Women's Soccer Pegged at No. 2 in GPAC Preseason Poll
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The University of Jamestown totaled 138 points for first place in the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll. The Jimmies garnered eleven of thirteen first place votes. Jamestown was the GPAC regular season champion in 2022.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The University of Jamestown totaled 138 points for first place in the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll. The Jimmies garnered eleven of thirteen first place votes. Jamestown was the GPAC regular season champion in 2022.
Hastings College was picked second with 133 points and five first place votes. The Broncos won the 2022 GPAC Postseason Tournament Championship and finished third 2022. Briar Cliff picked up the last first place vote in the third spot with 118 points and were the regular season runner-up in 2022. Midland was picked fourth with 112 points, with Concordia rounding out the top five with 95 points.
The 2023 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship will be played November 27 – December 4, 2023, at the Ralph Schumacher Soccer Park/Foley Sports Complete in Foley, Alabama. The opening round will be played November 16-18 on campus sits. The GPAC will once again receive two automatic bids to the NAIA Postseason in 2023
The 2023 GPAC women's soccer season schedule will consist of 12 league games as all 13 teams will compete for the conference crown. Waldorf University will join the GPAC as an affiliate member in men's and women's soccer in 2023.
2023 GPAC Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll:
|
PLACE |
TEAM |
TOTAL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
|
1 |
JAMESTOWN |
138 |
7 |
|
2 |
HASTINGS |
133 |
5 |
|
3 |
BRIAR CLIFF |
118 |
1 |
|
4 |
MIDLAND |
112 |
|
|
5 |
CONCORDIA |
95 |
|
|
6T. |
DORDT |
88 |
|
|
6T. |
MORNINGSIDE |
88 |
|
|
8 |
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY |
66 |
|
|
9 |
DOANE |
54 |
|
|
10 |
NORTHWESTERN |
44 |
|
|
11 |
DAKOTA WESLEYAN |
33 |
|
|
12 |
WALDORF |
31 |
|
|
13 |
MOUNT MARTY |
14 |
