Forest, Va. � The Roanoke College Women's Lacrosse team has been picked to finish third in the recent Old Dominion Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.

RC garnered 58 points to finish behind Randolph-Macon and defending champion Washington and Lee.

Roanoke returns two-time All-Chesapeake Region selection Claire Feeney. She also received her second straight All-ODAC First-Team honor last spring for the Maroons. Feeney finished the 2015 season among the top-10 in the ODAC (9th) in goals with 36. She finished 10th in the ODAC in assists (14) and in scoring (50 pts).

Two other players were named to All-ODAC squads last season as well, with Katie Gehrdes being named All-ODAC Second Team, while Meredith Bigelow earned the Third Team nod.

Gehrdes from Annapolis, MD, earns her first All-ODAC nod in her junior season, picking up Second Team honors in 2015.� She led the team in ground balls, scooping up 28 this season. She also finished with eight draw controls and 16 forced turnovers, leading the team in the latter category.� In two seasons, Gehrdes has 25 forced turnovers, 61 ground balls, and two goals, both coming from her freshman season.

Bigelow, a native of Annapolis, MD, garnered her first All-ODAC award in her sophomore season with the Maroons.� She finished the season with 21 goals, ranking third on the team, while dishing out eight assist, fourth most for the Maroons.� She had a total of 33 draw controls, second behind Evarts, as well as 15 ground balls and nine forced turnovers.

Roanoke opens its season at Salisbury on Feb. 23 at 3:00 p.m.
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