The 2012 MAAC presason awards were announced on Wednesday and the Iona Gaels swept all the awards. Iona went through the 2011 season unscathed en route to earning the leagues automatic NCAA tournament berth, and are projected to win the league again this year.
Iona earned 48 points and finished ahead of the Wagner Seahawks and Marist Red Foxes who each had 40 and 38 points to round out the top three. The first team honors had three Iona players make the cut with senior Cecilia Leonard and sophomore Amy Olson being named co-presason players of the year.
Wagner came in next with having two players make the preseason all-conference team.
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1. |
Iona |
48 |
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2. |
Wagner |
40 |
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3. |
Marist |
38 |
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4. |
St. Francis (N.Y.) |
24 |
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5. |
Siena |
20 |
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6. |
Villanova |
18 |
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7. |
VMI |
8 |
Preseason All-MAAC Team
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Cecilia Leonard |
Iona |
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Amy Olsen |
Iona |
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Marisa Gaynor |
Iona |
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Desiree Desaulniers |
Marist |
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Regina Toth |
St. Francis |
|
Chelsea Beck |
Wagner |
|
Lauren French |
Wagner |
Co-Preseason Players of the Year
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Cecilia Leonard |
Iona |
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Amy Olsen |
Iona |