BIRMINGHAM – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's soccer team is picked ninth of 13 teams in the 2024 Gulf South Conference (GSC) Preseason Coaches' Poll. A trio of Trojans made the league's newcomer watchlist, transfers Jordan Hellman and Maria Luiza Rochas in addition to freshman Tatum Mendel.

This is the first season for Trevecca athletics in the GSC, after spending their first 11 years in NCAA Division II athletics, as a charter member of the then new Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Head coach Nathan Harrell is back on the Hill for a second season at Trevecca after spending the previous six years as the head coach at Emmanuel College.

MORE ON THE THREE TROJANS ON THE GSC NEWCOMER'S WATCHLIST

JORDAN HELLMAN

Played two seasons at Lincoln Memorial University, playing in 22 games, starting eight matches, scoring two goals.  

MARIA LUIZA ROCHAS

Helped Kansas City (Kansas) CC to ten (10) Shutouts over her two seasons for the nationally ranked Blue Devils.

TATUM MENDEL

Comes to Trevecca after an outstanding career at Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio and also played for the Internationals Soccer Club for a decade, winning three Ohio River Valley Conference championships.

West Florida is tabbed as heavy favorites in the 2024 Gulf South Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll.

The poll and preseason team are voted for by GSC women's soccer head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own team or student-athletes.

The West Florida Argonauts collected 143 total points and 11 of the 13 first-place votes to top the poll after compiling a league-best 12-1 conference record a season ago.

Despite a national ranking of #12 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll, Lee University was tabbed as second in the GSC with 129 points and two first-place votes. The Flames won the 2023 GSC tournament, 3-0 over the University of Montevallo who are picked fourth. Mississippi College collected 123 points for a third-place selection while former longtime NAIA rivals, Union University sit in fifth with 95 points.

The 2024 campaign marks the 29th season of GSC women's soccer and the debut of the Trevecca Trojans in the Gulf South Conference. Teams will play 12 conference games over seven weeks.

KEY TROJAN RETURNERS

Bailie Fiore, JR – Peyton, CO

Fiore is touted to once again be the starter goalkeeper after stopping 80 shots last season. Fiore held the Great Midwest's third highest save percentage in addition to making the fourth most saves in the league. The junior produced three clean sheets overall and had a career-high eight save match against Kentucky Wesleyan in a 1-1 tie.

Katelyn Keogh, SR – Athlone, Ireland

Keogh led the Trojans with a team-best six goals which was tied for fifth most in the Great Midwest. Keogh played in all 18 matches and started in 10 of them, both career highs for the striker.

Allie Windom, SR – Powder Springs, GA

Windom helped the Trojans defensively by securing the back line often. Windom scored a pair of goals on the season but was mostly beneficial for her durability. The defender logged a team-most 1,486 minutes on the pitch last season or just over 87 minutes per match.

Ryann Anderson, SR – Bloomington, IL

            Anderson collected two goals and two assists last season as the forward tallied a

career-most 25 shots.

Paige Long, SR – Liberty Township, OH

Long is coming off another stable season in the back line for the Trojans. Along with Windom, Long guided the Trojans to three clean sheets over the 17 games she played in last season.

HOW TO WATCH
For the first time ever, all regular season soccer matches will be streamed exclusively on FloSports and FloFC. Fans who subscribe here can secure special GSC pricing, and those who use an .edu email from a GSC school-playing member institution can save even more on monthly or annual subscriptions.

SEASON OPENER
The Trevecca women's soccer season begins September 7 when the Trojans travel to Young Harris, Georgia to take on Young Harris College. Kick-off is set for noon.

GSC OPENER
Trevecca opens GSC play at the University of Alabama-Huntsville's Charger Park on September 20 with kick-off against the Chargers set for 5:00 p.m. Two days later, on September 22, the first-ever GSC home match is set to be played against the University of West Alabama.

2024 GSC Women's Soccer Championships are Nov. 10-17

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2024 GSC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL

First-place votes in parenthesis ( )

GSC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Carmen Endicott, M, R-Sr., UAH^

Grace Berry, M, Jr., Lee*

Avery Sides, D, Jr., Lee

Eduarda Silva, D, Jr., Mississippi College^

Margherita Giubilato, F, Sr., Mississippi College*

Poppy Binding, F, R-Sr., Spring Hill^

Caroline Kimmel, D, Jr., Valdosta State

Molly Wooldridge, F, Sr., Valdosta State^

Kendall Blackmon, D, Sr., West Florida*

Emma Beltz, M, Sr., West Florida*

Bela Labovic, M, Sr., West Florida^

Ahnalie Layman, D, Sr., West Florida^

Maciah Lipsey, GK, Gr., West Florida*

Mya Swinton, F, R-Sr., West Florida*!

* 2023 First Team All-GSC

 ^ 2023 Second Team All-GSC

! 2023 GSC Player of the Year

GSC WOMEN'S SOCCER NEWCOMER WATCHLIST

Erin Turley – Alabama Huntsville, F, Fr. – Oxford, Ala./Donoho HS

Campbell Tarentino – Alabama Huntsville, D, Fr. – Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove HS

Aurora Gobbi – Auburn Montgomery, D, Jr. – Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Italy/Academy Ladispoli

Lana Yan Collado Lopez – Auburn Montgomery, D/M, Jr. – Valencia, Spain/Tyler JC (Texas)

Lucy Thomas – Auburn Montgomery, F, Fr. – Edinburgh, Scotland/North Berwick HS

Kaley Harden – Delta State, M, Jr. – Carrollton, Miss./Northwest Mississippi CC

Aidyn Hagan – Mississippi College, D, Fr. – Fair Hope, Ala./Coastal Rush

Vail Wartes – Mississippi College, M, Fr. – Brandon, Miss./Hartfield Academy

Rilee Bradbury – Montevallo, M, Sr. – Covina, Calif./Azusa Pacific

Bear Bradbury – Montevallo, M, Jr. – Covina, Calif./Troy

Shadia Valenzuela – Montevallo, F, Jr. – Buenaventura, Colombia/Lipscomb

Riley Davis – Spring Hill, M, Jr. – Lucedale, Miss./Jones College (Miss.)

Jordan Hellman – Trevecca Nazarene, M, Jr. – Knoxville, Tenn./Lincoln Memorial

Tatum Mendel – Trevecca Nazarene, D, Fr. – Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth HS

Maria Luiza Rocha – Trevecca Nazarene, D, Jr. – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Kansas City Kansas CC

Lucia Garcia – Union, D, Jr. – Asturias, Spain/Daytona State College (Fla.)

Alyssa Goodloe – Union, M, Gr. – Beaumont, Calif./Grambling State

Brooke Ricca – Union, M, So. – Weston, Fla./Wisconsin-Green Bay

Anna Dandeneau – Valdosta State, M, Fr. – Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth HS

Kaitlyn Scherer – Valdosta State, M, So. – Green Cove Springs, Fla./FGCU

Cora Helmig – West Florida, D, Fr. – Pensacola, Fla./ Tate HS

Katie Kautch – West Florida, M, Fr. – Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS

                                    *Players listed alphabetically by school; submitted by head coach

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