Titans Picked to Finish First in Big West Preseason Coaches Poll

Titans Picked to Finish First in Big West Preseason Coaches Poll

Big West Release

FULLERTON, Calif. – For just the second time in the history of the program, the Titans have been picked to finish first in the Big West Conference in the preseason coaches poll. The last time Fullerton was picked to win the conference was in 2016 when they advanced all the way to the tournament championship match.

The Titans received 57 points in the voting, two points ahead of second place UC Santa Barbara who received 55 points. The next closest team is CSUN with 47 points and no first place votes.

2018 Big West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Cal State Fullerton

2. UC Santa Barbara

3. CSUN

4. UC Davis

5. UC Irvine

6. Sacramento State

7. UC Riverside

8. Cal Poly

In addition to the team being picked to finish first in the conference, Samuel Goni and Ross McPhie was named to the preseason all-conference team. This is the second consecutive year that McPhie has been pick to the preseason all-conference team.

Goni and McPhie led the team in points last season with 19 points and 17 points, respectively. Goni finished the year with nine goals while adding one assist and McPhie was second on the team with seven goals while adding three assists.

The two seniors were named to the Big West All-Conference First Team last season and received All-Far West Region Third Team Honors.

2018 Big West Conference Preseason All-Conference

Noah Billingsley UC Santa Barbara F Junior

Roy Boateng UC Davis D Senior

Ivan Canales UC Irvine MF Senior

Daniel Crisostomo UC Irvine MF Senior

Samuel Goni Cal State Fullerton F Senior

Nabi Kibunguchy UC Davis D Sophomore

Ross McPhie Cal State Fullerton MF Senior

Rodney Michael UC Santa Barbara F Sophomore

Adam Mickelson UC Davis F Junior

Andrew Rizeq CSUN MF Senior
 

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