Women's Soccer | 8/7/2024 1:10:00 PM
August 7, 2024 – Emporia State soccer is ranked #17 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll ahead of the 2024 season.
Coming off their second straight NCAA Central Regional Final appearance, Emporia State soccer will open the 2024 season ranked one spot above the final ranking for the Hornets at the end of the 2023 campaign. This marks the third consecutive season that the Hornets have started the season within the top 20 of the United Soccer Coaches rankings.
Emporia State brings back six returners with over 1,000 minutes played and ten players that played over 500 minutes last season as the Hornets finished 14-6-4, after starting the season 0-3-3.
Defenders
Aubree Blackman and
Abby Bachman played the second and third-most minutes for Emporia State in 2023 and return to anchor the Hornet backline.
Hadlie Lowe is the leading goal scorer among the returning players with six goals last season, including one in all three matches of the MIAA Tournament.
Mackenzi Goen started 30 matches in her first two seasons with the Hornets, including 22 starts last season.
Other key returners include defenders
Asta Kristindottir and
Ava Smith, midfielder
Paige Putter and attackers
Ali Coash,
Haley Sparks and
Karlie Kanaga who all played over 500 minutes in 2023.
The Hornets will begin team meeting on Monday, August 12 with their first practice on Wednesday, August 14. The first action for the Hornets in the preseason is a scrimmage against Butler CC on Sunday, August 18.
Emporia State's first regular season match will be on Friday, September 6 at Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn.
2024 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
1 |
17-3-1 |
| 2 |
Washburn University |
2 |
21-4-1 |
| 3 |
Florida Tech |
3 |
17-3-3 |
| 4 |
Adelphi University |
4 |
15-4-5 |
| 5 |
Gannon University |
5 |
17-5-3 |
| 6 |
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs |
6 |
15-5-3 |
| 7 |
Grand Valley State University |
7 |
14-4-6 |
| 8 |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
8 |
16-1-5 |
| 9 |
Ashland University |
10 |
19-1-4 |
| 10 |
Colorado Mesa University |
11 |
18-4-1 |
| 11 |
West Chester University |
12 |
16-3-4 |
| 12 |
Lee University |
13 |
16-1-4 |
| 13 |
Catawba College |
14 |
19-3-1 |
| 14 |
Seattle Pacific University |
15 |
13-4-5 |
| 15 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
16 |
13-2-3 |
| 16 |
Nova Southeastern University |
17 |
12-5-1 |
| 17 |
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY |
18 |
14-6-4 |
| 18 |
Dallas Baptist University |
19 |
14-1-4 |
| 19 |
Colorado School of Mines |
20 |
15-4-3 |
| 20 |
University of Charleston |
21 |
18-1-3 |
| 21 |
University of Central Missouri |
22 |
16-5-2 |
| 22 |
Concordia University Irvine |
23 |
13-3-2 |
| 23 |
Columbus State University |
24 |
14-4-2 |
| 24 |
University of North Georgia |
25 |
14-4-4 |
| 25 |
Kutztown University |
RV |
15-2-5 |
Records shown are final 2023 records
