MIAMI, Fla.- The Southeastern University women's soccer team was voted to finish second in The 2021 Sun Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, as voted on by the league's 10 coaches.
The 2020 NAIA National Champions Keiser topped the list, receiving 80 points (eight first-place) followed by Southeastern, which finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in 2020, placed second in the preseason poll with 74 points (two first-place votes). Following the Fire were USCB (58 points) and Thomas (50 points).
St. Thomas (49 points), SCAD Savannah (43 points), Ave Maria (39 points), Warner (29 points), Webber International (18 points), and Florida Memorial (10 points) round out the poll.
The Fire went 17-2-1 last season and for the first time in program history swept both The Sun Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships. SEU defeated Keiser 2-1 in the regular season and advanced past the Seahawks 4-2 in penalty kicks to win The SUN Tournament.
The 2021 Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament will take place November 6-13 featuring the top six teams in the regular season. Quarterfinal action will begin on Saturday, November 6 (hosted by higher seed) followed by the semifinals (hosted by the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds) on Tuesday, November 9, and the finals on Friday, November 12 (hosted by the highest remaining seed).
The Fire open the 2021 season on the road at William Carey University on Thursday August 19 with match time to be determined. SEU opens up play at the SEU Soccer Complex in an exhibition against NCAA Division II University of Tampa on Saturday August 28 at 11:00 a.m. Tickets for all Fire soccer home matches can be found
here.
2021 Sun Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank School (First Place Votes) Points
1 Keiser (8) 80
2 Southeastern (2) 74
3 USCB 58
4 Thomas 50
5 St. Thomas 49
6 SCAD Savannah 43
7 Ave Maria 39
8 Warner 29
9 Webber International 18
10 Florida Memorial 10
