CU Women’s Soccer Picked 11th in Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – In the 2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll, defending tournament champion, Francis Marion University was picked atop the poll with 2023 champion UNC Pembroke in second place.
The Patriots won the Conference Carolinas East Division a season ago before taking the tournament title over Belmont Abbey College on a goal in the final 10 seconds. Francis Marion earned 206 points and nine first place votes in the poll as they are followed by UNC Pembroke’s 199 points and two first place votes.
Lees-McRae College, the 2024 northwest division champions, took four first place votes and is picked third with 193 points. 2024 runner-up, Belmont Abbey isn’t far behind with 191 points. Young Harris College won the southwest division in 2024 and is picked fifth in the preseason poll with 154 points.
Converse University is sixth with 145 points, the University of Mount Olive is seventh with 137 points, and they are followed by North Greenville University at eighth with 115 points and the final first place vote. Barton College, 115 points, and Emmanuel University, 105 points, round out the top 10.
Chowan University (94), Southern Wesleyan University (79), King University (64), Ferrum College (63), Erskine College (39), Shorter University (23), rounded out the poll.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Championship is scheduled to start with preliminary rounds on November 5 and 8 before the semifinals and final will be competed at Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park in Browns Summit, North Carolina on November 14 and 16.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches and they can’t vote for their own school.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
| School | Total (First Place) | |
| 1 | Francis Marion | 206 (9) |
| 2 | UNC Pembroke | 199 (2) |
| 3 | Lees-McRae | 193 (4) |
| 4 | Belmont Abbey | 191 |
| 5 | Young Harris | 154 |
| 6 | Converse | 145 |
| 7 | Mount Olive | 137 |
| 8 | North Greenville | 115 (1) |
| 9 | Barton | 113 |
| 10 | Emmanuel | 105 |
| 11 | Chowan | 94 |
| 12 | Southern Wesleyan | 79 |
| 13 | King | 64 |
| 14 | Ferrum | 63 |
| 15 | Erskine | 39 |
| 16 | Shorter | 23 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer
Players to Watch
Barton
- Macey Helmsetter, So., M, Jacksonville, Florida
- Taylor Esposito, So., D, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Ellie Pierce, So., M, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Belmont Abbey
- Anna Richárd, Sr., M, Carthage, North Carolina (Two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection, 2022, 2024)
- Haley Long, Jr., F, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection, 2023, 2024)
- McKenna Schwarz, Sr., M, Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Chowan
- Abigail Simon, Sr., F, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Laura Hulme, Jr., M, Huddersfield, England
- Mya Turner, Jr., M, London, England
Converse
- Jasmine Hernandez, Sr., M, Woodbridge, Virginia (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Hannah Liebig, F/M, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
- Savannah Mellon, Sr., D, York, South Carolina (2023 & 2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
Emmanuel
- Emily Chavez, So., M, Houston, Texas
- Jillian Aldrich, So., F, Weeki Wachee, Florida
- Sydne Stoker, Sr, D, Lancaster, Texas
Erskine
- Braiden Johnson, Sr., GK, Greenville, South Carolina
- Gabrielle Larrivee, Fr., F, Simpsonville, South Carolina
- Jordan Schuhlein, Jr., F, Smyrna, South Carolina
Ferrum
- Bre Herlihy, So., F/M, Frankfort, Illinois
- Jadyn Patton, Sr., M, Suffolk, Virginia
- Ashli Wuss, Sr., GK, Huntington, New York
Francis Marion
- Tehya Dave’, Sr., F, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2024 All-Conference Carolinas first team, 2024 D2CCA All-Region second team)
- Joy Brockmann, Jr., D, Bernau, Germany (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Erin Grabeel, Jr., GK, Gordonsville, Virginia (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
King
- Ella Froehlich, Jr., F, Sunbury, Ohio
- Olivia Seston Sr. GK Shawnee, Kansas
- Victoria Thauer, Sr., D, Grand Island, New York
Lees-McRae
- Sarah Jones, Sr., M, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
- Brooke Allen, Sr., M, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Abbey Brosnihan, Sr., D, Port St. Lucie, Florida (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
Mount Olive
- Addie Dangler, Sr., M, Manassas, Virginia, (2022 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament)
- Charlotte Benson, So., D, Spring Hope, North Carolina
- Anais Coyne, Jr., GK, Mansfield, Texas
UNC Pembroke
- Eugenie Amidou, Sr., D, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Mercy Bell, Sr., F, Jacksonville, North Carolina (All-Conference Carolinas first team)
- Freya Lodge Whitham, Sr., D, Christchurch, New Zealand (D2CCA All-Region, All-Conference Carolinas first team)
North Greenville
- Emma Dennison, Sr., M, Fairfield, Pennsylvania
- Jaycee Watkins, Sr., D, Bakersville, California
- Isabella Fidhel, Sr., D, Lithia, Florida
Shorter
- Danilyn Sheats, Jr., M, Bremen, Georgia
- Ashley Marin Mora, Sr., F, Rome, Georgia
- Evann Yake, Jr., M, Indian Head, Maryland
Southern Wesleyan
- Karina Pashkovets, Sr., D, Dacula, Georgia (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team, 2023 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Camila Blanco, Fr., W/F, Ontario, Canada
- Laugane “Logan” Dion, Fr., W/F, Quebec, Canada
Young Harris
- Emily Brennamen, Sr., D, Gray, Georgia
- Betsy Bu, So., M, Lawrenceville, Georgia, (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Candice Deschamps, So., M, Toulouse, France