The Chanticleers finished just one point behind Radford in the conference's preseason poll.
Aug. 11, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina University women’s soccer team has been picked to finish second in the 2009 Big South Preseason Poll, as voted by the League’s head women’s soccer coaches. The Chanticleers were just one point away from tying Radford University for the top spot.
The Highlanders earned 86 points, including three first-place votes, to earn preseason favorite honors. The Chanticleers had 85 points and matched Radford with three first-place votes. Charleston Southern was picked to finish third, garnering 79 points and three first-place votes.
High Point earned 69 points and was predicted to finish fourth. Liberty earned one first-place vote and had 56 points for fifth. Winthrop and VMI were picked to finish sixth and seventh with 55 and 42 points, respectively. They were followed by UNC Asheville (31 points), Gardner-Webb (27 points) and Presbyterian.
Junior midfielder Anna Tupy (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) finished runner-up to Radford’s Lisa Lubke in the Preseason Player of the Year balloting. Tupy had five points and two first-place honors, tying VMI’s Audrey Falconi for second place. Lubke had 12 points and four first-place votes. Tupy scored five goals in 2008, including four game-winners. She had the game-winning goal with 14 seconds remaining in a win over Liberty and now has 12 career points after two seasons as a Chanticleer.
Coastal Carolina is coming off a regular-season championship in 2008. The Chanticleers advanced to the finals of the Big South Tournament for the second straight season.
The Chanticleers open the 2009 season Friday, August 28 against Jacksonville in the UNF Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. The game starts at 5 p.m.
2009 Big South Conference Preseason Women’s Soccer Poll
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Radford (3) 30 36 8 7 -- 5 -- -- -- --
Coastal Carolina (3) 30 18 16 21 -- -- -- -- -- --
Charleston So. (3) 30 18 8 7 12 -- 4 -- -- --
High Point -- 9 32 21 -- 5 - - 2 --
Liberty (1) 10 -- 8 -- 18 10 4 6 -- --
Winthrop -- 9 8 -- 12 10 16 -- -- --
VMI -- -- -- 14 6 10 4 3 4 1
UNC Asheville -- -- -- -- 6 5 8 6 4 2
Gardner-Webb -- -- -- -- 6 5 -- 9 4 3
Presbyterian -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 6 6 4
2009 Big South Preseason Player of the Year
Lisa Lubke, Radford (12 points, 4 first-place votes)
Anny Tupy, Coastal Carolina (5 points, 2 first-place votes)
Audrey Falconi, VMI (5 points, 1 first place-vote)
Laura Eldridge, High Point (3 points, 1 first place-vote)
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