Bruins ranked 20th in preseason poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Bellevue University women's soccer team opens the 2012 season ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll announced today.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Bellevue University women's soccer team opens the 2012 season ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll announced today.
Lee (Tenn.) University will enter 2012 as the top-ranked team after capturing the 2011 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship last season.
The Bruins return 16 letterwinners and eight starters from last year's team that finished with a 14-2-3 overall record, advancing to the NAIA National Tournament for the second-straight season after capturing the MCAC regular season and tournament title. The Bruins finished the 2011 season with a No. 18 final national ranking.
Four-time MCAC Coach of the Year Andy Nicolarsen is in his ninth season at the helm of the Bellevue University women's soccer program in 2012. He has a 108-43-11 (.701) in eight seasons at BU.
BU opens the season on Aug. 25-26 when it travels to Des Moines, Iowa for the Grand View Classic.