IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West has revealed the preseason poll and preseason All-Conference squad as determined by the conference's head coaches. As the Tritons head into their first year in the Big West, they were picked ninth with 34 points in the coaches poll.
This fall will mark the Tritons' first season competing in NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference after the 2020 campaign was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its final season as a Division II member in 2019, UC San Diego captured its fifth consecutive CCAA conference tournament title.
The Tritons will open their season on Thursday, August 19 vs. Cal at Triton Soccer Stadium. The match kicks off at 1 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
The complete 2021 Big West Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team follows:
2021 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
| No. |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
| 1. |
Long Beach State |
106 |
1 |
| 2. |
Cal State Fullerton |
104 |
2 |
| 3. |
UC Irvine |
94 |
4 |
|
UC Santa Barbara |
94 |
2 |
| 5. |
CSUN |
75 |
|
| 6. |
Hawai'i |
65 |
|
| 7. |
Cal Poly |
59 |
1 |
| 8. |
UC Davis |
51 |
1 |
| 9. |
UC San Diego |
34 |
|
| 10. |
UC Riverside |
32 |
|
| 11. |
CSU Bakersfield |
12 |
|
2021 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Eliza Ammendolia |
Hawai'i |
M |
Jr. |
| Haley Brown |
Cal State Fullerton |
M |
Sr. |
| Scarlett Camberos |
UC Irvine |
M |
Jr. |
| Gianna Creighton |
UC Irvine |
M |
So. |
| Megan Day |
Cal State Fullerton |
D |
So. |
| Amanda Delgado |
CSUN |
GK |
Jr. |
| Leslie Fregoso |
UC Davis |
M |
So. |
| Kaitlin Fregulia |
Long Beach State |
D/F |
Sr. |
| Claire Grouwinkel |
UC Santa Barbara |
F |
Jr. |
| Camille Lafaix |
Cal Poly |
M |
So. |
| Kayla Ryan |
Hawai'i |
F |
Sr. |
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
