IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West has revealed its women's soccer preseason poll and Coaches' Team as determined by the conference's head coaches. As the Tritons head into their third competitive season in The Big West, they were picked eighth with 36 points in the coaches' poll.
Last season, the Tritons completed their second Division I season with a 2-4-4 mark in Big West play. UC San Diego earned a win or draw in seven of its nine road matches in 2022.
UC San Diego will open its season on Thursday, August 17 at Pacific before beginning their home slate on Aug. 20 vs. Sacred Heart inside Triton Soccer Stadium.
The complete 2023 Big West Preseason Poll and Coaches' Team follows:
2023 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
| No. |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
| 1. |
Long Beach State |
87 |
2 |
| 2. |
Cal Poly |
86 |
4 |
| 3. |
UC Irvine |
79 |
3 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
78 |
1 |
| 5. |
UC Davis |
69 |
|
| 6. |
UC Santa Barbara |
58 |
1 |
| 7. |
Hawai'i |
44 |
|
| 8. |
UC San Diego |
36 |
|
| 9. |
UC Riverside |
29 |
|
| 10. |
CSUN |
20 |
|
| 11. |
Cal State Bakersfield |
15 |
|
2023 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Eliza Ammendolia |
Hawai'i |
M |
Gr. |
| Emma Brown |
Cal Poly |
D |
Jr. |
| Cherrie Cox |
Long Beach State |
F |
So. |
| Gianna Creighton |
UC Irvine |
M |
Sr. |
| Leslie Fregoso |
UC Davis |
M |
Sr. |
| Lauren Helwig |
UC Santa Barbara |
M |
Sr. |
| Glo Hinojosa |
UC Irvine |
GK |
Gr. |
| Makenna McGill |
Cal State Fullerton |
F |
Jr. |
| Alyssa Moore |
UC Irvine |
F |
R-Jr. |
| Maddy Perez |
Long Beach State |
D/M |
Jr. |
| Kaylin Raibon |
Cal State Fullerton |
D |
So. |
| Risa Yamada |
UC Davis |
M |
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 has begun a new era 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
