IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West has revealed the preseason poll and preseason All-Conference squad as determined by the conference's head coaches. UC San Diego junior
Kennedy Carter has been named to the Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Team. As the Tritons head into their second year in the Big West, they were picked eighth with 39 points in the coaches poll.
In her first season as a Triton, Carter paced UC San Diego with five goals, and her three game-winners ranked third in the Big West. The transfer from Utah scored the game-winner in the Tritons' first-ever Division I victory, a 2-1 overtime triumph at Southern Utah. A member of the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, Carter will serve as a team co-captain in 2022.
As a team, the Tritons completed their first Division I season with a record of 5-10-2 overall and a 3-5-1 mark in Big West play in 2021.
The Tritons will open their season on Thursday, August 18 vs. Idaho at Triton Soccer Stadium. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
The complete 2022 Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll and Preseason Coaches' Team follows:
2022 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
| No. |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
| 1. |
UC Irvine |
91 |
5 |
| T2. |
Cal Poly |
86 |
3 |
|
Long Beach State |
86 |
2 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
79 |
1 |
| 5. |
UC Davis |
55 |
|
| 6. |
UC Santa Barbara |
52 |
|
| 7. |
Hawai'i |
47 |
|
| 8. |
UC San Diego |
39 |
|
| 9. |
UC Riverside |
34 |
|
| 10. |
CSUN |
20 |
|
| 11. |
CSU Bakersfield |
16 |
|
2022 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Cindy Arteaga |
CSUN |
F |
Jr. |
| Kennedy Carter |
UC San Diego |
F |
Jr. |
| Maddy Chavez |
UC Irvine |
D |
Sr. |
| Karen Flores |
CSU Bakersfield |
F |
Jr. |
| Leslie Fregoso |
UC Davis |
F |
Jr. |
| Kaya Hawkinson |
Cal State Fullerton |
M |
Sr. |
| Camila Lafaix |
Cal Poly |
M |
Sr. |
| Lena Silano |
Long Beach State |
F |
Sr. |
| Kelci Sumida |
Hawai'i |
F |
Sr. |
| Nikki Trucco |
Cal Poly |
F |
Sr. |
| Risa Yamada |
UC Davis |
M |
Jr. |
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.
