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WOMEN'S SOCCER 2025 CACC PRESEASON POLL RELEASED
August 19, 2025

WOMEN'S SOCCER 2025 CACC PRESEASON POLL RELEASED

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

New Haven, Conn. (8/19/25) Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's soccer coaches have chosen Thomas Jefferson University for the No. 1 spot in the 2025 standings. The results of the CACC Preseason Coaches Poll were announced today by Commissioner Dan Mara.

Jefferson (19-1-3, 11-0 in 2024) is coming off the program's most successful season in 2024. The Rams captured CACC regular-season and tournament championships before advanced to the East Region final of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Jefferson, which has a first-year head coach in Michelle Jacquette, is ranked No. 11 in the national Division II preseason coaches poll.

The Rams received eight of 12 first-place votes in the CACC poll and 117 total points. Caldwell University, a CACC finalist a year ago, collected three first-place votes and was chosen for second place with 102 points. The University of Bridgeport received the final first-place vote and was picked for third place with 91 points, followed closely by Wilmington University with 90 points in fourth place.

The next four positions in the poll went to, respectively, Georgian Court Univeristy (5th, 81 points), Dominican University New York (6th, 77), Holy Family University (7th, 66), and Chestnut Hill College (8th, 56). Goldey-Beacom College landed in the ninth position with 40 points, followed by Felician University (32), Post University (27), and Lincoln (Pa.) University (13).

The regular season begins on Thursday, September 4, with five CACC teams in action. Conference play is slated to start on Sept. 16. At season's end, the top eight teams in the standings will qualify for the CACC Championship tournament. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be held on Nov. 8 and 11 at campus sites. Post will host the championship final on Nov. 15 at LaMoy Field in Waterbury, Conn. The CACC champion will automatically qualify for the 2025 NCAA Division II East Region Championship.

2025 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Thomas Jefferson University (8) 117 pts
2. Caldwell University (3) 102
3. University of Bridgeport (1) 91
4. Wilmington University 90
5. Georgian Court University 81
6. Dominican University New York 77
7. Holy Family University 66
8. Chestnut Hill University 56
9. Goldey-Beacom College 40
10. Felician University 32
11. Post University 27
12. Lincoln University 13

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.