Belmont Abbey Named Favorite in 2020-21 Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey has been chosen as the favorite in the 2020-21 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 18, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Belmont Abbey is looking for its first regular-season title since 2015 and 12
th overall in the spring of 2021 according to Conference Carolinas records. In the 2020-21 preseason poll, Belmont Abbey received 96 total points (seven first-place) to claim the top spot. Defending champion Mount Olive was picked second with a total of 93 points. The Trojans picked up three first-place votes.
Barton was third in the preseason tally with 79 total points, while North Greenville was tabbed fourth. The Crusaders collected the final first-place vote. Emmanuel (64) was fifth in the preseason poll and they were followed by Chowan (60), Lees-McRae (38), Erskine (32), Southern Wesleyan (29), Converse (21) and King (21).
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Soccer Spring Championships are scheduled to get underway with pool play at higher seeds on Sunday, April 18. Pool play will then continue at higher seeds on Wednesday, April 21 and Sunday, April 25. The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Soccer Spring Championships semifinals (Friday, April 30) and finals (Sunday, May 2) are scheduled to be held at the Florence Soccer Complex in Florence, South Carolina.
2020-21 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| Belmont Abbey |
7 |
96 |
| Mount Olive |
3 |
93 |
| Barton |
|
79 |
| North Greenville |
1 |
72 |
| Emmanuel |
|
64 |
| Chowan |
|
60 |
| Lees-McRae |
|
38 |
| Erskine |
|
32 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
|
29 |
| Converse |
|
21 |
| King |
|
21 |
2020-21 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer
Players to Watch
Barton
Kassie Krul, So., Midfielder, Rockport, Maine (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Syaani Harris, Sr., Forward, Ashland, Virginia
Belmont Abbey
Lauryn Harding, Jr., Goalkeeper, Fayetteville, North Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2018 and 2019 All-Tournament)
Goose Andrews, So., Forward, Valencia, California (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
Madison Knutsen, Sr., Defender, Bellingham, Washington
Chowan
Carolina Lucci, Sr., Midfielder, Monaca, Pennsylvania (2017, 2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2017, 2018 and 2019 All-Region, 2017 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, 2017 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2017 All-American)
Sabrina Henderson, Sr., Midfielder, Lake Mary, Florida (2017 and 2018 All-Conference Carolinas, 2018 All-Region)
Converse
Anna Calire Albritton, Sr., Midfielder/Forward, Chesapeake, Virginia
Jade Berwager, Sr. Defender, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Caitlin Dansie, Fr., Forward, Union, South Carolina
Emmanuel
Lindsay Lee, Sr., Forward, Lawrenceville Georgia (2018 All-Conference Carolinas)
Hannah Logue, Sr., Forward, Fairfield Pennsylvania, (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Moriah Logue, Jr., Midfielder, Fairfield Pennsylvania (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Erskine
Jane Ashley Meredith, Jr., Defender, Swansea, South Carolina
Katie Cauble, Sr., Midfielder, Salisbury, North Carolina
Brittiney Gardner, Jr., Midfielder, Midlothian, Texas
King
Presley Bacon, Sr., Defender, Kingsport, Tennessee
Maya Houston, Sr., Midfielder, Gray, Tennessee
Anya Gross, Jr., Forward, Whangarei, New Zealand
Lees-McRae
Lexi Todd, Jr., Midfielder, Vero Beach, Florida
Hope Sanborn, Sr., Goalkeeper, Monroe, North Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Tegan Dean, Sr., Midfielder, Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Mount Olive
Sarah Berglund, Sr., Midfielder/Forward, Borlänge, Sweden (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Tournament Most Valuable Player, 2019 All-American, 2019 All-Region)
Shaunalee Govia, Sr., Defender, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year, 2019 All-Region)
Jaelyn Brown, Sr., Midfielder/Forward, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-Tournament)
Taylor Lewis, Sr., Goalkeeper, Hamilton, Ohio (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-Tournament, 2019 All-Region)
North Greenville
Abby Robinson, Sr., Defender, Greenville, South Carolina (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-Region)
Megan Biehl, Jr., Forward, Lenexa, Kansas (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Natalie Johnson, Jr., Midfielder, Gainesville, Florida
Southern Wesleyan
Joy Namyst, Jr., Forward, Waldorf, Maryland
Molly Wanning, So., Midfielder, Greenwood, South Carolina
Bryanna Pickens, So., Midfielder/Forward, Easley, South Carolina
