NORTH CHARLESTON, SC -- The Southern Conference women?s basketball coaches and media have cast their votes and selected Chattanooga to win the 2003-04 regular season title. The Lady Mocs received nine of the eleven first-place votes in the coaches' poll. Chattanooga won the 2002-03 regular season title en route to its third-straight conference tournament crown and NCAA Automatic Bid. The Lady Mocs return nine players from last year?s squad, including two-time tournament MVP Miranda Warfield and sophomore Katasha Brown, who led the league with a 42 percent three-point field goal average in 2003. Furman edged out Western Carolina in the voting and was selected to finish second this season. Second year head coach Sam Dixon returns seven players from the 2003 squad, including preseason Player of the Year Deshara Shealey who garnered the 2003 Player of the Year honor. Western Carolina will look to take home the regular season title after finishing second in the conference standings last season. The Catamounts return eight from last year, including senior Tiffany Hamm who led the squad in scoring and rebounding and was named the media Player of the Year. Georgia Southern finished fourth in the coaches' voting. Head coach Rusty Cram will look to capitalize on last year?s run to the championship game with the return of his top two scorers from last season in seniors Shawnica Hill and Jessica Everett. UNC Greensboro was selected fifth for the 2003-04 season with veteran head coach Lynne Agee at the helm. Appalachian edged Davidson for the sixth spot, followed by Elon, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State and Wofford. In the media poll, Chattanooga received 23 of a possible 26 first place votes and garnered 282 points. Furman finished second with one first place vote and 240 points while Western Carolina was picked third with two first place votes and 236 total points. Appalachian was chosen seventh in the media poll, 19 points behind sixth-place Davidson and 47 points ahead of league-newcomer Elon. The coaches also selected the 2003-04 preseason all-league team. The 10-member squad is selected by the league?s head coaches; coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. Appalachian was represented on the squad by 2003 SoCon Freshman of the Year Kiki Conyers. Conyers was among the conference leaders in scoring, field goal percentage and free throw percentage last season. 2003-04 Women?s Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Chattanooga (9) 99 2. Furman (1) 85 3. Western Carolina (1) 81 4. Georgia Southern 75 5. UNC Greensboro 67 6. Appalachian State 50 7. Davidson 47 8. Elon 38 9. College of Charleston 29 10. East Tennessee State 24 11. Wofford 11 2003-04 Women?s Southern Conference Media Preseason Poll 1. Chattanooga (23) 282 2. Furman (1) 240 3. Western Carolina (2) 236 4. Georgia Southern 211 5. UNC Greensboro 187 6. Davidson 155 7. Appalachian State 134 8. Elon 87 9. College of Charleston 83 10. East Tennessee State 70 11. Wofford 32 2003-04 Women?s Basketball Coaches Preseason Team Kiki Conyers, Appalachian State Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga Heather McDivitt, Chattanooga Emily Callahan, Davidson Lauren Trantham, East Tennessee State Kiya Verdell, East Tennessee State Deshara Shealey, Furman Shawnica Hill, Georgia Southern Jacinda Lambert, UNC Greensboro Tiffany Hamm, Western Carolina Preseason Player of the Year: Deshara Shealey, Furman