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Kats picked 5th in WAC Southwest Division
8/11/2021 11:05:00 AM | Soccer
DENVER — The Sam Houston soccer team has been picked to finish fifth by the league coaches in the Western Athletic Conference Southwest Division, conference officials announced Wednesday.
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The Bearkats received 11 points. Stephen F. Austin is picked first in the Southwest Division after receiving three first-place votes for a total of 22 points.
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Abilene Christian and Lamar are tied for second with 18 points with the Wildcats receiving two first-place votes and the Cardinals one. UTRGV is fourth with 16 points and Chicago State is sixth with five.
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In the west, defending WAC champion Utah Valley received four first-place votes and 24 total points to edge out rival Seattle U for the first spot. The Redhawks received one first place vote and 21 points to take second, followed by Grand Canyon, with the final first place vote and 17 points, in third. California Baptist takes fourth, New Mexico State is fifth and Dixie State is sixth.
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Seattle U's Sydney Carr and UVU's Jenna Shephard were selected as the WAC preseason Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, in a vote of the league's 12 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
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Carr represented the Redhawks on the preseason All-WAC team while Shephard was joined by teammates Sadie Brockback, Heather Stainbrook and Amber Tripp. California Baptist had two players honored as Erin Gallagher and Romy Salvador represented the Lancers. Also earning honors were ACU's Christina Arteaga, Dixie State's Whitley Griffiths, Grand Canyon's Marleen Schimmer and SFA's Jamie Jezierski.
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The Bearkats received 11 points. Stephen F. Austin is picked first in the Southwest Division after receiving three first-place votes for a total of 22 points.
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Abilene Christian and Lamar are tied for second with 18 points with the Wildcats receiving two first-place votes and the Cardinals one. UTRGV is fourth with 16 points and Chicago State is sixth with five.
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In the west, defending WAC champion Utah Valley received four first-place votes and 24 total points to edge out rival Seattle U for the first spot. The Redhawks received one first place vote and 21 points to take second, followed by Grand Canyon, with the final first place vote and 17 points, in third. California Baptist takes fourth, New Mexico State is fifth and Dixie State is sixth.
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Seattle U's Sydney Carr and UVU's Jenna Shephard were selected as the WAC preseason Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, in a vote of the league's 12 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
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Carr represented the Redhawks on the preseason All-WAC team while Shephard was joined by teammates Sadie Brockback, Heather Stainbrook and Amber Tripp. California Baptist had two players honored as Erin Gallagher and Romy Salvador represented the Lancers. Also earning honors were ACU's Christina Arteaga, Dixie State's Whitley Griffiths, Grand Canyon's Marleen Schimmer and SFA's Jamie Jezierski.
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