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Lopes picked 5th in WAC poll
8/13/2019 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
GCU picked in conference's top 5 for 6th straight year
The Grand Canyon women's soccer team earned a fifth-place spot in the 2019 WAC preseason poll, the league office announced Tuesday. This marks the sixth straight season that the Lopes have been predicted to finish fifth or higher in the conference coaches' preseason poll.
Seattle U, the 2018 WAC Tournament champs, was picked first with six of nine first-place votes and 61 poll points. The Redhawks were followed closely by Kansas City, which look to defend their 2018 regular-season title and picked up two first-place votes as part of its 52 points. UT Rio Grande Valley rounded out the top three with 48 points.
Last season, GCU went 6-13-2 and finished fourth in the conference with a record 3-3-2 in WAC play. The Lopes fell 2-1 in the first round of the WAC Tournament to fifth-seeded host Utah Valley.
GCU will wrap up exhibition play on Friday when the Lopes host Northern Arizona at the Scottsdale Sports Complex at 7 p.m.
2019 Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Seattle U (6) 61
2. Kansas City (2) 52
3. UT Rio Grande Valley 48
4. Utah Valley (1) 46
5. GCU 34
6. CSU Bakersfield 31
7. New Mexico State 22
California Baptist 22
9. Chicago State 8
2019 Preseason All-WAC Team
Sarah Bonney, Sr., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Jessie Ray, Sr., F, Seattle U
Emily Zapata, So., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Rylan Childers, So., MF, Kansas City
Breanna DeWaal, Jr., MF, Utah Valley
Sara Quevedo, Sr., MF, Chicago State
Rachel Bowler, Sr., D, Seattle U
Hannah Bruce, Sr., D, Utah Valley
Halle Hamilton, Sr., D, Kansas City
Abby Small, Sr., D, Kansas City
Kinga Szemik, Sr., GK, UT Rio Grande Valley
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Rylan Childers, So., MF, Kansas City
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Abby Small, Sr., D, Kansas City
Seattle U, the 2018 WAC Tournament champs, was picked first with six of nine first-place votes and 61 poll points. The Redhawks were followed closely by Kansas City, which look to defend their 2018 regular-season title and picked up two first-place votes as part of its 52 points. UT Rio Grande Valley rounded out the top three with 48 points.
Last season, GCU went 6-13-2 and finished fourth in the conference with a record 3-3-2 in WAC play. The Lopes fell 2-1 in the first round of the WAC Tournament to fifth-seeded host Utah Valley.
GCU will wrap up exhibition play on Friday when the Lopes host Northern Arizona at the Scottsdale Sports Complex at 7 p.m.
2019 Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Seattle U (6) 61
2. Kansas City (2) 52
3. UT Rio Grande Valley 48
4. Utah Valley (1) 46
5. GCU 34
6. CSU Bakersfield 31
7. New Mexico State 22
California Baptist 22
9. Chicago State 8
2019 Preseason All-WAC Team
Sarah Bonney, Sr., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Jessie Ray, Sr., F, Seattle U
Emily Zapata, So., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Rylan Childers, So., MF, Kansas City
Breanna DeWaal, Jr., MF, Utah Valley
Sara Quevedo, Sr., MF, Chicago State
Rachel Bowler, Sr., D, Seattle U
Hannah Bruce, Sr., D, Utah Valley
Halle Hamilton, Sr., D, Kansas City
Abby Small, Sr., D, Kansas City
Kinga Szemik, Sr., GK, UT Rio Grande Valley
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Rylan Childers, So., MF, Kansas City
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Abby Small, Sr., D, Kansas City
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