WICHITA, Kan. — The Ottawa University women’s soccer team was ranked sixth in the 2022 KCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, announced by the conference office this morning. The Braves finished last season with a 6-11-2 record, including a seventh place KCAC finish with a 5-6-1 conference record.
Oklahoma Wesleyan, last season’s regular-season and conference tournament champions, tallied 144 total points and earned twelve first-place votes to take the top spot in the preseason poll. Friends University, which finished second in the regular season a year ago, was ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll, accumulating 125 total points and receiving the final first-place vote. Southwestern College and Kansas Wesleyan University rounded out the top four in the preseason poll, with the Moundbuilders and Coyotes picking up 123 and 118 total points, respectively.
2022 KCAC WOMEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
| RANKING | INSTITUTION | POINTS (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) |
| 1 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 144 (12) |
| 2 | Friends University | 125 (1) |
| 3 | Southwestern College | 123 |
| 4 | Kansas Wesleyan | 118 |
| 5 | Tabor College | 99 |
| 6 | Ottawa University | 69 |
| 7 | Avila University | 66 |
| 8 | Bethel College | 67 |
| 9 | Bethany College | 61 |
| 10 | University of Saint Mary | 50 |
| 11 | McPherson College | 41 |
| 12 | York University | 25 |
| 13 | Sterling College | 14 |
Conference women’s soccer coaches will be able to give a preview of their programs at the 2022 KCAC Women’s Soccer Virtual Media Day, presented by IMA Financial Group and Dissinger Reed. The Women’s Soccer Media Day will take place on August 18 at 10 AM CST, and will be hosted by Rohit Kumar of Sandybay Media. The KCAC has partnered with Sandybay Media to provide more coverage of KCAC women’s soccer. For more information on the KCAC Women’s Soccer Virtual Media Day, visit https://bit.ly/3A13QBb.
