OAKLAND, Calif. - The Salem University women's water polo team has been picked to finish ninth in the 2019 Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Preseason Coaches' Poll released Friday by the league office.
 
The Tigers earned 13 points just two behind Gannon who garnered 15.
 
University of California San Diego is slated as the favorite to win the conference with eight first-place votes and 64 total points, while California State East Bay is picked to finish runner-up with one first-place vote and 57 points.
 
This marks the first season that the Tigers women's water polo squad will compete in the WWPA and is the only NCAA women's water polo team in the state of West Virginia.
 
The Tigers open their season at the Bucknell Invite on February 9^th with a matchup against Bucknell at 10:00 a.m.
 
2019 WWPA Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. UC San Diego - 64 points, 8 first place votes
2. Cal State East Bay - 57 points, 1 first place vote
3. Sonoma State - 44 points
4. Fresno Pacific - 42 points
5. Cal State Monterey Bay - 40 points
6. Mercyhurst - 28 points
7. McKendree - 21 points
8. Gannon - 15 points
9. Salem - 13 points