SAN BRUNO, Calif. — On the heels of a record-breaking unbeaten season, No. 11 Saint Mary's is the unanimous choice by the conference coaches to repeat for the 2019 West Coast Conference title, as announced Monday by the conference office.
The Gaels top the preseason poll with all seven possible first-place votes for a total of 49 points after finishing last season with an 18-0-2 (6-0-1) record. Saint Mary's enters the new season with the longest-active unbeaten streak in the nation at a program-best 24 games unbeaten dating back to Oct. 27, 2017. The NCAA record for longest-unbeaten streak stands at 46 games (Indiana, 1983-84) with the Gaels sitting just one game back of matching Notre Dame (1977-78) and Louisville (2010-11) for No.