BREAKING: The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) unveiled its 2024 Women’s soccer Preseason Poll and All-OVC/Watch Lists today, signaling the upcoming season’s anticipated competition. Little rock secured the top spot in the poll,garnering 127 points,while Lindenwood University is prominently featured with multiple players recognized.
2024 OVC Women’s Soccer preseason Poll
- Little Rock – 127
- Morehead State – 103
- Eastern Illinois – 86
- Southern Indiana – 78
- SIUE – 65
- UT martin – 64
- Southeast Missouri – 57
- Western Illinois – 18
2025 OVC Women’s Soccer Returning All-OVC
- Abby Reinl, Jr., MF – Eastern Illinois
- Alex Tetteh, Jr., F – Eastern Illinois
- Mackenzie Compton, So.,F – Lindenwood
- Tasneem Dizdarevic,So., MF – Lindenwood
- Caroline Ritter, So., GK – Lindenwood
- Amaya Arias, Sr., MF – Little Rock
- Candice Kilderry, Jr., F – Little Rock
- Peyton Urban, Sr., GK – Little Rock
- Hannah Burke, Jr., D – Morehead State
- Charli Grafton, Sr., D – Southern Indiana
- emerson Grafton, Sr., F – Southern Indiana
- Maggie Conrad, Sr., GK – Tennessee Tech
- Lucia Cuadra, Gr., MF – Tennessee Tech
- Katie Toney, Sr., F – Tennessee Tech
- Parker Gelinas, Gr., D – UT Martin
2025 OVC Women’s Soccer Watch List
- Ella Kratochvil, Jr., GK, Eastern Illinois
- Anna Johnson, Jr., F, Lindenwood
- Serenity Thake, Sr., MF, Little Rock
- ava Peck, So., F, Morehead State
- Justi Nelson, Jr., MF, Southeast Missouri
- Sarah Bozeman, Jr., GK, SIUE
- Eva Boer, Jr., F, Southern Indiana
- Allison Lee, R-Jr., MF, Tennessee Tech
- Peyton Cook, Jr., F, UT Martin
- Ariel Bernard, So., GK, Western Illinois
Context & Key Takeaways: The OVC Women’s Soccer landscape is undergoing shifts with lindenwood University, joining the conference in July 2023, quickly establishing a presence with three players named to the All-OVC team. Little Rock, consistently a strong program, is favored to win the conference title. The preseason poll reflects the anticipated competitive balance, with Morehead State and Eastern Illinois expected to challenge for the top spots. The watch List highlights players to monitor throughout the season who could significantly impact their teams’ success. The 2024 season is set to begin on August 19th,with conference play commencing September 20th.
