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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Picked To Win MWC Title
1/23/2002 12:00 AM | Softball
Jan. 23, 2002
Colorado Springs, Colo. - For the third straight season, Utah has been selected to win the Mountain West Conference softball title in a vote by the league coaches.
"I think getting selected to win the MWC title is a tribute to our program and a very nice honor," said Head Coach Mona Stevens. "It will be a tough conference race this season and we've got a good shot at it. We've got some very good talent this season and hope to make a run for it all. I think San Diego State and New Mexico will be tough to beat, they're going to surprise some people this season."
In a close vote, the Utes edged BYU for the top position collecting a total of 21 points (two first-place votes). 2001 Mountain West Conference champion BYU, which tallied three-first place votes, finished second in the ballot with a total of 20 points. San Diego State followed with 18 points to claim the third spot with New Mexico, which received one first-place vote, finishing fourth (17 points). UNLV (nine points) and Colorado State (five points) rounded out the voting as they were picked to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
Utah, 37-25-1 overall last season, returns nine letterwinners and seven starters to a team that finished second in conference play with an 11-8-1 record. In only its second season of softball, BYU went on to capture the 2001 MWC tournament title over San Diego State and advanced to the NCAA Regionals. The Cougars return 10 letterwinners from the last year's team and will be led by first-team All-American and MWC Freshman of the Year Oli Keohohou, who led the nation in batting average (.458) and slugging percentage (.993) last season.
San Diego State returns 11 letterwinners (six starters) to a team that finished 2001 with its first ever 40-win season and first-ever NCAA Regional berth, finishing one win away from the Women's College World Series. New Mexico finished last season with a 39-24-1 overall record and 10-9-1 conference record, finishing fourth. The Lobos return 10 letterwinners and seven starters for the 2002 season.
UNLV finished last season 26-30 overall (7-13 in MWC play) and returns 11 letterwinners for the 2002 season, while Colorado State (10-37 overall, 7-12 in MWC play) returns six letterwinners from a 2001 squad that finished fifth in the MWC.
Preseason Softball Coaches' PollPl. Team (1st place votes) Points1. Utah (2) 212. BYU (3) 203. San Diego State 184. New Mexico (1) 175. UNLV 96. Colorado State 5
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