Falcons Picked Ninth in GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll on Friday, with Seattle Pacific picked to finish ninth in the standings by the league’s coaches. Western Washington accumulated 93 points thanks in large part to four first-place votes, earning a five-point margin ahead of second-place Central Washington, which also received four first-place votes in the coaches poll. Northwest Nazarene and Alaska Anchorage each received one first-place vote but landed fifth and sixth in the poll, respectively. The Falcons earned 28 points and were slotted in ninth place. The Falcons return a veteran core led…