INDIANAPOLIS–The Great Lakes Valley Conference has released its 2023 men's soccer preseason poll and the University of Indianapolis secured second place after earning 147 points and one first-place vote.
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Defending GLVC champions and No. 8 nationally-ranked Maryville secured first with 158 points and nine first-place votes. No. 15 Illinois Springfield with 147 points and one first-place finish followed UIndy in third place.
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Last fall, UIndy finished 10-5-3 overall and went 7-3-2 in GLVC play, earning the third seed in the conference tournament and qualified for their third-straight NCAA Tournament. Head Coach
Gabe Hall returns a trio of GLVC award winners from last year's team. Senior midfield
Michael Tselios and junior defenseman
Pierre Lurot were both named to the All-GLVC First Team in '22, while sophomore forward
Kabiru Gafar was voted the 2022 GLVC Freshman of the Year.
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The Hounds open the season on the road in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday Sept. 2 against fourth-ranked Lake Erie at noon. UIndy will open conference play at Southwest Baptist on Friday Sept. 15.
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2023 GLVC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
| RK |
SCHOOL (1st-place votes) |
PTS |
| 1. |
Maryville (9) |
158 |
| 2. |
Indianapolis (1) |
147 |
| 3. |
Illinois Springfield (1) |
146 |
| 4. |
Lewis (2) |
145 |
| 5. |
Drury (1) |
125 |
| 6. |
Rockhurst |
105 |
| 7. |
McKendree |
93 |
| 8. |
Missouri S&T |
87 |
| 9. |
Missouri-St.Louis |
67 |
| 10. |
Truman |
59 |
| 11. |
Quincy |
52 |
| 12. |
William Jewell |
46 |
| 13. |
Upper Iowa |
24 |
| 14. |
Southwest Baptist |
20 |
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