Marquette Selected First in Preseason Coaches' Poll
The Marquette women's soccer team has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the BIG EAST regular season crown as voted by the league's head coaches. The Golden Eagles have won four-consecutive regular season division titles.
MU returns six starters from last years' squad that won the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Golden Eagles complied an 18-2-3 record overall and a 9-0-1 mark in conference play. Marquette earned seven of 10 first place votes and tallied 79 total points in the vote.
2013 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
1.Marquette (7) 79
2.Georgetown (3) 75
3.Villanova 63
4.DePaul 51
5.Providence 46
6.St. John's 44
7.Butler 37
8.Seton Hall 30
9.Creighton 17
10.Xavier 12
2013 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Daphne Corboz, Georgetown
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - Emily Menges, Georgetown
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year - Emma Newins, Georgetown
Forwards
*Daphne Corboz, Jr., Georgetown
Kaitlin Brenn, Sr., Georgetown
*Maegan Kelly, Sr., Marquette
Amy Marron, Sr., St. John's
Catherine Zimmerman, So., Providence
Midfielders
Sophie Maccagnone, So., Butler
Colleen Dinn, Sr., Georgetown
Taylor Madigan, Sr., Marquette
Emily Damstram, So., Villanova
Backs
*Emily Menges, Sr., Georgetown
Kylie Nordness, Sr., DePaul
*Emily Jacobson, Sr., Marquette
*Taylor Houck, Sr., Villanova
Goalkeeper
Emma Newins, So., Georgetown
*denotes unanimous selection
Note: Because of a tie in the voting, a position at forward was added.
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