INDIANAPOLIS - The Oakland women's basketball team was selected to finish seventh in the 2018-19 Horizon League Preseason Poll, announced by the league office on Thursday and voted on by the league's 10 head coaches, staff and media. Taylor Jones, the league's Sixth Player of the Year the past two seasons, was named All-League Second Team for the third consecutive season.
 
Oakland finished the 2017-18 season with a 15-16 overall record and 7-11 conference mark. The Golden Grizzlies entered the Horizon League Tournament as the No. 7 seed and defeated No. 10 seed UIC (80-46) to earn the program's first HL tournament win before dropping a hard-fought game to No. 2 IUPUI (56-49).
 
Oakland opens the 2018-19 campaign against Grace Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m.
 
2018-19 Horizon League Women's Basketball Preseason Poll Results
Pl.  School (1st-place Votes) – Points
1.   Green Bay (28) – 286
2.   IUPUI – 245
3.   Wright State – 226
4.   Youngstown State (1) – 184
5.   Milwaukee – 165
6.   Northern Kentucky – 152
7.   Oakland – 117
8.   Cleveland State – 99
9.   Detroit Mercy – 65
10.  UIC – 56
 
2018-19 Horizon League Preseason Teams
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Macee Williams, IUPUI
 
First Team
Jen Wellnitz, Green Bay
Macee Williams, IUPUI
Molly Glick, Northern Kentucky
Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State
Sarah Cash, Youngstown State
 
Second Team
Tamya Sims, IUPUI
Taylor Jones, Oakland
Brittany Byrd, UIC
Taylor Toney, UIC
Chelsea Olson, Youngstown State


 
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