ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Emory & Henry University Men's Soccer Team has been picked to finish 12th in the South Atlantic Conference this year by the league's head coaches. The poll was released by the SAC office on Tuesday.
RELATED – SAC Preseason Poll & Preseason All-Conference Teams
Last year, Emory & Henry finished was 0-15 with an 0-11 mark against league opponents. The Wasps welcome six new players, evenly split between three freshmen and three transfers, for a total squad size of 32.
Defending SAC Tournament Champion Limestone University is the favorite to win the regular season as it earned eight of 12 first-place votes. Wingate University, which took home last year's regular season crown, is second with three top nods while Lenoir-Rhyne University is third and Lincoln Memorial University is fourth. Tusculum University garnered the final first-place pick and is ninth in the poll.
Emory & Henry will open the preseason on Thursday with an exhibition match at Virginia Military Institute at 1:00 p.m. The Wasps will also play scrimmages at Bluefield University (Wed., Aug. 28) and at Carolina University (Sat., Aug. 31). E&H kicks off the regular season at Shaw University on Thursday, September 5.
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2024 SAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Rank | School (FPV) | Points |
| 1. | Limestone (8) | 117 |
| 2. | Wingate (3) | 112 |
| 3. | Lenoir-Rhyne | 94 |
| 4. | Lincoln Memorial | 85 |
| 5. | Coker | 76 |
| 6. | Catawba | 65 |
| 7. | Anderson | 63 |
| 8. | Carson-Newman | 62 |
| 9. | Tusculum (1) | 47 |
| 10. | Mars Hill | 38 |
| 11. | Newberry | 22 |
| 12. | Emory & Henry | 11 |
2024 Preseason All-SAC Men's Soccer Teams
FIRST TEAM
F – Kosi Mafela, Wingate
F – Claudel N'Goubou, Limestone
F – Pablo Pozos, Wingate
F – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
MF – Mo Bouta, Tusculum
MF – Julian Caro Sepulveda, Anderson
MF – Salano Birch, Catawba
MF – Ben Dukes, Carson-Newman
D – Harry Rowe, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Pedro Santos, Wingate
D – Stefan Roeb, Limestone
D – Leandro Dos Santos Haesler, Lincoln Memorial
GK – Franco Antoniolli Funes, Anderson
SECOND TEAM
F – Mark Radoki, Limestone
F – Juan Pablo Nicoletti, Catawba
F – Frederic Benedix, Coker
F – Sebastia Cerda-Tous, Catawba
MF – Seraphin Guetan, Newberry
MF – Arnau Ollie, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Ronan O'Mahony, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Mitchell Honcoop, Carson-Newman
D – Falk Jorch, Limestone
D – Matty Tricker, Coker
D – Dennis Hamzic, Wingate
D – Maxime Wester, Carson-Newman
GK – Zak Stiffler, Catawba
THIRD TEAM
F – Baustista Vecchi-Romello, Catawba
F – Tajay Grant – Lincoln Memorial
F – Diego Fernandez, Mars Hill
F – Ido Omaysi – Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Ethan Orozco, Newberry
MF – Peter Majer, Catawba
D – Pol Elias, Anderson
D – Daniel Becerra, Limestone
D – Ben Harvey, Mars Hill
D – Nolan McMillen, Mars Hill
GK – Federico Simonetti, Carson-Newman