2018 BIG TEN WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL 1. Penn State 2. Ohio State 3. Rutgers 4. Northwestern 5. Wisconsin 6. Minnesota 7. Michigan 8. Nebraska 9. Purdue 10. Iowa 11. Indiana 12. Illinois 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 2018 BIG TEN WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON HONORS LIST Alicia Barker, Jr., D, Illinois Morgan Maroney, Sr., D, Illinois Katie Murray, Sr., M, Illinois Mykayla Brown, Sr., F, Indiana Chandra Davidson, Jr., M, Indiana Maya Piper, Sr., F, Indiana Devin Burns, Jr., F, Iowa Kaleigh Haus, Jr., F, Iowa Natalie Winters, Jr., M, Iowa Rachel Egyed, Sr., GK, Maryland Jlon Flippens, Jr., D, Maryland Jarena Harmon, Sr., F, Maryland Hillary Beall, So., GK, Michigan Reilly Martin, Sr., F, Michigan Sarah Stratigakis, So., M, Michigan Michaela Kovacs, Jr., D, Michigan State Reilley Ott, Jr., GK, Michigan State Lexy Warner, Sr., M, Michigan State April Bockin, Sr., F, Minnesota Molly Fiedler, Sr., M, Minnesota Emily Heslin, Sr., M, Minnesota Meg Brandt, Jr., M, Nebraska Aubrei Corder, Jr., GK, Nebraska Sinclaire Miramontez, Jr., D, Nebraska Hannah Davison, Sr., D, Northwestern Kayla Sharples, Sr., D, Northwestern Marisa Viggiano, Sr., M, Northwestern Arden Holden, Sr., M, Ohio State Sarah Roberts, Sr., M, Ohio State Izzy Rodriguez, So., D, Ohio State Maddie Nolf, Sr., D, Penn State Emily Ogle, Sr., M, Penn State Kaleigh Riehl, Jr., D, Penn State Sarah Clark, So., M, Purdue Katie Luce, So., GK, Purdue Hannah Mussallem, Sr., D, Purdue Amirah Ali, So., F, Rutgers Chantelle Swaby, Jr., D, Rutgers Kenie Wright, Sr., D, Rutgers Cameron Murtha, So., M, Wisconsin Victoria Pickett, Sr., M, Wisconsin Dani Rhodes, Jr., F, Wisconsin
Early on it looks like a very competitve conference. Should be a lot of fun. From the games I have seen, every team has at least one weakness. You can make a case for probably half of the teams having a chance of winning the conference. On the other hand, winning the national title may not be the BIG TEN's year this year. Standord, UCLA, USC and Florida State look to be a notch or two above at least at this stage of the season. But as we all know anything can happen tournament time. Thoughts? Has anyone seen some games?
PSU is definitely not at the normal level this year for themselves. When the back line has been pressed by good opposition they have struggled. On the other end, the attack is young and not as lethal as in the past. As proven last year, no matter where they finish in the BIG TEN standings they will still be the team to beat.
Big Ten Tournament starting tomorrow: https://bigten.org/documents/2018/10/24//2018_WSoc_Tournament_Bracket.pdf?id=6135 https://bigten.org/sports/2018/9/21/2018WSOCTournament.aspx 2018 Tournament Schedule (all times Eastern) -- Sunday, October 28 (Quarterfinals - at higher-seeded school) -- TIME (TV) GAME LINKS 1 p.m. (BTN Plus) Game 1: #8 Michigan at #1 Penn State BTN2Go | Live Stats 1 p.m. (BTN Plus) Game 4: #5 Illinois at #4 Wisconsin BTN2Go | Live Stats 2 p.m. (BTN TV) Game 3: #6 Nebraska at #3 Ohio State BTN2Go | Live Stats 1 p.m. (BTN Plus) Game 2: #7 Minnesota at #2 Rutgers BTN2Go | Live Stats