NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Thomas Jefferson University softball looks to begin the season as the Rams were selected to finish second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coaches' Preseason Poll, released this morning. The Rams earned a first-place vote on the poll.
 
Jefferson is returning a group of starters that helped them finish 11-8 last year on their way to a CACC Championship Finals appearance. Head coach Randy Vite ventures her first season with the program looking to take the team back to the title game.
 
The Rams open their season on Saturday, February 21 when they compete on Maguire Field at Penn Charter High School against Southern Connecticut State University at 2 p.m.
 
2026 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON COACHES' POLL  
1. Dominican University (N.Y.) - 80 (8)     
2. Thomas Jefferson University - 72 (1)
3. Wilmington University (Del.) - 66 (1)
4. Georgian Court University – 56
5. Holy Family University - 48
6. University of Bridgeport - 43  
7. Chestnut Hill College - 29
8. Caldwell University - 24
9. Felician University – 17
10. Post University - 15
 
() - First-Place Votes