Falcons Picked Fifth in the East in MAC Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll

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Cleveland, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference women's soccer head coaches have made their preseason predictions for the 2015 season, as the official 2015 MAC Women's Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll was announced today. The Bowling Green State University Falcons were picked to finish fifth in the East Division.

The Buffalo Bulls are the favorite to win the East Division regular season title, while the Ball State Cardinals and Western Michigan Broncos are the tied favorite to win the West Division. When MAC Championship time rolls around in November, Miami is predicted to win the MAC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.

In the East Division following Buffalo, Miami is predicted to finish second with Kent State (3), Ohio (4), Bowling Green (5) and Akron (6). Rounding out the West Division behind Ball State and Western Michigan is Eastern Michigan (3), Central Michigan (4), Northern Illinois (5) and Toledo (6).

Bowling Green and third-year head coach Lindsay Basalyga return 10 starters and a total of 16 letterwinners from last year's team and added a redshirt-freshman and 10 new Falcons in the 2015 recruiting class. Despite the loss of only four letterwinners from a year ago, BGSU is still stacked with youth as 19 members of the 27 players on the 2015 roster are either sophomores or freshmen.

However, of the Falcons' 15 total goals last season, 13 of those scores were recorded by a total of eight returners on the roster this season. BGSU also returns starting goalkeeper Lauren Cadel, who led the MAC and was third among all NCAA Division I goalkeepers with a BGSU single-season record 146 saves in 2014, as well as its leading goal scorer in Skylar Fleak (5 goals) and its assists leader in Leah Runkle (4 assists).

The Falcons will kick-off the 2015 season this Friday night, as BGSU will host the Cougars of Chicago State at 7 p.m. at Cochrane Field.

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2015 MAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East
1. Buffalo (7)
2. Miami (4)
3. Kent State (1)
4. Ohio
5. Bowling Green
6. Akron

West
1. Ball State (5)
Western Michigan (5)
2. Eastern Michigan (2)
3. Central Michigan
4. Northern Illinois
5. Toledo

MAC Tournament Predicted Champion: Miami RedHawks
Miami (6), Ball State (2), Buffalo (2), Western Michigan (2)

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