Batesville, AR - Lyon College women's basketball has been ranked 9th in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Poll. 

Webster earned the top spot, last year's conference champion received 64 points and eight first place votes. In second is the Mississippi University for Women who received 53 points, just behind in third is Spalding University with 46 points. Greenville earned the fourth place spot with 44 points and a first place vote. In fifth is Blackburn College with 31 points and in sixth is Westminster with 26 points. Principia took seventh with 24 points, while Eureka took eighth with 19 points. 

Lyon received 17 points and was placed ninth. Scots finished the season last 12-14 overall and 8-8 in the SLIAC. New Head Coach Matthew Petersen returns a roster that has a lot of continuity off the bench and has starters Alyssa Abascal and Molly Mason returning.  New faces have joined the team as well with Freshmen Bella Seeman being a player to watch for. 

Season will begin this Friday, October 30th as the Scots travel to Columbia, MO to take on the Columbia College Cougars in an exhibition game at 6:00 PM.