HORIZON LEAGUE RELEASE
 
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky Women's Soccer program was selected by league coaches to finish third overall in the upcoming 2022 Horizon League campaign, per the conference's release of the Preseason Poll on Wednesday.
 
The Norse will look to improve on their third-place finish from a season ago, where the group posted a 7-4 mark in conference play. NKU returns a strong core, which includes Freshman of the Year Lydia Self and All-League First Team selection Kaya Vogt.
 
In 2021, Northern Kentucky made a run to the Horizon League semifinals with a balanced attack that saw the Norse record the fourth-best scoring average and third-lowest opponents goals against average in the conferece.
 
Oakland claimed the top spot in the poll with 115 points and five first-place votes, with Milwaukee close behind in second with 108 points and five first-place votes of their own. NKU was joined in the top-five by Cleveland State (74 points) and Green Bay (65 points).
 
Northern Kentucky will get its season underway with a short trip to the University of Cincinnati for the Riverboat Rivalry game on Thursday, August 18. The game will be streamed in front of a national audience on ESPN+ and gets underway at 7 PM ET.
 
2022 #HLWSOC Preseason Poll
Pl.      Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.         Oakland (5) – 115
2.         Milwaukee (5) – 108
3.         Northern Kentucky – 96
4.         Cleveland State – 74
5.         Green Bay – 65
6.         Wright State – 60
7.         IUPUI – 55
8.         Purdue Fort Wayne – 51
9.         Youngstown State (1) – 49
10.       Detroit Mercy – 28
11.       RMU – 25
 
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