Fall 2008 Forecast

Aug. 8, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - With the fall sports season ready to commence, the Atlantic 10 head coaches have predicted how the 2008 season will unfold. Six champions will be crowned in the fall: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.

Below are those predictions along with last year's records or Championship results:

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(2007 A-10 Finish)
1. La Salle (1st)
2. Richmond (2nd)
3. Massachusetts (t-3rd)
4. Duquesne (t-3rd)
5. Dayton (6th)
6. Charlotte (9th)
7. Saint Joseph's (5th)
8. Xavier (8th)
9. G. Washington (7th)
10. Fordham (10th)
Saint Louis (12th)
12. Temple (11th)
13. Rhode Island (13th)
14. St. Bonaventure (14th)

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(2007 A-10 Finish)
1. Richmond (2nd)
2. Charlotte (4th)
3. La Salle (1st)
4. Xavier (3rd)
5. Duquesne (5th)
6. Massachusetts (6th)
7. Saint Joseph's (8th)
8. Saint Louis (7th)
9. Dayton (10th)
10. Rhode Island (12th)
11. G. Washington (9th)
12. Fordham (11th)
13. Temple (13th)
14. St. Bonaventure (14th)

2008 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships
Nov. 1, Charlotte - Host

FIELD HOCKEY
(2007 A-10 & Overall)
1. Massachusetts (6-1/14-9)
2. Temple (6-1/15-6)
3. Richmond (5-2/6-13)
4. Saint Joseph's (4-3/11-9)
5. West Chester (3-4/6-12)
6. La Salle (1-6/8-12)
7. Saint Louis (2-5/4-15)

2008 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship
Nov. 7-8, Temple - Host

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(2007 A-10 & Overall)
East
1. Temple (9-4/16-20)
2. Fordham (5-8/15-20)
3. G. Washington (5-8/13-17)
4. Charlotte (5-8 15-13)
5. La Salle (1-12/10-23)
West
1. Saint Louis (10-3/23-7)
2. Dayton (12-1/33-2)
3. Xavier (11-2/24-11)
4. Rhode Island (5-8/13-15)
5. Duquesne (2-11/10-19)

2008 Atlantic 10 Women's Volleyball Championship
Nov. 21-23, Saint Louis - Host

WOMEN'S SOCCER
(2007 A-10 & Overall)
1. Charlotte (9-1-1/16-5-1)
2. Dayton (6-2-3/13-4-4)
3. Saint Louis (7-2-2/10-6-2)
4. Rhode Island (6-4-1/12-6-2)
5. Fordham (7-1-3/10-5-5)
6. Richmond (6-4-1/8-12-2)
7. Duquesne (8-3-3/11-7-0)
8. La Salle (5-6-0/11-9-0)
9. Massachusetts (4-6-1/9-6-2)
10. G. Washington (3-7-1/8-9-1)
11. Xavier (3-7-1/4-14-1)
12. St. Bonaventure (2-8-1/5-12-2)
13. Temple (1-8-2/5-10-4)
14. Saint Joseph's (1-9-1/3-15-1)

2008 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Championship
Nov. 6-9, Saint Louis - Host

MEN'S SOCCER
(2007 A-10 & Overall)
1. Saint Louis (8-1-0/12-2-5)
2. Massachusetts (6-3-0/17-8-1)
3. Charlotte (5-3-1/12-7-2)
4. Rhode Island (7-1-1/9-8-2)
5. Dayton (4-3-2/10-4-5)
6. G. Washington (3-4-2/9-8-2)
7. Fordham (5-4-0/6-10-3)
8. Xavier (4-4-1/8-10-1)
9. Duquesne (3-6-0/5-11-3)
10. Richmond (1-8-0/4-14-1)
11. Temple (1-7-1/5-11-2)
12. La Salle (4-5-0/6-11-1)
13. St. Bonaventure (3-4-2/6-7-3)
14. Saint Joseph's (4-5-0/5-12-1)

2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championship
Nov. 13-16, Duquesne - Host

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