The South Atlantic Conference Announces Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll and All-Conference Teams
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate has been tabbed the South Atlantic Conference favorite for the 2020-21 men's soccer season, the conference announced today. The Bulldogs collected 11 first-place votes and 132 total points, as voted by the league's head men's soccer coaches.
The Bulldogs won the 2019 SAC Men's Soccer Tournament Championship and advanced all the way to the NCAA National Quarterfinals, finishing the year with a 15-3-3 record.
Queens claimed the No. 2 spot with 114 points. Carson-Newman earned the No. 3 ranking with 112 and one first place vote, while Anderson was picked to finish at No. 4 with 97 total points. Limestone came in at No. 5 with 91 points, and Lenoir-Rhyne followed at No. 6 with 79 points.
Lincoln Memorial slides into the No. 7 spot with 69 points and Tusculum was tabbed No. 8 with 67 points. Coker came in at No. 9 with 65 points and Newberry earned the No. 10 ranking with 48 points. Rounding out the poll were Catawba at No. 11 with 29 points and Mars Hill at No. 12 with 25 points.
In addition to the 2020-21 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, the 2020-21 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference teams were also announced. Voted on by the league's media relations directors, the preseason all-conference teams features five players from Queens and Wingate, three players from Carson-Newman and Limestone, two players from Anderson and Coker, and one player each from Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial, Mars Hill, and Tusculum.
The 2020-21 SAC Men's Soccer spring season will see teams will be divided into three pods consisting of four teams each for a total of six conference games with the option to play two non-conference opponents. Each team will play the other three teams in their pod twice (once at home and once on the road) with the top teams advancing to a postseason tournament. These pods are divided up geographically in order to reduce travel and missed class time for the student-athletes. The men's soccer season will get underway on Thursday, Feb. 11.
For a full schedule of matches visit www.thesac.com.
MEN'S SOCCER
2020-21 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1. |
Wingate (11) |
132 |
|
2. |
Queens |
114 |
|
3. |
Carson-Newman (1) |
112 |
|
4. |
Anderson |
97 |
|
5. |
Limestone |
91 |
|
6. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
79 |
|
7. |
Lincoln Memorial |
69 |
|
8. |
Tusculum |
67 |
|
9. |
Coker |
65 |
|
10. |
Newberry |
48 |
|
11. |
Catawba |
29 |
|
12. |
Mars Hill |
25 |
2020-21 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference
First Team
F – Harry Ward, Anderson
F – Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Jacques Fokam-Sandeu, Coker
MF – Keegan Burton, Queens
MF – Daniel Kuper, Wingate
MF – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
MF – Mikkel Fahlen bruun, Wingate
D – Niclas Wittur, Wingate
D – Sebastian Marx, Limestone
D – Owen Marshall, Wingate
D – Kieran Gore, Queens
GK – Bram Kaarsgaren, Carson-Newman
Second Team
F – Sebastian Bertilsson, Mars Hill
F – Thaylan Silva, Carson-Newman
F – Alexander Cox-Ashwood, Anderson
F – Caio Brandao, Queens
MF – Boris Basara, Queens
MF – Hunter Stroble, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Ben Bielby, Catawba
MF – Tristyn De laaf, Limestone
D – Morgan Ratcliffe, Coker
D – Henrik Gunther, Limestone
D – Dani Gongora, Tusculum
D – Monoel Dos Passos, Queens
GK – Jens Bergendorff, Wingate
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