Lions Picked to Finish 10th in SAC
ROCK HILL, S.C.—Mars Hill’s women’s soccer team was picked to finish 10th in the South Atlantic Conference by the league’s coaches in a poll released Wednesday. Alyssa Morris was named to the Preseason All-SAC Team.
ROCK HILL, S.C.—Mars Hill's women's soccer team was picked to finish 10th in the South Atlantic Conference by the league's coaches in a poll released Wednesday. Alyssa Morris was named to the Preseason All-SAC Team.
The Lions earned 36 points in the poll, placing them between Carson-Newman (42) and Coker (27). Morris was named to the Preseason All-SAC Second Team. MHU is coming off a season in which the Lions finished 6-13 overall and in eighth place in the SAC with a 2-7 conference record. Mars Hill opens its season Sep. 7 with a match at Mount Olive. The Lions open conference play at Newberry Sep. 14.
Morris was a Second-Team All-SAC selection last season after leading the conference in assists during the regular-season with eight. The midfielder tallied three goals, two of which were game-winners. She was the only Lion to start every game last season.
Also returning for the Lions is leading-scorer Grace Lancaster. The defender scored five goals last season and was a Second-Team All-SAC selection in 2011. Sophomore forward Hannah Russell added two goals and three assists last year.
Three-time defending SAC Champion Lenoir-Rhyne was picked as the league-favorite. The Bears received 10 first-place votes.
Wingate and Tusculum each received one first-place vote, placing second and third respectively.
The complete SAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll and Preseason All-SAC Teams are listed below.
2013 SAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
Place. Team-Points (First-place votes)
1. Lenoir-Rhyne- 120 (10)
2. Wingate- 105 (1)
3. Tusculum- 101 (1)
4. Catawba- 88
5. Lincoln Memorial- 73
6. Anderson- 68
7. Queens- 63
8. Newberry- 56
9. Carson-Newman- 42
10. Mars Hill- 36
11. Coker- 27
12. Brevard- 13
2013 SAC Women's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
Position- Player, School
First Team
F – Jade Montgomery, WU
F – Leah Mullins, L-R
F – Krystal Goss, AU
F – GarcelleAlequine, L-R
M – Hanna Kiebel, L-R
M – Gabrielle Brodie, NEW
M – JosefinHedstrom, LMU
M – Sophie Waller, CAT
D – Brianna Belsky, L-R
D – Amber Madriaga, L-R
D – Anna Toole, CAT
D – Sam Adams, LMU
GK – KaitlynNeipp, AU
Second Team
F – Juliana Conte, CAT
F – Kendall Smith, L-R
F – Brooke Foil, QU
F – Taylor Lewis, TC
M – Alisha Pugh, TC
M – Alyssa Morris, MHU
M – Chelsey Horan, WU
M – Amy Morford, TC
D – Blair McDonough, L-R
D – Savannah Pitt, LMU
D – Taryn Grivois, WU
D – Casey Marlin, L-R
GK – Marissa Williams, TC
