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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Senior Jackie Tamerlano
Falcons Picked to Finish Fifth in East in 2010
August 16, 2010 | Women's Soccer
MAC office releases preseason coaches poll Monday afternoon
The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team has been picked to finish fifth in the East Division in the 2010 Mid-American Conference race. The poll, the result of voting by the league's 12 head coaches, was released Monday afternoon (Aug. 16).
Miami was picked to win the East Division regular-season title, while defending MAC champion Central Michigan was tabbed to capture the West Division crown. The 2010 season marks the first year that a divisional format has been utilized for MAC women's soccer.
CMU returns 10 starters off a 2009 team that went through MAC play undefeated and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships. Two-time reigning Coach of the Year Tom Anagnost brings back 13 letterwinners from last year's squad, including four players who made First Team All-MAC. CMU finished 9-0-2 in the conference a year ago and then won three straight conference tournament games on their home turf to advance into the Field of 64. Once there, they shocked Purdue by a score of 2-0 before falling to eventual Final Four participant Notre Dame in the second round. Now coming off a season in which they finished 17-4-3 and return many key components, including MAC Defensive Player of the Year Shay Mannino, expectations are high in Mount Pleasant.
Picked to place second in the West are the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Although the graduation of MAC Offensive Player of the Year Ashley Rodrigues will be difficult to overcome, EMU brings back eight starters to what may possibly be the most explosive offense in the league. In finishing in a tie with Akron for second place in the league a year ago, the Eagles can claim to have scored the only goal Central Michigan gave up in 14 games against MAC competition. Toledo, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Ball State round out the West Division poll.
In the East, Miami will try to build on the momentum it ended last season with, as the RedHawks won four consecutive games to earn a spot in MAC Championship game before falling to CMU. With just five starters and nine letterwinners back, the Red and White will be one of the younger teams in the league and will rely on the goal-scoring of senior Sara Lund and an experienced back line that includes First Team All-MAC defender Brooke Livingston.
Following Miami in the East is Akron, the surprise team in the league a year ago. Picked to finish 11th in last season's preseason poll, Akron rebounded from a difficult start to the season by winning its last six regular season games and earning a share of second place in the league. The return of goaltender Jeny Wolbert bodes well for the Zips as they look for a strong repeat performance during the 2010 campaign. Ohio, Kent State, BGSU and Buffalo round out the coaches' picks in the East Division race.
The regular season opens this Friday (Aug. 20) as seven of the league's teams take the pitch. The Falcons will begin the regular season on Sunday (Aug. 22) with a home game vs. Cincinnati.
Conference season begins September 24 and will wrap up on October 28. The East and West Division champs will earn the top two seeds in the MAC Tournament while the rest of the eight-team field will be seeded according to point total regardless of division. The MAC Tournament starts October 31 at campus sites and will then move to the home of the highest remaining seed for the semifinals and final which will take place on November 5 and 7, respectively.
The Falcons will host the University of Windsor in a Friday (Aug. 20) exhibition before opening the regular season against Cincinnati two days later. Friday's scrimmage begins at 5:00 p.m. at Cochrane Field, with Sunday's match set for a 1:00 p.m. start.
2010 MAC Women's Soccer
Preseason Coaches Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
East Division
1. Miami (6)
2. Akron (4)
3. Ohio (2)
4. Kent State
5. Bowling Green
6. Buffalo
West Division
1. Central Michigan (9)
2. Eastern Michigan (2)
3. Toledo (1)
4. Western Michigan
5. Northern Illinois
6. Ball State
(portions of this release courtesy mac-sports.com)
Miami was picked to win the East Division regular-season title, while defending MAC champion Central Michigan was tabbed to capture the West Division crown. The 2010 season marks the first year that a divisional format has been utilized for MAC women's soccer.
CMU returns 10 starters off a 2009 team that went through MAC play undefeated and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships. Two-time reigning Coach of the Year Tom Anagnost brings back 13 letterwinners from last year's squad, including four players who made First Team All-MAC. CMU finished 9-0-2 in the conference a year ago and then won three straight conference tournament games on their home turf to advance into the Field of 64. Once there, they shocked Purdue by a score of 2-0 before falling to eventual Final Four participant Notre Dame in the second round. Now coming off a season in which they finished 17-4-3 and return many key components, including MAC Defensive Player of the Year Shay Mannino, expectations are high in Mount Pleasant.
Picked to place second in the West are the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Although the graduation of MAC Offensive Player of the Year Ashley Rodrigues will be difficult to overcome, EMU brings back eight starters to what may possibly be the most explosive offense in the league. In finishing in a tie with Akron for second place in the league a year ago, the Eagles can claim to have scored the only goal Central Michigan gave up in 14 games against MAC competition. Toledo, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Ball State round out the West Division poll.
In the East, Miami will try to build on the momentum it ended last season with, as the RedHawks won four consecutive games to earn a spot in MAC Championship game before falling to CMU. With just five starters and nine letterwinners back, the Red and White will be one of the younger teams in the league and will rely on the goal-scoring of senior Sara Lund and an experienced back line that includes First Team All-MAC defender Brooke Livingston.
Following Miami in the East is Akron, the surprise team in the league a year ago. Picked to finish 11th in last season's preseason poll, Akron rebounded from a difficult start to the season by winning its last six regular season games and earning a share of second place in the league. The return of goaltender Jeny Wolbert bodes well for the Zips as they look for a strong repeat performance during the 2010 campaign. Ohio, Kent State, BGSU and Buffalo round out the coaches' picks in the East Division race.
The regular season opens this Friday (Aug. 20) as seven of the league's teams take the pitch. The Falcons will begin the regular season on Sunday (Aug. 22) with a home game vs. Cincinnati.
Conference season begins September 24 and will wrap up on October 28. The East and West Division champs will earn the top two seeds in the MAC Tournament while the rest of the eight-team field will be seeded according to point total regardless of division. The MAC Tournament starts October 31 at campus sites and will then move to the home of the highest remaining seed for the semifinals and final which will take place on November 5 and 7, respectively.
The Falcons will host the University of Windsor in a Friday (Aug. 20) exhibition before opening the regular season against Cincinnati two days later. Friday's scrimmage begins at 5:00 p.m. at Cochrane Field, with Sunday's match set for a 1:00 p.m. start.
2010 MAC Women's Soccer
Preseason Coaches Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
East Division
1. Miami (6)
2. Akron (4)
3. Ohio (2)
4. Kent State
5. Bowling Green
6. Buffalo
West Division
1. Central Michigan (9)
2. Eastern Michigan (2)
3. Toledo (1)
4. Western Michigan
5. Northern Illinois
6. Ball State
(portions of this release courtesy mac-sports.com)
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