BYU named co-favorites in WCC Preseason Poll

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women's soccer team was named co-favorites with Santa Clara to win the 2019 West Coast Conference title, the league announced Monday.

The Cougars and Broncos each garnered five first-place votes to place them on top with a total of 77 points. In 2018, BYU edged Santa Clara, 2-0, at South Field to claim the crown for the sixth time since joining the conference in 2011.

Senior forward Elise Flake and junior midfielder Mikayla Colohan were selected to the All-WCC Preseason Team. Both players were named to the All-WCC First Team in 2018 and this is the second season Colohan has been selected for the preseason team. Most recently the duo has been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list and the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 Players.

The preseason poll and team are picked after compiling votes from the conference's 10 head coaches.

For the conference's release, visit WCCSports.com.

2019 WCC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll

	Team (First Place Votes	Points
T1	BYU (5)	77
T1	Santa Clara (5)	77
3	Pepperdine	65
4	Portland	47
5	Gonzaga	44
6	San Francisco	43
7	San Diego	40
8	Loyola Marymount	30
9	Saint Mary's	18
10	Pacific	9

2019 All-WCC Women's Soccer Preseason Team

Name	Institution	Yr.	Pos.
Joelle Anderson	Pepperdine	Jr.	MF/F
Mikayla Colohan	Brigham Young	Jr.	MF
Elise Flake	Brigham Young	Sr.	F
Kelcie Hedge	Santa Clara	Jr.	F
India Jencks	Gonzaga	Sr.	MF
Alex Loera	Santa Clara	Jr.	MF
Miciah Madison	San Francisco	Sr.	F
Milan Moses	San Diego	Sr.	MF
Isabel Nelson	Pepperdine	So.	D
Taryn Ries	Portland	Jr.	F/MF
Kelsey Turnbow	Santa Clara	Jr.	F