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Wartburg Selected to Win IIAC in Preseason Coaches Poll

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-- Results of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (IIAC) Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (as voted on by the league's head coaches): 
2017-18 IIAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank  School (1st place votes) Points 2016-17 Record 
1.   Wartburg (7) 63 25-3, 15-1 IIAC (IIAC Regular Season & Tournament Champion) 
2.   Luther (2) 56 17-10, 12-4 IIAC  
3.   Loras  49 17-10, 10-6 IIAC  
4.   Coe  41 12-14, 7-9 IIAC  
5.   Simpson 33 9-16, 6-10 IIAC  
6.   Buena Vista 30 14-13, 9-7 IIAC  
7.   Nebraska Wesleyan 25 13-13, 6-10 IIAC  
8.   Dubuque 16 9-16, 5-11 IIAC  
9.   Central 11 9-16, 2-14 IIAC  

Wartburg, which claimed the 2016-17 Iowa Conference regular season and tournament championships, is the preseason favorite to win the league's championship again this season. A year ago, the Knights represented the IIAC in the NCAA Division III tournament as the league's automatic qualifier. Wartburg earned 63 points in the poll, recording seven of the nine first-place votes. Luther, the league's regular season and tournament runner-up a year ago, was second with 56 points and the other two first-place votes. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own teams.
 
1st Wartburg College
Head Coach: Bob Amsberry (12th Season)
2016-17 Record:  25-3, 15-1 IIAC
2016-17 IIAC Finish: 1st (IIAC Regular Season & Tournament Champion)
Returning All-IIAC: Katie Sommer (2016-17 MVP, 2015-16 2nd team); Miranda Murphy (2016-17, 1st team); Morgan Neuendorf (2016-17 2nd team, 2015-16 2nd team); Kristie Sommer (2016-17 2nd team); Aryn Jones (2016-17 HM)
Starters Returning: 5
Starters Lost: 0

Bob Amsberry - "We return a solid group of experienced players and have added some depth in all positions with a quality recruiting class. The Iowa Conference will be extremely strong again this year, as most teams return the majority of their top players from last season."
Players to Watch:
Katie Sommer - PG (Sr.) 14.2-Ppg  //  5.6-Rpg  //  5.6-Apg  //  1.7-Spg
Kristie Sommer - G (Sr.) 11.5-Ppg  //  81-3PT FGs Made  //  2.1-Apg  //  1.2-Spg
Morgan Neuendorf - G (Sr.) 10.5-Ppg  // 4.9-Rpg  //  2.5-Apg  //  1.6-Spg
Miranda Murphy - F (Sr.) 13.2-Ppg  //  5.3-Rpg  //  1.7-Apg  // 
Aryn Jones - C (Sr.) 10.0-Ppg  //  4.9-Rpg  //  1.2-Bpg
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