LANCASTER, Pa. – Gettysburg earned top billing in the annual Centennial Conference (CC) preseason women's basketball poll.

The Bullets garnered 97 points, edging second-place Johns Hopkins by three points. Gettysburg also claimed seven first-place votes while the Blue Jays claimed the other four.

The Orange and Blue has won five straight titles and nine of the 10 players who averaged more than 4.0 points per game a season ago. Olivia Jones (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) averaged 7.9 points per game and had 40 steals. She hit 18 3-pointers, which ranked third on the team. Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) returns to lead the way inside, averaging 7.8 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) led the team in rebounding last season, averaging 6.7 rebounds per game. Adeline Standish (Avon, Conn./Avon) rounded out a trio who averaged more than five rebounds at 5.1 boards per game. Amanda Rapel (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the team with 22 3-pointers, averaging 7.5 points per game.

The Bullets were also ranked 17th in the D3hoops.com preseason poll.

Gettysburg opens the season at home against Messiah on Saturday. Game time is 2 p.m.