LA GRANDE, Ore. – Despite coming off a trip to the conference tournament semifinals, the College of Idaho was picked to finish seventh in the 13-team Cascade Conference as the 2018 CCC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll was released by the league office.
The Lady Yotes (7-9-2 in 2017) received one of the 13 first-place votes and earned 92 total voter points from the league coaches. C of I returns six starters from last season's team, including key performers
Erika Thompson and
Maddie Brown.
Defending league champion, Eastern Oregon, claimed 10 first-place votes and led all squads with 165 voter points, with Corban earning a first-place vote and ranked second (136 points). Rocky Mountain earned the final first-place vote and was tied with Northwest with 131 points in the third position, while Oregon Tech opens the season ranked fifth (119).
C of I opens up fall camp this weekend and will have a pair of scrimmages in preparation for their season opener on Aug. 24 at Sierra Nevada College.
2018 CCC Women's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll
|
Team |
Points |
2017 CCC |
2017 Overall |
| 1. |
Eastern Oregon (10) |
165 |
9-1-1 |
13-4-2 |
| 2. |
Corban (1) |
136 |
7-3-1 |
10-7-2 |
| T-3. |
Rocky (1) |
131 |
9-2 |
13-3-1 |
| T-3. |
Northwest |
131 |
6-5 |
11-10 |
| 5. |
Oregon Tech |
119 |
8-3 |
10-7 |
| 6. |
Southern Oregon |
114 |
7-4 |
10-7-1 |
| 7. |
College of Idaho (1) |
92 |
5-5-1 |
7-9-2 |
| 8. |
Carroll |
85 |
3-6-2 |
7-8-2 |
| 9. |
Providence |
74 |
5-6 |
6-10 |
| 10. |
Warner Pacific |
49 |
2-7-2 |
4-10-2 |
| 11. |
Northwest Christian |
38 |
1-10 |
1-12 |
| 12. |
Evergreen |
25 |
0-10-1 |
0-13-2 |
| 13. |
Multnomah* |
21 |
NA |
NA |
