CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Hanover College women's soccer team was picked to finish first in the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
After a condensed season in the Spring of 2021, the Panthers were victorious in both the regular season and the post-season conference game. They received eight first-place votes ahead of the Fall 2021 season, for 72 points in the poll. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished second in the poll, with 65 points, and also received a first-place nod. Transylvania University was slated to finish third, with a tally of 54 points, with Franklin College (48) and Mount St. Joseph University (47) rounding out the top five.
Listed below is the 2021 HCAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll and the 2021 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Women's Soccer, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2021 HCAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Hanover College (8) |
72 |
| 2. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1) |
65 |
| 3. |
Transylvania University |
54 |
| 4. |
Franklin College |
48 |
| 5. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
47 |
| 6. |
Anderson University |
45 |
| 7. |
Bluffton University |
27 |
| 8. |
Earlham College |
21 |
| 9. |
Manchester University |
16 |
| 10. |
Defiance College |
10 |
2021 HCAC Women's Soccer Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Nadia Bentley |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
D |
| Taylor Fort |
JR |
Pendleton, Ind. |
M |
| Corissa Horton |
SR |
Fountaintown, Ind. |
M |
| Jessica Pulaski |
SR |
Centerville, Ohio |
F |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Taylor Dye |
JR |
Prairie, Ohio |
F |
| Julia Gibson |
SR |
Tecumseh, Ohio |
F |
| Nina McGinn |
JR |
Marion, Ohio |
F |
| Zoe Ryan |
JR |
Pleasantville, Ohio |
F |
| Emma White |
JR |
St. Mary's, Ohio |
MF |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Nicole Burkett |
SR |
Westfield, Ind. |
F |
| Tess Cunningham |
JR |
Greensboro, N.C. |
M |
| Jenna Hoeh |
JR |
Chesterland, Ohio |
M |
| Makayla Hurey |
FY |
Sidney, Ohio |
GK |
| Eva Lyon |
JR |
Dayton, Ohio |
F |
| Hannah Wallhausser |
SR |
Berea, Ky. |
F |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Katelyn Duff |
SO |
Germantown, Ind. |
F |
| Lillian Haines |
JR |
Lebanon, Ind. |
F |
| Kinsey Price |
SO |
Rising Sun, Ky. |
D |
| Madison Short |
SR |
Avon, Ind. |
D |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Cate Bennett |
SR |
Hartford City, Ind. |
GK |
| Jayden Murray |
SR |
Delphi, Ind. |
F |
| Maddie Shepard |
SR |
Greenville, Ohio |
F |
| Lainey Shock |
FY |
North Manchester, Ind. |
CM |
| Adelle Stanko |
JR |
Okemos, Mich. |
D |
Mount St. Joseph University
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Emily Reichling |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
D |
| Zoe Sandford |
JR |
Louisville, Ohio |
D |
| Madeline Scherpenberg |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
M |
| Jodie Weimer |
SR |
Cleves, Ohio |
M |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Natalie Dillon |
JR |
Rochester, N.Y. |
GK |
| Grace Hobson |
JR |
Hanover, Mich. |
CB |
| Lane Lawrence |
JR |
Ringgold, Ga. |
F |
| Christina Rogers |
SR |
Laurel, Md. |
CB |
| Sarah Shoemaker |
SR |
Chesterfield, Mo. |
OM |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Abby Baker |
SR |
Corbin, Ky. |
F/M |
| Meghan Curren |
SR |
Winchester, Ky. |
D |
| Morgan Fowler |
SR |
Louisville, Ky. |
D |
| Brooke Puterbaugh |
SR |
Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
M |
| Emilie Yates |
SR |
Lexington, Ky. |
F |