Finished last season in first place

CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Hanover College women's soccer team was picked to finish first in the 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
The Panthers finished the 2022 regular season in first place, with a 7-0-2 mark in league play. Rose-Hulman, who won the HCAC Women's Soccer Title, was voted to finish second and picked up two first-place votes. Transylvania University snagged the third-place spot, narrowly beating out Anderson University and Mount St. Joseph University who finished just two-points behind in a tie for fourth place.
Listed below is the 2023 HCAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll and the 2022 HCAC Athletes to Watch.
For more information on HCAC Women's Soccer, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2023 HCAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
|
1. |
Hanover College (8) |
80 |
|
2. |
Rose-Hulman Insititute of Technology (2) |
72 |
|
3. |
Transylvania University |
60 |
|
4. |
Anderson University |
58 |
|
4. |
Mount St. Jospeh University |
58 |
|
6. |
Bluffton University |
34 |
|
7. |
Earlham College |
31 |
|
8. |
Franklin College |
30 |
|
9. |
Manchester University |
18 |
|
10. |
Defiance College |
9 |
Returning 2022 All-Conference First and Second Team Women's Soccer Athletes to Watch in 2023:
|
School |
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
|
Anderson |
Kylie Roberts (2nd Team) |
JR |
Nobelsville, Ind. |
D |
|
Earlham |
Mallory Smith (2nd Team) |
SO |
Oxford, Ohio |
F |
|
Hanover |
Kate Bettner (1st Team) |
JR |
Noblesville, Ind. |
D |
|
Beth Cook (1st Team) |
JR |
Goshen, Ohio |
F |
|
|
Maggie Hinegardner (1st Team) |
SR |
Fort Thomas, Ky. |
GK |
|
|
Nora Ludwig (1st Team) |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
F |
|
MSJ |
Vivian Willis (1st Team) |
JR |
Cinicinnati, Ohio |
D |
|
McKenzie Schneeman (2nd Team) |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
F |
|
Rose-Hulman |
Megan Foder (1st Team) |
SR |
The Woodlands, TX |
D |
|
Lauren Marquardt (1st Team) |
SO |
Savage, Minn. |
MF |
|
|
Kyra Hicks (2nd Team) |
SR |
Lynnwood, Wash. |
F |
|
|
Kiana Martin (2nd Team) |
SR |
Portage, Mich. |
M |
|
|
Camille Clark (2nd Team) |
SO |
Plainfield, Ind. |
F |
|
Transylvania |
Meron Roach (1st Team) |
SR |
Lexington, Ky. |
F |
|
Erin Heil (2nd Team) |
SR |
Lexington, Ky. |
M |
|
|
Isabella White (2nd Team) |
SO |
Lexington, Ky. |
F |
2023 HCAC Women's Soccer Other Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
|
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
|
Mandy Williams |
SR |
Grand Ledge, Mich. |
M |
|
Hannah Gates |
SR |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
D |
|
Lauren Brown |
JR |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
F |
Bluffton
|
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
|
Nina McGinn |
GR |
Mario, Ohio |
F |
|
Kelsie Gladiuex |
SO |
Northwood, Ohio |
M |
|
Evie Masters |
JR |
Arcadia. Ohio |
D |
|
Brielle Collier |
JR |
Anna, Ohio |
GK |
Defiance
|
Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
|
Sarah O'Shea |
SR |
Cincinnat, Ohio |
GK |
|
Sloane Livinginston |
SR |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
D |
|
Christa Phillips |
SO |
Columbus, Ohio |
D |
|
Haley Hughes |
FR |
Muamee, Ohio |
M |
Earlham
|
Name |
Class |
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