{"id":3779,"date":"2019-10-17T20:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T00:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2019-10-17T20:09:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T00:09:45","slug":"seu-womens-basketball-picked-to-win-unprecedented-fifth-straight-conference-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/10\/17\/seu-womens-basketball-picked-to-win-unprecedented-fifth-straight-conference-title\/","title":{"rendered":"SEU Women\u2019s Basketball Picked to Win Unprecedented Fifth-Straight Conference Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"172\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SEU-fire-logo-e1560953815345.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nThough the roster may change, the expectations for the Southeastern University women&#8217;s basketball team do not.<br><br>The four-time defending Sun Conference regular season and tournament champions were the unanimous pick among the league&#8217;s head coaches with the participants unable to vote for their own team.<br><br>Southeastern returns just Second-Team All-Sun Conference center&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2677\">Marlena Schmidt<\/a>&nbsp;from its starting lineup that went 31-3 and advanced to the NAIA Division II Women&#8217;s Basketball National Championship game.<br><br>&#8220;It is an honor to be recognized by the coaches in the league to start the season,&#8221; said coach&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/staff.aspx?staff=76\">Tim Hays<\/a>, who enters his fourth season at SEU. &#8220;We know that nothing is determined until the games are played but We believe we have built a standard of expectation and preparation that has helped us stay consistent year in and year out no matter what our team looks like.&#8221;&nbsp;<br><br>The Fire have won their last 54 games in Sun Conference play and will begin its 2019-20 season on October 25<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;at College of the Ozarks.<br><br><strong>2019-20 Sun Conference Women&#8217;s Basketball Preseason Coaches&#8217; Poll (first-place votes)<\/strong><br>Southeastern&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;81 (9)<br>St. Thomas&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 62 (1)<br>Coastal Georgia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;61&nbsp;<br>Ave Maria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;60&nbsp;<br>Florida Memorial&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 57<br>Keiser&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;42<br>Johnson &amp; Wales&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28<br>Warner&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21<br>Webber International&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;21<br>Thomas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 17<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the roster may change, the expectations for the Southeastern University women&#8217;s basketball team do not. 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