PORT ANGELES — The defending NWAC champion Peninsula College women lost a lot on both offense and defense, but as always, the Pirates have an influx of new and returning players to compete for another title.

Like the Peninsula men last year, the women will be going for back-to-back titles. The Pirates have won six NWAC championships since 2012, but have not gone back-to-back since 2013.

Coach Kanyon Anderson said the expectation going into this season is another NWAC title. And the conference’s coaches agree, naming Peninsula the No. 1-ranked team in their preseason poll.

“One thing we always focus on is not to compare ourselves to last year,” Anderson said. “That can be exhausting. This year, we’ll have different strengths and weaknesses.”

The Pirates lost leading goal-scorer and NWAC

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