Regis Picked to Finish Third in Tough RMAC Women's Soccer Race; Marissa Davis Selected Preseason POY
Colorado Springs, Colo.: The 11 RMAC head coaches picked the Regis women's soccer team to finish third in one of the toughest women's soccer conferences in the country. Regis garnered 27 points, while Fort Lewis was selected to take the regular season crown with 19 points. Regis Sophomore Marissa Davis was picked the RMAC Preseason Player of the Year.
Metro State, winner of the last eight regular season championships, was picked to finish second. Fort Lewis won the RMAC Postseason Tournament and the last team to win an regular season championship was Regis in 2001. Colorado Mines will be a factor in who wins the title as well; the Orediggers were right behind the Rangers with 28 points in fourth place.
Regis finished last season with a 14-5-4 overall record and a 10-2-4 record finishing fourth in the conference. The Rangers earned their seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Colorado Mines in the first round.
Davis, from Golden, Colo., was named the 2009 RMAC Freshman of the Year. It was the second year in a row that a student-athlete from Regis took that award after Jordan Miller earned the honor in 2008. Davis scored ten goals for the Rangers, the second best mark on the team, while tallying eight assists to total for 28 points last season. With these numbers, she was named to the NSCAA All-Central Region First team and All-RMAC First Team. She finished third in the RMAC averaging 4.05 shots per game. Davis played in 21 of Regis' 23 games while starting 20 in her first season.
Junior Jordan Miller was also picked on the All-RMAC Preseason team. Last season Miller was named to the All-RMAC Second Team as a sophomore. Miller, who played and started in all of the Rangers 23 games, scored 14 goals last season while assisting on 13 others. Both totals led the Rangers as did her 41 points. She was third in the RMAC in points per game at 1.78 points per game, while also ranking fourth both in goals and goals per game. Her 13 assists ranked second in the RMAC as did her 0.57 assists per game average.
Regis will begin their season in Hawaii, taking on BYU-Hawaii on August 26th and Hawaii Pacific on August 28th.
2010 RMAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll & Awards
East Division ‘09 RMAC ‘09 Overall
Rank School (1st Place Votes) Points Record Record
1. Fort Lewis (5) 19 12-2-2 18-3-3
2. Metro State (2) 20 16-0-0 21-1-2
3. Regis (2) 27 10-2-4 14-5-4
4. Colorado Mines (2) 28 13-3-0 19-5-1
5. Mesa State 49 7-8-1 10-10-1
6. UC-Colorado Springs 58 6-9-1 7-10-1
7. Colorado Christian 65 5-9-2 8-9-4
8. CSU-Pueblo 71 4-11-1 5-13-2
9. N.M. Highlands 82 4-12-0 4-16-0
10. Adams State 86 4-10-2 6-12-2
11. Nebraska-Kearney 97 0-15-1 1-18-1
Preseason All-RMAC
Pos.
Name
Yr.
School
Hometown/High School (Previous School)
MF *Marissa
Davis
So.
Regis
Golden, Colo./Golden HS
MF Madison McQuilliams
Sr. Metro
St.
Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield HS
GK Briana
Schulze
Sr.
Mines
Centennial, Colo./Eaglecrest HS
F Hayley
Hollenga
Sr. Fort
Lewis Colo.
Springs, Colo./Air Academy HS
F Daniela
Ramirez
Sr. Mesa
State Rupert,
Idaho/Minico HS (Dodge City CC)
F Jordan
Miller
Jr.
Regis
Santa Fe, N.M./St. Michael’s HS
D Nicole
Renko
Sr. Metro
St.
Aurora, Colo./Rangeview HS
D Jessica
Stark
Sr.
Mines
Abilene, Texas/Cooper HS
GK Christine
Schmelzle
Sr. Fort
Lewis Flagstaff,
Ariz./Coconino HS
D Brittany
Corona
Jr. Colo. Christian Tucson,
Ariz./Flowing Wells HS
MF Megan
Woodworth So.
Mines
Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill HS
* - Unanimous All-RMAC selection
