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RICHMOND, Va. – Monmouth University women’s soccer defender Lauren Bruno was named the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Player of the Year in voting done by the league’s head coaches.
In addition, the Hawks were selected to finish first in the Preseason Poll, also voted on by the league’s head coaches. Monmouth is coming off a 2023 campaign in which it advanced to the CAA Championship match.
Bruno, who was named to the USC Players to Watch List on Tuesday, is back for one final season with the Hawks after a stellar 2023. The graduate student defender was named the 2023 CAA Defensive Player of the Year and USC All-Region after leading a defensive unit that posted 11 shutouts, including seven straight to start CAA play last fall.
Bruno was also named to the Preseason All-CAA Team and was joined on that list by sophomore midfielder Liza Suydam. Suydam was the 2023 CAA Rookie of the Year.
Senior goalkeeper Cassie Coster and graduate student defender Chloe Ferreira earned Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention accolades.
In the poll, the Hawks received 133 points and five first place votes to claim the top spot. Hofstra earned 131 points and three first place votes to take the second spot in the poll. Towson, who was last year’s league champion rounded out the top three with 123 points and four first place votes.
2024 CAA Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
School
Points
1.
Monmouth
133 (5 first place votes)
2.
Hofstra
131 (3 first place votes)
3.
Towson
123 (4 first place votes)
4.
Northeastern
115 (1 first place vote)
5.
William & Mary
100
6.
Stony Brook
90
7.
Drexel
71
8.
UNCW
57
9.
Delaware
53
10.
Campbell
48
11.
Elon
46
12.
Charleston
35
13.
Hampton
12
2024 CAA Preseason All-CAA Women’s Soccer Team
Name
School
Cl.
Pos.
Hometown
Ivey Crain
William & Mary
Jr.
F
Milton, Ga.
Demi Pierre
Towson
Gr.
F
Gävle, Sweden
Reilly Rich
Stony Brook
Gr.
F
Ilion, N.Y.
Casey Touey
Drexel
Sr.
F
Rockledge, Pa.
Millie Davies
Hofstra
Jr.
M
Manchester, England
Jessie Hunt
Northeastern
5th
M
Edina, Minn.
Liza Suydam
Monmouth
So.
M
Lancaster, Pa.
Lauren Bruno
Monmouth
Gr.
D
Manalapan, N.J.
Maja Hansson
Towson
Gr.
D
Sandviken, Sweden
Louise Hayden
Hofstra
Gr.
D
Bjäerred, Sweden
Riley Melendez
Towson
Gr.
GK
Springfield, Va.
2024 CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Lauren Bruno, Monmouth
Honorable Mention: Linn Beck, M, Stony Brook; Kayla Burroughs, F, UNCW; Kyla Burns, GK, Delaware; Cassie Coster, GK, Monmouth; Chloe Ferreira, D, Monmouth; Grace Gelhaus, F, Elon; Rebecca Groseibl, M, Towson; Katie Lowe, D, Elon; Dagny Run Petursdottir, M, Hofstra; Faith Rosenblatt, D, Northeastern; Nicole Sellers, D, William & Mary; Alyssa Tucker, F, Campbell; Molly Widderich, D, William & Mary; Shae Yocum, D, Charleston
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