Big West Preseason PollFULLERTON, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton men's soccer team, defending Big West Tournament Champions, were picked to finish third in the Big West Preseason Poll, the conference announced Wednesday.
UC Irvine, the 2014 regular season South Division champion, received five first-place votes out of the eight Big West head coaches for a total of 26 points. The Anteaters were also ranked No. 20 nationally in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll.
To round out the South Division, Cal State Northridge received two first-place votes while Cal State Fullerton, the Big West Tournament Champion, collected 20 points and one first-place vote. In the North Division, UC Santa Barbara heads the list with 30 total points while receiving seven first-place votes.
The Titans added 17 new faces to the program for the 2015 season including 11 freshmen and six junior-college transfers to absorb the loss of the 12 seniors from the 2014 class. All 17 new faces will look to make an immediate impact on the pitch for Fullerton as the program looks to achieve back–to-back Big West Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history.
Cal State Fullerton (10-8-6), was led by first-year head coach George Kuntz to their first Big West Tournament Championship in school history. After finishing third in the Big West South Division regular season, the Titans beat UC Irvine in the championship game to give them the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Fullerton concluded their season in a heartbreaking loss in double overtime against the University of San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Titans produced six Big West All Conference honorees including senior goalkeeper Jeff Salt, who was also named the Big West Tournament MVP.
Fullerton will play in their final exhibition match against the U17 Mexican National team this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Titan Stadium before hitting the road to begin the regular season at Ohio State on Aug. 28.
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