Women's Soccer tabbed ninth in PAC Preseason Poll
Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director
GREENVILLE, Pa. (Aug. 25) – The Bethany College Women's Soccer team was selected to finish ninth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Preseason Poll announced Friday afternoon.
Thomas More was selected as the preseason-favorite, followed by Grove City, Washington & Jefferson and Chatham in the top-four. Thomas More won its sixth-straight PAC Championship Tournament title with a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Grove City last fall, marking the fifth-consecutive season that the Saints and the Wolverines have met in the conference final.
The Bison, led by second-year Head Coach Jon Arlet, are coming off of a 3-13-1 season in 2016, but are set to return senior Michaela Hinerman (Weirton, W.Va./Brooke), who led the team in points last year.
Bethany will lean on the experiences of its five seniors this season, but will look to a few new faces to play key roles this upcoming season. Freshman goalkeeper Maria Concha Vazquez (Queretaro, Mexico/Thomas Jefferson) and freshman Riley Meyers (DuBois, Pa./DuBois Central Catholic) were both tabbed "Players to Watch" by the league office for this upcoming campaign.
The Bison will open the season at the Defiance College Purple & Gold Classic on Saturday, September 2 when they face Heidelberg in a non-conference match at 1 p.m.
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2017 PAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll (Predicted order of finish) |
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2016 Record (PAC) |
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1. Thomas More College (6) |
22-1-1 (9-0) |
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2. Grove City College (2) |
17-6 (7-2) |
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3. Washington & Jefferson College (1) |
13-5-2 (7-2) |
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4. Chatham University (1) |
11-6-2 (6-3) |
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5. Westminster College |
9-7-3 (5-3-1) |
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T-6. Saint Vincent College |
3-8-6 (2-5-2) |
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T-6. Waynesburg University |
5-11-2 (2-6-1) |
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8. Geneva College |
5-10-1 (2-6-1) |
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9. Bethany College |
3-13-1 (1-7-1) |
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10. Thiel College |
2-15-1 (1-8) |
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