCon preseason media poll
1. Chattanooga (12)
2. Samford (2)
3. College of Charleston
4. Western Carolina (1)
5. Davidson
6. UNC Greensboro
7. Georgia Southern
8. Appalachian State
9. Furman
10. Elon
11. Wofford
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John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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