Anonymous | Posted: 4 Aug 2011 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Preseason Second Place & Payne Honor

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – On the heels of its fourth straight West Coast Conference women’s soccer championship, the University of Portland has been selected to repeat as WCC champions this season, despite some heavy competition from a conference that boasts four 2010 NCAA Tournament participants.  The Pilots earned six first-place votes and 61 overall points in a preseason poll of the West Coast Conference’s nine head coaches.

2010 NCAA participant Santa Clara University garnered two first place votes and tallied 53 points to finish in a second place tie with WCC newcomer Brigham Young University.  The Cougars finished with 53 points and one first place vote in this year’s WCC poll after winning the Mountain West Conference championship a season ago.  

The University of San Diego captured 47 points in the coaches poll to finish fourth.  The Toreros also were an NCAA at-large berth in 2010.  Loyola Marymount University (33 points), Pepperdine University (31) and Saint Mary’s College (20) follow, with a tie between Gonzaga University and the University of San Francisco (13 points each) rounding out the poll. 

In all, seven of the nine WCC schools are represented on the preseason All-West Coast Conference team, led by Portland and Santa Clara with three selections each.  The 2011 season begins on Friday, August 19, with eight teams in action.

 

2011 WEST COAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

Team (First Place Votes)

Points

1.  Portland (6)

61

2t. Santa Clara (2)

53

2t. BYU (1)

53

4.  San Diego

47

5.  Loyola Marymount

33

6.  Pepperdine

31

7.  Saint Mary’s

20

8t. Gonzaga

13

8t. San Francisco

13

 

2011 PRESEASON ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE TEAM

Player

School

Yr.

Pos.

Cloee Colohan

Portland

So.

M/D

Danielle Foxhoven

Portland

Sr.

M/F

Natalie Garcia

San Diego

Sr.

D

Bianca Henninger

Santa Clara

Sr.

GK

Kendall Johnson

Portland

Jr.

M/D

Julie Johnston

Santa Clara

So.

M

Olivia Klei

Santa Clara

Jr.

D

Jordan Marada

Saint Mary’s

So.     

M

Tawni Martino

Loyola Marymount

So.

F

Stephanie Ochs

San Diego

Sr.

F

Michelle Pao

Pepperdine

So.

D/M

Carlee Payne

BYU

Jr.

F/M