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Clayton State picked
third in preseason
Peach Belt Conference women’s soccer poll
Lakers receive 48 points
and one first place vote behind Armstrong Atlantic and Columbus State
 MORROW,
Ga. – August 16, 2007 – The Peach Belt Conferen ce
released its 2007 preseason poll for women’s soccer on Tuesday, and the
Clayton State Lakers were picked third in the race for the Peach Belt
championship.
Clayton State received 48 points and one first place vote by the Peach
Belt head coaches. The league coaches were not allowed to vote for their
own teams. The Lakers, who went 10-8 overall last season and finished
third in the Peach Belt at 7-2, are picked behind second place Armstrong
Atlantic and preseason favorite Columbus State. The Cougars received 62
points and six of the possible eight first place votes.
Georgia College follows Clayton State in fourth place, followed by North
Georgia, UNC-Pembroke, USC-Aiken, Lander and Georgia Southwestern.
Clayton State, under the direction of 10th-year head coach Pete
Petersen, returns eight starters from last season’s team. The Lakers
open the 2007 season on Aug. 24 at home against Alabama-Huntsville.
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2007
Peach Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll |
|
School |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
Total |
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1. Columbus State |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
| 2. Armstrong
Atlantic |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
|
3. Clayton State |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| 4. GCSU |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
5. North Georgia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 6. UNC
Pembroke |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
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7. USC Aiken |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
25 |
| 8. Lander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
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9. Georgia Southwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
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