Forest, Va. – The Roanoke College Women's Lacrosse team has been picked to finish third in the recent Old Dominion Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.

RC garnered 58 points to finish behind Randolph-Macon and defending champion Washington and Lee.

Roanoke returns two-time All-Chesapeake Region selection Claire Feeney. She also received her second straight All-ODAC First-Team honor last spring for the Maroons. Feeney finished the 2015 season among the top-10 in the ODAC (9th) in goals with 36. She finished 10th in the ODAC in assists (14) and in scoring (50 pts).

Two other players were named to All-ODAC squads last season as well, with Katie Gehrdes being named All-ODAC Second Team, while Meredith Bigelow earned the Third Team nod.

Gehrdes from Annapolis, MD, earns her first All-ODAC nod in her junior season, picking up Second Team honors in 2015.  She led the team in ground balls, scooping up 28 this season. She also finished with eight draw controls and 16 forced turnovers, leading the team in the latter category.  In two seasons, Gehrdes has 25 forced turnovers, 61 ground balls, and two goals, both coming from her freshman season.

Bigelow, a native of Annapolis, MD, garnered her first All-ODAC award in her sophomore season with the Maroons.  She finished the season with 21 goals, ranking third on the team, while dishing out eight assist, fourth most for the Maroons.  She had a total of 33 draw controls, second behind Evarts, as well as 15 ground balls and nine forced turnovers.

Roanoke opens its season at Salisbury on Feb. 23 at 3:00 p.m.