(HCAC RELEASE)
CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote of league coaches, Transylvania University was selected as the favorite in the 2020-21 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women's basketball race. The Pioneers earned 80 votes, placing them in the first slot. Franklin College was picked to finish second with 70 points. Anderson University and Hanover College finished in a tie for third with 57 points each, while Bluffton University rounded out the top five, receiving 47 points. Listed below is the 2020-21 HCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and the 2020-21 HCAC Players to Watch. For more information on HCAC Women's Basketball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page. 2020-21 HCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
1.Transylvania University
80
2.Franklin College
70
3.Anderson University
57
3.Hanover College
57
5.Bluffton University
47
6.Defiance College
33
7.Mount St. Joseph University
30
7.Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
30
9.Earlham College
20
10.Manchester University
16
2020-21 HCAC Players to Watch: Anderson
Payton Moore
JR
Spiceland, Ind.
Forward
Lexi Dellinger
JR
Berne, Ind.
Guard
Hannah Hawkins
SR
Fairmount, Ind.
Center
Bluffton
Brianna Gillig
JR
New Riegel, Ohio
Forward
Nora Hemminger
SR
McComb, Ohio
Guard
Samantha Shardo
SO
Findlay, Ohio
Guard
Kylie Brock
SR
Villa Hills, Ky.
Guard
Defiance
Taylor Day
JR
West Mansfield, Ohio
Guard
Josi Wolf
SO
LaRue, Ohio
Forward/Center
Nicole Sims
SO
Camden, Ohio
Guard
Kalyn Pickens
SR
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Guard
Earlham
Kayla Bowling
SR
Osgood, Ind.
Guard
Rosie Newhart
SR
Osgood, Ind.
Center
Acacia Tennette
SR
Sacramento, Calif.
Guard
Neely Trenshaw
SO
Nappanee, Ind.
Guard
Franklin
Britney Ballard
JR
Columbus, Ind.
Guard
Destinee Cross
JR
Lafayette, Ind.
Forward
Jessica Nix
JR
Martinsville, Ind.
Guard/Forward
Cassidy Yant
SR
Churubusco, Ind.
Guard/Forward
Lindsay Freije
SR
Indianapolis, Ind.
Guard
Hanover
Savannah Courtney
SR
Frankfort, Ky.
Forward
Lexi Riggles
JR
Danville, Ind.
Guard
Manchester
Macy Miller
JR
Huntertown, Ind.
Forward
Mount St. Joseph
Maddie Haberthy
SR
Cincinnati, Ohio
Guard
Chloe Jansen
SO
Highlands, Ky.
Guard
Aliyah Huff
SR
Cincinnati, Ohio
Center
Kamryn McCool
JR
Franklin, Ind.
Forward
Haley Scott
JR
Cincinnati, Ohio
Forward
Rose-Hulman
Jordan Barlow
SO
Hutchinson, Kan.
Forward
Kahlan Jester
SO
Mounds View, Mich.
Guard
Rose Burnham
SO
South Riding, Va.
Forward
Nola Wilson
SO
McCordsville, Ind.
Guard
Transylvania
Zenoviah Walker
SR
Danville, Ky.
Guard
Kennedi Stacy
SO
Salyersville, Ky.
Guard
Elizabeth Hardiman
SR
Winchester, Ky.
Center
Miranda Otero
SR
Brook Park, Ohio
Center
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