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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer Picked To Defend Mountain West Title
8/16/2004 12:00 AM | Soccer
Aug. 16, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah was selected to repeat as the Mountain West Conference women's soccer regular-season champion in a vote by the league's coaches released today. The Utes collected a total of 35 points and five first-place votes to capture the top position in the poll. BYU, which collected two first-place votes (32 total points), was picked to finish second in the ballot, followed by San Diego State (25), UNLV (21) and Wyoming (14). New Mexico (11) and Air Force (9) rounded out the voting as they were picked to finish sixth and seventh, respectively. Utah is picked to win its second consecutive MWC crown after finishing undefeated in league play (6-0-0) and 16-2-2 overall last season, winning its first-ever Mountain West Conference Tournament title and advancing to its second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. The Utes, led by head coach Rich Manning, return 12 letterwinners and seven starters from the 2003 squad, including league Freshman of the Year Amanda Feigt. BYU (16-7-3 overall, 4-2-0 in MWC play) returns 16 letterwinners and six starters from last year's Elite Eight team. San Diego State finished 2003 with a 7-10-2 overall record (2-3-1 conference record) and returns eight starters, while UNLV has seven starters returning this season after finishing 9-9-3 overall in 2003. Wyoming, which had its best conference finish in school history last season, tying for second with BYU at 4-2-0, returns six starters and 14 letterwinners overall for the 2004 season. New Mexico and Air Force return seven and eight starters this season, respectively.
MWC Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll Pl. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Utah (5) 35 2. BYU (2) 32 3. San Diego State 25 4. UNLV 21 5. Wyoming 14 6. New Mexico 11 7. Air Force 9
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