TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The men's and women's soccer
teams from Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology have been picked to finish second in the Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference this season, in a preseason poll
of league coaches released today.
The women's squad received four of nine
first-place votes and tallied 70 points to finish second in a
tight poll. Transylvania had 73 total points on two
first-place selections, with Mount St. Joseph chosen third at 69
points, including three top honors.
On the men's side, Transylvania received eight of
nine first place votes to earn top honors. Rose-Hulman
placed second overall with 67 points, while Manchester had a
total of 64 points and picked up the remaining first-place vote.
Rose-Hulman's women look to defend their HCAC
regular season and tournament titles under first-year head coach
Emily Hakeman this season. The Engineers finish the return
of six all-conference players, highlighted by 2007 Freshman of
the Year Molly Richardson (Orange Park, Fla./St. John's
Country Day).
First-team honoree Liz Ridgway (Grosse Pointe,
Mich./Northwestern University) joins second-team selections
Jen Lyman (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) and Ame Turner
(Evansville/ North) as returning all-league selections from
last year's 19-3 squad that finished unbeaten in HCAC play.
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Corbin Clow - 2007 HCAC
Men's Freshman of the Year |
On the men's side, Rose-Hulman tied for second
place in the league at 12-6-2 last fall, including a 6-1-2 mark
in conference matches. First-year head coach Sean
Helliwell must replace 2007 HCAC co-Player of the Year Matt
Trowbridge but features a deep and talented squad that returns
eight starters from last season.
Sophomore Corbin Clow (Martinsville) was
named HCAC Freshman of the Year to lead the all-league
selections that return for the men's squad.
Senior Trevor Miller (Okemos, Mich.) also
claimed first-team honors, with junior Nate Becker (St.
Charles, Ill.) and senior Brian Fulmer (Stow, Ohio)
placing on the second team.
Rose-Hulman opens the 2008 soccer seasons with
men's and women's trips to the Greenville College Tournament on
Aug. 29-30. The two teams will make their home debuts on
Sept. 3 against Earlham College.
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2008 HCAC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL |
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
PTS. (1st) |
2007
RECORD |
2007 LEAGUE |
| 1) |
Transylvania |
79 (8) |
15-3-3 |
7-0-1 |
| 2) |
Rose-Hulman |
67 |
12-6-2 |
6-1-1 |
| 3) |
Manchester |
64 (1) |
12-6-2 |
5-2-1 |
| 4) |
Hanover |
54 |
5-12-1 |
3-4-1 |
| 5) |
Anderson |
39 |
4-11-1 |
3-5 |
| 6) |
Defiance |
32 |
3-13-1 |
2-5-1 |
| 7) |
Franklin |
31 |
4-11-2 |
2-5-1 |
| 8) |
Mount St. Joseph |
23 |
4-14 |
3-5 |
| 9) |
Bluffton |
16 |
4-12-1 |
2-6 |
|
2008 HCAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL |
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
PTS. (1st) |
2007
RECORD |
2007 LEAGUE |
| 1) |
Transylvania |
73 (2) |
13-5-1 |
7-1 |
| 2) |
Rose-Hulman |
70 (4) |
19-3 |
8-0 |
| 3) |
Mount St. Joseph |
69 (3) |
11-7-1 |
6-2 |
| 4) |
Manchester |
52 |
7-10-3 |
4-3-1 |
| 5) |
Hanover |
44 |
5-10-2 |
2-4-2 |
| 6) |
Defiance |
34 |
8-9 |
4-4 |
| 7) |
Anderson |
28 |
4-13-2 |
1-6-1 |
| 8) |
Bluffton |
21 |
5-10-1 |
2-6 |
| 9) |
Franklin |
14 |
0-16-1 |
0-8 |
