Cape Cod, Mass. (October 26) -- The Saint Anselm women's hockey team was voted the top team in the ECAC Women's East 2007-08 preseason poll, receiving 11 first place votes. The Hawks are coming off a 24-3 season, 18-1 ECAC Women's East. 

The Hawks goaltending will remain solid with Jen Taylor (Canandaigua, N.Y.) and Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H.) returning to the crease.  Taylor led the Women's East with a 0.67 goals against average, while Berlin recorded a 1.35 goals against average. The Hawks return most of an offense that ranked first in league scoring in 2006-07 with 5.07 goals per game.

The Hawks open their 2007-08 campaign on November 3, traveling to Salve Regina for a 6:00 p.m. start.

ECAC Women's East Coaches Poll

1. Saint Anselm College
2. Manhattanville College
3. College of the Holy Cross
4. UMass Boston
5. New England College
6. University of Southern Maine
7. Salve Regina University
8. Saint Michael's College
9. Norwich University
10. Castleton State College
11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology