Navy

2017-18 record (Postseason finish): 25-8 (No NCAA tournament) 2018-19 projection: Tied for 4th out of 10 in Patriot League preseason poll Key returners: Senior G Bianca Roach (6.3 PPG, 1.9 APG), junior G Morgan Taylor (6.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG) Key losses: G Taylor Dunham (14.8 PPG, 3.0 RPG), G Hannah Fenske (10.8 PPG, 3.8 APG) Outlook: Last year’s team that lost by one point to Virginia Tech in the first round of the WNIT bade farewell to three starters in Dunham, Fenske and forward Kaila Clark. But coach Stefanie Pemper welcomes back a pair of starters in Roach and junior forward Laurel Jaunich.

Towson

Outlook: Coach Phil Stern will lean on a group that includes Summers, Oliver, 6-foot-2 junior center Lucrezia Costa and junior guard Tyler Moore.

UMES

2017-18 record (Postseason finish): 11-20 (No NCAA tournament) 2018-19 projection: 5th out of 12 in MEAC preseason poll Key returners: Senior G Ciani Byrom (11.1 PPG, 3.1 APG), sophomore F Bairesha Gill-Miles (10.2 PPG, 7.6 RPG) Key losses: F Jordyn Smith (8.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG), G Alexus Hicks (6.7 PPG, 2.2 APG) Outlook: The departures of Smith and Hicks will sting, as will the absence of top reserve guard Martha Thompson. But coach Fred Batchelor welcomes back four of last year’s top four scorers in Byrom, Gill-Miles, senior guard Keyera Eaton and senior forward Dominique Walker. — Edward Lee