SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second year in a row, No. 19 Santa Clara women's soccer has been picked to win the West Coast Conference in a preseason poll of the league's 10 head coaches. Three Broncos were also named to the Preseason All-WCC Team, tied for the most by a team.
Santa Clara edged out Pepperdine, the reigning champs, 77-76 in the poll with both teams picking up five first place votes.
Julie Doyle, Maddie Gonzalez, and Kelsey Turnbow were the three Broncos to be named Preseason All-WCC. The trio were also named to the 2017 All-WCC teams with Turnbow being named WCC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-WCC, and WCC All-Freshman, Gonzalez taking home second team honors, and Doyle nabbing First Team and All-Freshman.
The Broncos play their Red and White Scrimmage Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Stadium and open the year at San Jose State Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. The home-opener is Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Cal.
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
| Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. Santa Clara (5) | 77 |
| 2. Pepperdine (5) | 76 |
| 3. BYU | 66 |
| 4. San Diego | 52 |
| 5. Loyola Marymount | 49 |
| 6. San Francisco | 40 |
| 7. Portland | 32 |
| 8. Gonzaga | 31 |
| 9. Saint Mary's | 14 |
| 10. Pacific | 13 |
2018 ALL-WCC PRESEASON WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
| Name | Institution | Yr. | Pos. |
| Joelle Anderson | Pepperdine | Soph. | M/F |
| Mikayla Colohan | BYU | Soph. | M |
| Julie Doyle | Santa Clara | Soph. | F |
| Maddy Gonzalez | Santa Clara | Jr. | F |
| Madeline Gotta | Gonzaga | Jr. | F |
| Hailey Harbison | Pepperdine | R-Sr. | D/F |
| Kimberly Hazlett | Portland | Jr. | M/F |
| Summer Mason | San Diego | Sr. | M/F |
| Brielle Preece | Pepperdine | R-Sr. | GK |
| Kelsey Turnbow | Santa Clara | Soph. | F |
| Emma Tyrnauer | Loyola Marymount | R-Sr. | M |
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