Aug. 14, 2017
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Penn State women's soccer team has been picked to win the 2017 Big Ten regular season title, according to the Big Ten women's soccer preseason coaches' poll announced Monday. The Nittany Lions have sat atop the Big Ten preseason coaches' poll every season since the poll began in 2003.
Along with the 2017 Big Ten preseason poll, the Big Ten announced its preseason honors list. Elizabeth Ball (Richmond, Va.), Brittany Basinger (Purcellville, Va.), and Frannie Crouse (Greensburg, Pa.) were the Nittany Lion representatives named to the Big Ten preseason honors list.
Penn State returns 22 letterwinners and welcomes five freshmen to the team for the 2017 slate.
The Nittany Lions begin the quest for their 19th Big Ten regular season title and 23rd-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth on Friday. Penn State opens the 2017 slate at home on Friday with No. 8 BYU (7 p.m.) and then closes out the weekend on Sunday against Hofstra (1 p.m.).
BIG TEN WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
- Penn State
- Northwestern
- Rutgers
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Michigan State
- Iowa
- Purdue
- Maryland
BIG TEN WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON HONORS LIST
Kara Marbury, Sr., F, Illinois
Morgan Maroney, Jr., D, Illinois
Katie Murray, Jr., M, Illinois
Mykayla Brown, Jr., F, Indiana
Allison Jorden, So., M, Indiana
Meghan Scott, So., D, Indiana
Rose Ripslinger, Jr., F, Iowa
Karly Stuenkel, Sr., M, Iowa
Natalie Winters, So., M, Iowa
Jlon Flippens, So., D, Maryland
Jarena Harmon, Jr., F, Maryland
Madison Turner, Sr., F, Maryland
Reilly Martin, Jr., F, Michigan
Ani Sarkisian, Sr., F, Michigan
Taylor Timko, Jr., D, Michigan
Jamie Cheslik, Sr., F, Michigan State
Michaela Kovacs, Jr., D, Michigan State
Lexy Warner, Jr., F, Michigan State
Tori Burnett, Sr., D, Minnesota
Maddie Gaffney, Sr., D, Minnesota
Emily Heslin, Jr., M, Minnesota
Aubrei Corder, So., GK, Nebraska
Haley Hanson, Sr., M, Nebraska
Sinclaire Miramontez, So., D, Nebraska
Lauren Clem, Sr., GK, Northwestern
Hannah Davison, Jr., D, Northwestern
Kayla Sharples, Jr., D, Northwestern
Maddy Lowe, Fr., M/F, Ohio State
Nikki Walts, Sr., M, Ohio State
Morgan Wolcott, Sr., D, Ohio State
Elizabeth Ball, Sr., F, Penn State
Brittany Basinger, Sr., F, Penn State
Frannie Crouse, Sr., F, Penn State
Vanessa Korolas, Sr., D, Purdue
Andrea Petrina, Sr., M, Purdue
Maddy Williams, Sr., F, Purdue
Colby Ciarrocca, Sr., F, Rutgers
Casey Murphy, Jr., GK, Rutgers
Nicole Whitley, So., M, Rutgers
Caitlyn Clem, Sr., GK, Wisconsin
Victoria Pickett, Jr., M, Wisconsin
Dani Rhodes, So., F, Wisconsin