Men’s Soccer Coaches Choose Chowan to Capture Regular Season Crown in League Preseason Poll

Men’s Soccer Coaches Choose Chowan to Capture Regular Season Crown in League Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Fresh off the best season in program history, Chowan has been picked to win the regular season title in the 2022 Men’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.
 
Chowan finished the 2021 season 13-4-2 overall and 9-1-1 in league play and won the conference tournament. The Hawks earned the program’s first NCAA win with a thrilling upset of Nova Southeastern, 13-12, in penalty kicks. The Hawks garnered seven first-place votes and 116 points, one better than 2021 regular season champion and tournament runner-up Francis Marion. The Patriots, who were 12-5-2 overall in 2021 and 10-0-1 in conference play, collected the final five first-place tallies and 115 points.

Mount Olive was picked to finish third with 87 points followed by Belmont Abbey (77), North Greenville (75), Barton (73), Lees-McRae (64), Converse (62), Emmanuel (40), Southern Wesleyan (38), King (25) and Erskine (20).
 
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
Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Chowan 116 (7)
Francis Marion 115 (5)
Mount Olive 87
Belmont Abbey 77
North Greenville 75
Barton 73
Lees-McRae 64
Converse 62
Emmanuel 40
Southern Wesleyan 38
King 25
Erskine 20

2022 Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer
Players to Watch
 
Barton
  • Tobias Nielsen, Jr., Defender, Rask Moelle, Denmark (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Gabriel Slemer Lopes, Fr., Midfielder, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Blake Grove, Fr., Midfielder, Newstead, Australia
Belmont Abbey
  • Davis McBee, Sr., Midfielder, Gastonia, North Carolina (Spring 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, Spring 2022 Presidential Honor Roll)
  • Kevin Daly, Sr., Defender, Gainesville, Florida
  • Omar Gonzalez, Sr., Defender, Charlotte, North Carolina (Spring 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Chowan
  • Harri Lovett, Gr., Defender, Wrexhem, Wales (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award, Third Team D2CCA All-American, First Team D2CCA All-Region, First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Conference Carolinas Statistical Leader in Assists, Spring 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Charlie Farrar, So., Goalkeeper, Wakefield, England (2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Converse
  • Gero Wolters, Gr., Defender, Niedkruchten, Germany
  • David Windmiller, Gr., Goalkeeper, Sautee, Georgia
  • Jaxon Keene., So., Forward, Lexington, South Carolina
Emmanuel
  • Derek Fournier, Sr., Defender, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Alex Panner, So., Midfielder, Vienna, Austria
  • Tomi Hazi Pollacchi, Jr., Forward/Midfielder, San Andres De Giles, Argentina
Erskine
  • Roman DeLeon, Sr., Forward, Frisco, Texas 
  • Andres Rojas, Sr., Forward, San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Evan Zizek, Jr., Goalkeeper, Nobleton, Ontario, Canada (Spring 2021 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Francis Marion
  • Alvaro Zamora, Gr., Forward, Madrid, Spain (Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Second Team USC All-Region, Second Team D2CCA All-Region, two-time First Team All-Peach Belt Conference) 
  • Javier Bello, Gr., Forward, Madrid, Spain (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 2020 Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference)
  • Sebastian Garcia, Sr., Defender, Asuncion, Paraguay (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
King
  • Kenneth Walton, So., Forward, New Bern, North Carolina
  • Tijani Khelifaoui, Jr., Midfielder, Saint Etienne, France
  • Ruben Laureano, Sr., Forward, Puebla, Mexico
Lees-McRae
  • Fletcher Dyson, So, Midfield, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
  • Daniel Garvilla, So., Forward, St. Charles, Missouri (Fall 2021 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Joshua Garvilla, So., Goalkeeper, St. Charles, Missouri
Mount Olive
  • Ethan Willie, Sr., Forward, Nassau, Bahamas (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • William Doyen, Sr., Defense, Apex, North Carolina (Fall 2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Roberto Hernandez, Sr., Midfielder, Edinburg, Texas
North Greenville
  • Carlos Navarro, R-Sr., Midfield, Bogota, Colombia (Spring 2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Kalvin Semedo, Sr., Forward/Midfielder, Paris, France
  • Arthur Leray, Gr., Midfielder, Paris, France
Southern Wesleyan
  • Hykeem Martin, Sr., Midfielder, Greenwood, South Carolina (Fall 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Feren Nunez, So., Midfielder, Bronx, New York
  • Trey Greenwood, Sr., Midfielder, Anderson, South Carolina