College Soccer Reporter

[WAC WOMEN] Utah State, second last season in the WAC with a 5-2-1 regular-season record, has been selected as the favorite for the 2010 season ahead of BoiseState, which won the 2009 WAC Tournament championship. Utah State junior forward Shantel Flanary garnered Preseason Offensive Player of the Yearhonors, while San Jose State junior defender Jessica […]

[OHIO VALLEY WOMEN] Murray State, which won its first Ohio Valley Tournament crown last year, has been selected to win the 2010 regular-season title in a tightrace with Morehead State. The Racers return senior forward Kalli McCoy, who led the team with six goals, and Danielle McMurray, who was named the OVC Co-Freshman of the […]

[MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN] BYU, the 2009 regular-season champion, was selected to win the Mountain West Conference women’s title. Last season, BYUearned its sixth MWC regular-season championship with a 6-0-1 mark. The Cougars finished the 2009 campaign with an 18-4-2 record and made their 12th postseason appearance with an at-large bid to theNCAA Tournament. They return […]

[CAA WOMEN] James Madison is the favorite to win the CAA women’s title in 2010, but four other teams received first-place votes in the preseason poll. JMU returns five starters, including  two-time All-CAA midfielder Teresa Rynier, from last season’s 11-8-2 squad that reached the CAAchampionship game. Hofstra, which has advanced to the CAA title match […]

[HORIZON WOMEN] For the 11th straight season, Wisconsin-Milwaukee  was picked first in the Horizon League preseason women’s coaches’ poll. The Panthershave won the last 10 league regular season championships — each year they have topped the poll. Milwaukee returns eight starters from last season when it became the first school to postan 8-0 league record. […]

[BIG WEST WOMEN] UC Santa Barbara, which earned four first-place votes, is the favorite to win the 2010 Big West women’s championship. The Gauchos returneight starters, including 2009 Big West Offensive Player of the Year Kailyn Kugler, from the 2009 squad that captured a second consecutive Big West Tournamenttitle and NCAA Tournament automatic berth.  Kugler […]

[ATLANTIC-10 WOMEN] For the second straight year, Dayton has been selected to claim the Atlantic 10 women’s soccer title. The Flyers, whoposted an impressive 16-1-6 overall record en route to the program’s sixth A-10 title and second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament, return five 2009 All-Conference selections, includingDefensive Player of the Year Katherine Boone, as […]

[BIG 12 WOMEN] Texas A&M was first in the 2010 Big 12 preseason poll, garnering eight first-place votes. Also receiving first-place votes wereNebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma State, which ranked second, third and fourth respectively. Texas A&M and Oklahoma State each landed three selections to the preseason all-conferencesquad. 2010 Big 12 Preseason Women’s Poll1. Texas A&M (8) […]

[WCC WOMEN] Portland, which captured its third consecutive conference title and fifth in the last six seasons in 2009, is the preseason favorite in the 2010 WCCwomen’s soccer preseason poll. The Pilots return eight starters from the 2009 squad that posted a 21-2-0 overall record and advanced to its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournamentquarterfinals. UP landed […]

[SOUTHLAND WOMEN] Texas State has been picked to win the 2010 Southland Conference women’s regular-season championship.   The Bobcats returnmost of its 2009 championship team. Three first-team all-conference selections, including senior forward Britney Curry, the conference player of the year, areback.   2010 Southland Preseason Women’s Poll (Coaches) 1. Texas State (7) 79 2. Southeastern […]