Women's Soccer Release (2004) - Preseason Poll - Guilford College
GUILFORD PICKED FIFTH IN ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER POLL
Greensboro, NC (08/20/04) -- Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women's
soccer coaches picked Guilford fifth in their annual preseason poll Friday. The
preseason ranking marks the Quakers' highest spot since the league started
producing the polls in 1997.
Coach Eric Lewis starts his third season on the Quakers' sidelines
with 19 letter winners from last year's 11-9 team. Guilford matched the school
record for wins in a season and set a new standard for ODAC wins with a 7-4
mark. The Quakers' season ended in the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals for the
12th straight season.
Guilford returns a pair of second team all-conference student-athletes
from last season's club in sophomore midfielder Jennifer Mundy (Murrells
Inlet, SC/Waccamaw) and senior forward Kimberly Mullen (Massapequa Park,
NY/Massapequa (Nassau CC)). Mundy led Guilford's scorers last season
with 28 points (12 goals, 4 assists) and earned Third Team National Soccer
Coaches Association of America / adidas All-South honors. A two-time all-league
pick, Mullen also netted 12 goals in 2003, one year after leading the
league with a school record-tying 55 points as a sophomore. Senior forward Flo
Lance (Georgetown, SC/Georgetown), junior defender Heather Ruggiero
(Lexington, MA/Lexington) and sophomore midfielder Rachel Gwin
(Titusville, NJ/Pennington School) return following honorable mention All-ODAC
campaigns in 2003.
The Quakers open the 2004 season September 1 at NCAA Division I Wofford.
Guilford hosts Methodist September 8 at 4:00 p.m. in its home opener.
2004 ODAC Preseason
Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes
in parentheses)
1. Virginia
Wesleyan (6) - 136
2. Washington
and Lee (3) - 132
3. Lynchburg (3)
- 128
4. Roanoke
- 101
5. Guilford
- 91
6.
Randolph-Macon - 83
7. Eastern
Mennonite - 82
8.
Randolph-Macon Woman's College - 55
9. Emory &
Henry - 38
10. Sweet Briar - 25
11. Hollins - 15