Mount Olive Picked to Defend Title in Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Two-time defending tournament champion Mount Olive has been picked to claim the regular season title in the 2021 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Aug. 18, 2021. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Mount Olive has one the past two conference tournaments and the last regular season champion crowned in 2019 after going 4-2 in league play last season. The Trojans received 10 first-place votes and 141 points. Conference newcomer UNC Pembroke was tabbed second with 127 points and two first-place votes with North Greenville tabbed third with 119 points.
Chowan was fourth with 106 points and Belmont Abbey claimed the final first place vote and 103 total points in fifth. They are followed by Francis Marion (85), the second conference newcomer, Lees-McRae (84), Barton (68), Emmanuel (66), King (41), Erskine (38), Southern Wesleyan (19) and Converse (17).
The 2021 season gets underway on Thursday, Sept. 2, with conference play beginning on Sept. 18. The first two rounds of the conference tournament will take place on campus sites at the higher seeds on Nov. 3 and 6. The semifinals and championship, Nov. 12 and 14, will be played at the Florence Soccer Complex in Florence, South Carolina.
2021 Conference Carolinas
Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| Mount Olive |
141 (10) |
| UNC Pembroke |
127 (2) |
| North Greenville |
119 |
| Chowan |
106 |
| Belmont Abbey |
103 (1) |
| Francis Marion |
85 |
| Lees-McRae |
84 |
| Barton |
68 |
| Emmanuel |
66 |
| King |
41 |
| Erskine |
38 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
19 |
| Converse |
17 |
2021-22 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer
Players to Watch
Barton
- Sarah Kaempfe, Sr., Forward, Augsburg, Germany (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
- Evie Kenna, Sr., Midfield, Aldershot, England (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
- Hailey Russell, Sr., Defense, Jacksonville, North Carolina (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
Belmont Abbey
- Goose Andrews, Jr., Forward, Valencia, Calif. (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
- Morgan Farrar, Sr., Midfield, Clover, S.C. (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
- Lauryn Harding, Sr., Goalkeeper, Fayetteville, N.C. (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
Chowan
- Sabrina Henderson, Sr. Midfield, Lake Mary, Florida (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team & Spring Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Carolina Lucci, Sr. Midfield, Monaca, Pennsylvania (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team & CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
Converse
- Kaitlin Dansie, Sr., Defense/Forward, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Kajsa Mertens, Sr., Defense, Greenville, S.C.
- Shaylah Youngdale, Sr., Forward, Pacifica, Calif.
Emmanuel
- Moriah Logue, Sr., Midfield, Fairfield, Pennsylvania (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
- Viki Lederer, Jr., Midfield/Defense, Kötschach, Austria
- Cynthia Gonzalez, Sr., Defense, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Erskine
- Alicia Martinez, Jr., Midfielder, Normal Ill.
- Mercelita Melanie, Jr., Forward, Edinburg, Texas
- Jane Ashley Meredith, Sr., Defender, Swansea, South Carolina
Francis Marion
- Dayle McEwen, Graduate Student, Midfield/Defense, Collinsville, Illinois
- Valentina Restrepo, Sr., Forward, Medellin, Colombia (2020-21 All-Peach Belt Conference)
- Makayla Willets, Jr., Goalkeeper, Mastic, New York
King
- Anya Gross, Sr., Forward, Whangarei, New Zealand
- Veronica Roach, So., Forward, Pottstown, Pa.
- Taylor Stubbs, So., Defense, Murrieta, Calif.
Lees-McRae
- Taylor Barrineau, So., Forward, Iron Station, North Carolina
- Cami Belin, So., Defense, Clemmons, North Carolina (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
- Alexa Todd, Sr., Midfield, Vero Beach, Florida (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team)
Mount Olive
- Shaunalee Govia, Sr., Defense, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team & Defensive Player of the Year)
- Amanda McLeod, So., Midfield, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Jasmine Pinter, Jr., Forward, Baltimore, Maryland (2021-21 All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
North Greenville
- Natalie Johnson, Sr., Center Midfield, Gainesville, Florida (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas Third Team)
- Faith Knoedler, So., Midfield, Columbus, Georgia (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
- Ansley Robinson, Jr., Defense, Greer, South Carolina (2020-21 All-Conference Carolinas First Team)
Southern Wesleyan
- Ashley Allen, So., Forward, Buford, Ga.
- Joy Namyst, Jr., Forward, Waldorf, Md.
- Bryanna Pickens, Jr., Midfield/Forward, Easley, S.C.
UNC-Pembroke
- Brianna De Coteau, R-Jr., Defender, Montreal, Canada (2019 & 2020-21 All-Peach Belt Conference, 2020-21 All-Tournament Team)
- Alexis Pittman, R-Sr., Forward, Greensboro, N.C. (2019 & 2020-21 All-Peach Belt Conference & All-Tournament Team)
- Rilee Seering,R-Sr., Midfield/Forward, Waxhaw, N.C. (2020-21 All-Peach Belt Conference & All-Tournament Team)