Defending Tournament Champion UNC Pembroke Tops Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll

Defending Tournament Champion UNC Pembroke Tops Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Defending tournament champion UNC Pembroke has been picked to claim its first regular season title in the 2022 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
 
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Aug. 17, 2022. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
 
UNC Pembroke, who rejoined Conference Carolinas in August of 2021, finished the season 15-5 overall and 11-1 in league play and was the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region. The Braves collected 143 points and 11-of-13 first-place votes in the poll. North Greenville was ranked second with 128 points and one first-place nod while 2021 tournament runner-up and No. 1 seed in the league tournament, Mount Olive, was picked third with 125 points and the remaining first-place vote.

Lees-McRae was slotted fourth with 105 points followed by Belmont Abbey (102), Barton (89), Chowan (79), Emmanuel (60), King (51), Francis Marion (46), Southern Wesleyan (35), Converse (33) and Erskine (18).
 
The 2022 season gets underway on Thursday, Aug. 25 with conference play beginning on Sept. 7. The first two rounds of the conference tournament will take place on campus sites at the higher seeds on Oct. 26 and 29. The semifinals and championship, Nov. 4 and 6, will be played at Bryan Park in Browns Summit, North Carolina.
 
2022 Conference Carolinas
Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
UNC Pembroke 143 (11)
North Greenville 128 (1)
Mount Olive 125 (1)
Lees-McRae 105
Belmont Abbey 102
Barton 89
Chowan 79
Emmanuel 60
King 51
Francis Marion 46
Southern Wesleyan 35
Converse 33
Erskine 18

2022 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer
Players to Watch
 
Barton
  • Hailey Russell, Sr., Defender/Midfielder, Jacksonville, North Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Kassie Krul, Sr., Forward, Rockport, Maine
  • Hayley Grunberg, Jr., Defender, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
?Belmont Abbey
  • Lauryn Harding, Sr., Goalkeeper, Fayetteville, North Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Goose Andrews, Sr., Forward, Valencia, California, (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2022 Presidential Honor Roll, 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Mia Muckenthaler, So., Defender, Mooresville, North Carolina (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2022 Presidential Honor Roll)
Chowan
  • Allison Traub, Sr., Goalkeeper, Hamilton, Virginia
  • Cristina Flores, Jr., Midfielder, Manassas, Virginia (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Converse
  • Kajsa Mertens, Sr., Defender, Greenville, South Carolina
  • Ellie Gore, So., Forward, Bakersfield, California
  • Serena-Skye White, Sr., Midfielder, Summerville, South Carolina
Emmanuel
  • Viki Lederer, Sr., Midfielder/Defender, Kötschach, Austria
  • Emilia Dingwall, Jr., Defender, Essex, England
  • Olivia Weider, So., Midfielder/Defender, Salzburg, Austria
Erskine
  • Maria Acassia, Jr., Forward, Ilhéus, Brazil
  • Fatima Paes Leme, Jr., Midfielder, Brazil
Francis Marion
  • JG Garon, So., Midfielder, Fort Mill, South Carolina
  • Valentina Restrepo, Sr., Forward, Medellin, Colombia (2020 Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference)
  • Makayla Willets, Sr., Goalkeeper, Mastic, New York
King
  • Veronica Roach, Jr., Forward, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
  • Erin Peters, Sr., Defender, Humble, Texas
  • Maggie Danroth, Sr., Forward, Edmonton, Alberta
Lees-McRae
  • Taylor Barrineau, Jr., Forward, Iron Station, North Carolina (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Mallory Roughton, Sr., Goalkeeper, Nashville, North Carolina (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Averee Andrews, Jr., Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina (2021 Fall Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mount Olive
  • Jaslyn Gott, Sr., Defender, Swartz Creek, Michigan (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Amanda McLeod, Jr., Midfielder, Plainfield, New Jersey (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2021 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
  • Delia Allwood, So., Forward, Piscataway, New Jersey
North Greenville
  • Romee Contreras, Sr., Forward, Rancho Cucamonga, California (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, Second Team All-Region)
  • Ansley Robinson, Sr., Defender, Greer, South Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Third Team All-America, First Team All-Region, Spring 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Natalie Johnson, Gr., Center Midfielder, Gainesville, Florida (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Southern Wesleyan
  • Hayleigh Von Ins, Sr., Defender, Anderson, South Carolina
  • Madi Wurst, Jr., Midfielder, Anderson, South Carolina
  • Camdyn Melin, Fr., Defender, Saukville, Wisconsin
UNC Pembroke
  • Anna Grossheim, So., Midfielder, Garner, North Carolina (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, United Soccer Coaches All-Region, D2CCCA All-Region, NCCSIA All-State, Second Team D2CCCA All-America)
  • Chiara Coppin, So., Goalkeeper, Monroe, North Carolina
  • Abigail Lowry, So., Midfielder, Pembroke, North Carolina (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, NCCSIA All-State)