Women's soccer receives preseason votes
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:01 amThe United Soccer Coaches preseason rankings are out, and SMU is listed among the teams "also receiving votes."
The Mustangs finished the 2018 season with a 10-6-2 record, including a 5-2 mark in games played at Westcott Field. Among the top returning players:
• Senior forward Allie Thornton (team-high 20 points, team-high 10 goals)
• Sophomore midfielder Cece Torres (team-high 20 points, 7 goals, team-high 6 assists, team-high 56 shots)
• Sophomore midfielder Courtney Sebazco (16 points, 6 goals, 4 assists, 53 shots)
• Midfielder Isabelle Nashmi
• Midfielder Katina Tsapos
• Defender Katharine Herron
United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25
Rank School (first-place votes)
1. Florida State (33)
2. North Carolina
3. Stanford (1)
4. UCLA
5. USC
6. Penn State (1)
7. Georgetown
8. Duke
9. Virginia
10. Tennessee
11. West Virginia
12. Texas A&M
13. Santa Clara
14. Baylor
15. South Carolina
16. Wisconsin
17. Vanderbilt
18. South Florida
19. Texas
20. Memphis
21. North Carolina State
22. Texas Tech
23. Wake Forest
24. LSU
25. Virginia Tech
Also receiving votes: Clemson (73), Florida (70), TCU (54), Arkansas (45), BYU (45) Arizona (37), Boston College (33), Minnesota (33), Kansas (30), Rutgers (29), Utah (29), Washington State (29), Princeton (27), Ole Miss (18), Colorado (13), Louisville (11), California (10), Saint Louis (8), Auburn (6), Arizona State (5), SMU (3), Butler (3), North Texas (1), Ohio State (1), Samford (1)
The Mustangs finished the 2018 season with a 10-6-2 record, including a 5-2 mark in games played at Westcott Field. Among the top returning players:
• Senior forward Allie Thornton (team-high 20 points, team-high 10 goals)
• Sophomore midfielder Cece Torres (team-high 20 points, 7 goals, team-high 6 assists, team-high 56 shots)
• Sophomore midfielder Courtney Sebazco (16 points, 6 goals, 4 assists, 53 shots)
• Midfielder Isabelle Nashmi
• Midfielder Katina Tsapos
• Defender Katharine Herron
United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25
Rank School (first-place votes)
1. Florida State (33)
2. North Carolina
3. Stanford (1)
4. UCLA
5. USC
6. Penn State (1)
7. Georgetown
8. Duke
9. Virginia
10. Tennessee
11. West Virginia
12. Texas A&M
13. Santa Clara
14. Baylor
15. South Carolina
16. Wisconsin
17. Vanderbilt
18. South Florida
19. Texas
20. Memphis
21. North Carolina State
22. Texas Tech
23. Wake Forest
24. LSU
25. Virginia Tech
Also receiving votes: Clemson (73), Florida (70), TCU (54), Arkansas (45), BYU (45) Arizona (37), Boston College (33), Minnesota (33), Kansas (30), Rutgers (29), Utah (29), Washington State (29), Princeton (27), Ole Miss (18), Colorado (13), Louisville (11), California (10), Saint Louis (8), Auburn (6), Arizona State (5), SMU (3), Butler (3), North Texas (1), Ohio State (1), Samford (1)