Carson-Newman Picked as 2022 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman has been tabbed the South Atlantic Conference favorite for the 2022 men's soccer season, the conference announced today. The Eagles collected seven first-place votes and 114 total points, as voted by the league's head men's soccer coaches.
The Eagles won the 2021 SAC Men's Soccer Regular Season Title and finished the season with a 9-2 record in conference and were 11-4-1 overall. A quartet of preseason all-conference players returns to lead the Eagles, including first team selections Harry Whitehead and Eric Schmutzer.
Lenoir-Rhyne claimed the No. 2 spot with 105 points and four first place votes. Limestone earned the No. 3 ranking with 100 points, while Coker was picked to finish at No. 4 with 89 total points. Anderson came in at No. 5 with 80 points, and Mars Hill followed at No. 6 with 72 points.
Wingate slides into the No. 7 spot with 69 points and Catawba was tabbed No. 8 with 49 points. Newberry came in at No. 9 with 36 points and Lincoln Memorial earned the No. 10 ranking with 34 points. Rounding out the poll were Tusculum at No. 11 with 33 points and Emory & Henry at No. 12 with 11 points.
In addition to the 2022 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, the 2022 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 feature six players from Mars Hill, five from Lenoir-Rhyne, and four from Anderson, Carson-Newman, and Coker. Wingate had three selections, while Emory & Henry, Limestone, and Tusculum had two each, and Catawba had one.
The 2022 SAC men's soccer season will get underway on Thursday, August 25.
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MEN'S SOCCER
2022 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1. |
Carson-Newman (7) |
114 |
|
2. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (4) |
105 |
|
3. |
Limestone |
100 |
|
4. |
Coker |
89 |
|
5. |
Anderson |
80 |
|
6. |
Mars Hill |
72 |
|
7. |
Wingate (1) |
69 |
|
8. |
Catawba |
49 |
|
9. |
Newberry |
36 |
|
10. |
Lincoln Memorial |
34 |
|
11. |
Tusculum |
33 |
|
12. |
Emory & Henry |
11 |
2022 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference
First Team
F – Tom Savigar, Catawba
F – Harry Whitehead, Carson-Newman
F – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
F – Kevonte Willoughby-Williams, Mars Hill
MF – Antonio Ferreira, Limestone
MF – Pedro Santos, Wingate
MF – Martin Carpena, Anderson
MF – Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Alexander Render, Limestone
D – Eric Schmutzer, Carson-Newman
D – Owen Marshall, Wingate
GK – Jasper Rump, Coker
Second Team
F – Ignacio Alconchel, Tusculum
F – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
F – Jaime Poza, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Gabin Guillou, Coker
MF – Yannick Kranz, Carson-Newman
MF – Damien Baltide, Tusculum
MF – Andres Osorio, Anderson
MF – Dan Roth, Mars Hill
D – Harri Rowe, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Gustavo Palmieri, Coker
D – Joao Martinho, Anderson
D – Nolan McMillen, Mars Hill
GK – Brennan Whalen, Mars Hill
Third Team
F – Nino Egli, Emory & Henry
MF – Louis Pereira-Scott, Emory & Henry
D – Mariano Carpena, Anderson
D – Matty Tricker, Coker
D – Devin Scully, Wingate
D – Luke Manley, Mars Hill
GK – Juan Basabe, Lenoir-Rhyne
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