Marquette University Athletics
Women's Soccer Picked Third in C-USA Preseason Poll
8/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 5, 2003
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette women's soccer team was selected to finish third of 14 teams in Conference USA by the league's coaches, the league office announced.
The Golden Eagles will be seeking their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and their first regular-season and tournaments crowns since 2000. While Marquette has not claimed a share of the league regular-season or tournament title in the last two years, its success hasn't been unfounded. Marquette has finished first or second at the league's postseason tournament each of the last seven seasons.
Preseason All-Conference selections Kristen Jensen (Shorewood, Ill.) and Anne Ioder (Franklin, Wis.) return from last year's team which finished 13-8-3. Ioder, a senior, was a starter in all 24 matches last year, scoring two goals and two assists. Jensen, also a senior, has been MU's starting central midfielder for the last three seasons. She scored five points a year ago on a goal and three assists.
Cincinnati, the tournament champion each of the last two seasons was picked to win the league's title. Charlotte, last year's regular season champion, was picked one spot ahead of MU.
Marquette begins its season at Valley Fields on Friday, Aug. 29 at 8:15 p.m. against Vanderbilt as part of the 2003 Milwaukee Cup. MU plays an exhibition contest on Friday, Aug. 22 against Illinois at Valley Fields at 5 p.m.
2003 C-USA PRESEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Courtney Crandell, So., F, Charlotte
ALL-CONFERENCE
Courtney Crandell, So., F, Charlotte
Kim Moore, Sr., D, Charlotte
Tasha Wagner, Sr., MF, Cincinnati
Julianne Sitch, So., MF/F, DePaul
Penny Perrott, Sr. D, East Carolina
Nikki Hawkins, Jr., MF, Houston
Alison Sinclair, Sr., D, Houston
Kristen Jensen, Sr. MF, Marquette
Anne Ioder, Sr., MF, Marquette
Christie Cigno, So., F/MF, Saint Louis
Jamie Perry, Jr., F, Saint Louis
Tara Kidwell, Jr., F, UAB
Breck Bankester, Jr., GK, USF
2003 C-USA PRESEASON POLL
(as selected by C-USA coaches)
1. Cincinnati
2. Charlotte
3. Marquette
4. Saint Louis
5. East Carolina
6. Houston
7. Memphis
8. UAB
9. DePaul
10. USF
11. Tulane
12. TCU
13. Southern Miss
14. Louisville
