University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Big South Announces 2021 Spring Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
01.27.2021 | Women's Soccer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South released its preseason women's soccer poll on Wednesday, with UNC Asheville selected to finish ninth overall.
With COVID concerns moving the soccer season from fall of 2020 to this spring, Asheville will play nine games, all against Big South opponents. The last official game the Bulldogs played (October 26, 2019) was a 3-1 defeat over Presbyterian.
Asheville returns its top three scorers from 2019 in Gillian Oyos (3 goals), Skyler Chillson (2 goals, 2 assists) and Barrett Eidson (2 goals). Defensively, Grace Kwiatkowski (Sr.) and Ava Nkadi (Sr.), with Bryson Lee returning in net.
The UNC Asheville women's soccer season is scheduled to kick off on Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m. when the Bulldogs welcome Campbell to Greenwood Soccer Field. To check out the full spring schedule, click here.
2020 BIG SOUTH PRESEASON WOMEN'S SOCCER POLL
Rk Team (first-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1. High Point (8) 8 1 1 - - - - - - - 97
2. Radford (1) 1 5 4 - - - - - - - 87
3. Campbell - 4 2 4 - - - - - - 80
4. Gardner-Webb (1) 1 - 3 4 2 - - - - - 74
5. Longwood - - - 2 5 2 1 - - - 58
6. Winthrop - - - - 1 7 1 - - - 46
7. Presbyterian - - - - - 1 5 3 1 - 36
8. Charleston Southern - - - - 1 - 3 4 1 1 33
9. UNC Asheville - - - - - - - 2 6 2 20
10. USC Upstate - - - - 1 - - 1 2 6 19
Note: points are based on a weighted system, with first-place votes receiving 10 points, followed by 9 points for second-place, and so on.
