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SSC Releases Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll

| By: Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference unveiled the women's basketball preseason coaches' poll on Tuesday afternoon, and Embry-Riddle is tied for sixth on the list. The Eagles received 44 points along with Palm Beach Atlantic. 

Three-time defending conference champion Tampa is the league's preseason favorite with 95 total votes and six first-place votes. Nova Southeastern followed with 85 points and four first-place tallies, and Eckerd picked up the final first-place vote with 82 points in third. 

Embry-Riddle returns 10 from last year's team including the top two scorers in Madyson Jean-Louis (12.9 PPG) and Keturah Balabyekkubo (11.7 PPG). Balabyekkubo also led the Eagles in rebounds per game (6.2), assists (55), and steals (52).

The 2023-24 season begins with the GSC/SSC Crossover Classic when the Eagles face Montevallo on Nov. 10 and Auburn Montgomery on Nov. 11 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Both start times are still to be determined.

2023-24 Sunshine State Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
Rank School Total Votes (FPV)
1 Tampa 95 (6)
2 Nova Southeastern 85 (4)
3 Eckerd 82 (1)
4 Lynn 72
5 Florida Southern 63
T6 Embry-Riddle 44
T6 Palm Beach Atlantic 44
8 Barry 38
9 Saint Leo 35
10 Rollins 30
11 Florida Tech 17
The 2023-24 Embry-Riddle women's basketball season is presented by Daytona Mitsubishi.
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