St. Thomas’ women’s basketball team was chosen to finish fifth in the pre-season survey of the summit league.
The Tommies, which had 17-13 in total and 9-7 in conference last season, begin their 21st season under coach Ruth Sinn.
Among the repatriates of Tommia, who lost six players in obtaining the diploma, are striker Alyssa Sand, a second -year student from Alybane, Minnesota, and Faith Feuerbach, a senior from Sycamore, in Illinois.
The state of southern Dakota, which has remained unbeaten in the championship in the past four of the past five seasons and is looking for its sixth consecutive title in the regular season, received 34 of the 36 votes in first place and held first place in the ballot. The state of northern Dakota finished second, followed by the Oral Roberts and the South Dakota.
Madison Mathiowetz, Madison Mathiowetz from the southern Dakota, a senior of Sleepy Eye, Minn., And Brooklyn Meyer, a Senior of Larchwood, Iowa, was appointed to the first team of the Pre-season League.
