SAC Press Release

The Lincoln Memorial women's basketball team is projected to finish sixth in the South Atlantic Conference, while Jordan Maney was named Third Team All-Conference, the league office announced on Tuesday with its preseason poll.
 
The Lady Railsplitters tallied 79 points in the poll, finishing behind Carson-Newman (139), Wingate (136), Anderson (116), Catawba (113) and Limestone (93). The Eagles received seven first place votes while the Bulldogs had six as the top two favorites to win the conference.
 
Additionally, redshirt senior Jordan Maney was voted to the All-Conference Third Team. The forward from Atlanta, Ga., averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in a breakout 2020-21 campaign before sitting out last season.
 
Going into his third season as head coach at Lincoln Memorial, Devan Carter has brought in multiple freshmen and graduate transfers to infuse energy into his squad for the upcoming season, which begins on Friday, Nov. 11 at Converse in the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge.

2022-23 SAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Points
1.	Carson-Newman (7)	139
2.	Wingate (6)	136
3.	Anderson	116
4.	Catawba	113
5.	Limestone	93
6.	Lincoln Memorial	79
7.	Lenoir-Rhyne	74
8.	Newberry	71
T-9.	Tusculum	60
T-9.	UVA Wise	60
11.	Coker	33
12.	Mars Hill	27
13.	Emory & Henry	13

2022-23 SAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference

First Team
Quin Byrd, Limestone
Emily Harman, Lenoir-Rhyne
Lyrik Thorne, Catawba
Lindsey Taylor, Carson-Newman
Bryanna Troutman, Wingate
Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman 

Second Team
Brandi Hudson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Hannah Clark, Wingate
Nia Vanzant, UVA Wise
Caitlyn Ross, UVA Wise
Reagan McCray, Limestone
Mya Belton, Tusculum 

Third Team
Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Sara McIntosh, Catawba
Brittney Stafford, Anderson
Maddie Gillie, Mars Hill
Jordan Maney, Lincoln Memorial
Janiya Downs, Catawba