Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's swimming and diving team was selected as the "Dark Horse" in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.

The Red Hawks were picked third, just behind Rowan University and The College of New Jersey. Rowan received four first-place tallies while TCNJ notched the final two. Rounding out the poll was Kean University, Ramapo College, and William Paterson University.

On Saturday, Montclair State opens the 2021-22 campaign to head to Ewing, NJ, to swim TCNJ beginning at 2 pm.