MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Palm Beach Atlantic Women's Lacrosse team was selected to finish eighth in the SSC Preseason Poll as released by the conference office Wednesday afternoon. The poll is voted on by conference's head coaches.

The Sailfish are coming into the season off of a 6-10 finish last year with an 0-7 record in SSC play, looking to improve from an eighth place finish in last year's campaign. 

Head Coach Laurie Podmilsak enters her 3rd season as the leader of the pack. Coach Podmilsak welcomes Lauren Dickson as the Assistant Coach for this year's campaign. Dickson was a three-time selection to the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll during her playing career at Lynn University.

The Sailfish returned 20 players from last year's roster, including starters such as Bella Marchiano, Olivia Larges, Taryn Thompson, and Isabelle Tapia. PBA also added a freshman class of eight players, and welcomed three transfers to the roster.

Tampa was voted to four-peat as SSC Champions with seven first place votes after going 21-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play last season. The Spartans are also coming off back-to-back national championship runs and look for the coveted three-peat. Florida Southern was picked to finish second with only one first place vote. Embry-Riddle, Saint Leo, and Lynn rounded out the rest of the conference top five. 

The Sailfish kickoff their season on the road in Georgia at Young Harris on Feburary 22nd, and a stop in North Greenville on Feburary 24th before welcoming Flagler to the Rinker Athletic Campus on February 28th.