Posted: Aug 15, 2017
Westminster women's soccer was chosen to finish third in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this season, based on a poll from the league's head coaches.
The Blue Jays feature seven returners from last year's 9-8 squad, including Morgan Henry, Katherine Hammond, and Paige Townsend.
Topping the poll for the fifth consecutive year was Webster with 80 points and eight first-place votes, followed by Fontbonne with 73 points and two first-place votes.
Westminster received 61 points to sit in third place.
The Blue Jays open the 2017 season September 3 at Millikin.
The entire poll is as follows:
Webster - 80 (8)
Fontbonne - 73 (2)
Westminster- 61
Spalding - 60
Greenville - 48
Principia - 43
Blackburn - 32
MacMurray - 26
Eureka - 17
Iowa Wesleyan - 10