2023 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL RELEASED
Courtesy of CACC Athletics
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (August 22, 2023) -- Defending champion University of Bridgeport on Tuesday was slotted first in the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The Purple Knights earned 130 points in the voting and nine of 12 first-place votes, as the league's 12 head coaches conducted the vote.
Thomas Jefferson University, who joined UB as the two CACC institutions to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament last season, was second in this year's poll with 115 points and two first-place nods. Holy Family University, which played Bridgeport to a draw in the semifinals before the latter advanced via PKs, was third in the 2023 poll with 100 points. Post University (4th place, 89 pts) was the other CACC team to earn a first-place vote in the standings.
The CACC Women's Soccer Regular Season kicks off next Thursday, Aug. 31, as several teams will be in action on that day. The regular season will be a buildup to the CACC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament, which will be held Nov. 5-12, with the quarterfinals on Sunday the 5th, with the semis and final on the 10th and 12th. The semifinals and tournament title match will be held on the Bridgeport campus in Connecticut.
2023 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. University of Bridgeport 130 (9)
2. Thomas Jefferson University 115 (2)
3. Holy Famiy University 100
4. Post University 89 (1)
5. Goldey-Beacom College 84
6. Chestnut Hill College 83
7. Wilmington University 82
8. Dominican University 67
9. Caldwell University 61
10. Georgian Court University 55
11. Felician University 32
12. Bloomfield College 26
() - First-Place Votes in Parenthesis