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Women's soccer picked fourth in PSAC preseason poll
8/16/2022 2:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The women's soccer coaches of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) released its preseason polls for the Eastern and Western divisions Tuesday afternoon. Kutztown and West Chester were picked as co-favorites in the East, while Mercyhurst was selected as the favorite in the West. Millersville landed at the No. 4 spot in the East for the second consecutive season.
Head coach Matt Procopio is entering his eighth season at the helm and is coming off a 2021 that saw the program advance to its first PSAC Championship game since 2002.
The Marauders were picked to finish behind Kutztown (No. 1), West Chester (No. 1) and the defending PSAC Champion, Bloomsburg (No. 3). Kutztown received five first-place votes, while West Chester received four. In the West, Mercyhurst received four first-place votes, followed by Gannon with three, and Slippery Rock with two. Edinboro rounded out the top-four teams in the West.Â
Millersville is set to begin its 2022 campaign on Saturday, Aug. 27 at Jefferson. The match is slated to start at noon.
PSAC Women's Soccer Preseason Polls
EAST (# of 1st place votes)
T1. Kutztown (5) T1. West Chester (4) 3. Bloomsburg 4. Millersville 5. East Stroudsburg 6. Shippensburg 7. Shepherd 8. Lock Haven 9. Mansfield
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WEST
1. Mercyhurst (4)
2. Gannon (3)
3. Slippery Rock (2)
4. Edinboro
5. Seton Hill
6. Pitt-Johnstown
7. IUP
8. Clarion
9. California (Pa.)
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Head coach Matt Procopio is entering his eighth season at the helm and is coming off a 2021 that saw the program advance to its first PSAC Championship game since 2002.
The Marauders were picked to finish behind Kutztown (No. 1), West Chester (No. 1) and the defending PSAC Champion, Bloomsburg (No. 3). Kutztown received five first-place votes, while West Chester received four. In the West, Mercyhurst received four first-place votes, followed by Gannon with three, and Slippery Rock with two. Edinboro rounded out the top-four teams in the West.Â
Millersville is set to begin its 2022 campaign on Saturday, Aug. 27 at Jefferson. The match is slated to start at noon.
PSAC Women's Soccer Preseason Polls
EAST (# of 1st place votes)
T1. Kutztown (5) T1. West Chester (4) 3. Bloomsburg 4. Millersville 5. East Stroudsburg 6. Shippensburg 7. Shepherd 8. Lock Haven 9. Mansfield
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WEST
1. Mercyhurst (4)
2. Gannon (3)
3. Slippery Rock (2)
4. Edinboro
5. Seton Hill
6. Pitt-Johnstown
7. IUP
8. Clarion
9. California (Pa.)
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