[MISSOURI VALLEY WOMEN] Defending champion Illinois State is picked as the preseason favorite to win the 2010 Missouri Valley women’s championship.
2010 MVC Preseason Women’s Poll
1. Illinois State 46
2. Creighton 37
3. Missouri St. 36
4. Evansville 23
t5. Drake 19
t5.Indiana St. 19
7. Northern Iowa 16
2010 All-MVC Preseason Women’s Team
F Rachel Bostick, Illinois State, So., Naperville, Ill.(Waubonsie Valley)
D Megan Cameron, Northern Iowa, Jr., Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)
F Jessica Carlson, Illinois State, Jr., Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale
D/M Kelly Connolly, Creighton, Jr., Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic)
F Kristen Davis, Evansville, So., Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep)
F Brittney Neumann, Creighton, So., Omaha, Neb. (Millard North)
F/M Emily Orbell, Creighton, Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn.(White Bear Lake)
D Jordan Reppell, Missouri State, Sr., St. Louis, Mo. (St. Joseph’s Academy)
GK Jessica Teahan, Missouri State, Jr., Lenexa, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
FAlyssa Schulz, Illinois State, Sr., Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
F Rachel Weimer, Missouri State, So., Bonner Springs, Kan. (St. James Academy)
Honorable Mention
MF Chelsie Hochstedler, UNI, Sr., Marion, Iowa (Linn Mar)
GK Alicia Montgomery, Northern Iowa, Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif. (Carondelet)
F LauraMoklestad, Drake, So., Des Moines, Iowa (Roosevelt)
M/D Claire Zach, Creighton, Sr., Omaha, Neb. (Marian)