The Lone Star Conference released its 2023 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll, predicting Dallas Baptist University to win its fifth consecutive conference championship. St. Edward's was voted sixth. 
 
DBU's Annie Severide and Rachel Allen also claimed preseason player of the year honors, along with West Texas A&M's Reagan Heelan.
 
LSC head coaches, sports information directors, and media members vote on the preseason poll and preseason players of the year.
 
DBU totaled 504 points and collected 37 of the possible 39 first-place votes. Head coach Marcus Wood's Patriots were 17-2-1 overall and 10-1-1 in league play last season. They reached the third round of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship. DBU, which also won the LSC tournament crown in 2022, finished the season ranked in the top 10 in the country by the United Soccer Coaches.
 
Four-time LSC champion Angelo State was picked as the conference runner-up with 457 points. The Rambelles, who have reached NCAA postseason play the last two years, finished 13-4-3 overall and 8-3-1 in league play last season.
 
Eight-time conference champion West Texas A&M was the third-place selection with 412 points and one first-place vote. Lubbock Christian was picked in the fourth-place spot with 351 points, followed by St. Mary's (339 points), St. Edward's (318 points), four-time LSC champion Midwestern State (299 points), UT Tyler (219 points), Texas A&M International (182 points), Oklahoma Christian (149 points), Texas Woman's (127 points), Eastern New Mexico (114 points) and UT Permian Basin (78 points). St. Edward's picked up the final first-place vote.
 
Severide was named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. The junior forward from Colleyville, Texas, scored 12 goals – five game-winners – and added four assists last season.
 
Allen was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The junior from Waxahachie, Texas, spearheaded a unit that allowed just 12 goals all season. The next closest was 16.
 
Heelan was named Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year. The junior from Kearney, Neb. Logged nine shutouts last season and had a .779 goals against average – both ranked second in the LSC.
 
Additionally, 34 players – 12 offensive, 13 defensive, and nine goalkeepers – were selected for the LSC Women's Soccer Preseason Players to Watch list. The student-athletes were nominated by their member institution.
 
The LSC women's soccer season begins as early as the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 weekend. The seven-team LSC Women's Soccer Championship will be held on Nov. 7 (quarterfinals), Nov. 10 (semifinals), and Nov. 10 (final). The No. 1 seed receives a first-round bye. The quarterfinals will be held on campus, while the No. 1 seed will host the semifinals and title match. 
 
2023 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL AWARDS
 
Preseason Poll

Rank	School	1st	Total
1	DBU	37	504
2	Angelo State		457
3	West Texas A&M	1	412
4	Lubbock Christian		351
5	St. Mary's		339
6	St. Edward's	1	318
7	Midwestern State		299
8	UT Tyler		219
9	Texas A&M International		182
10	Oklahoma Christian		149
11	Texas Woman's		127
12	Eastern New Mexico		114
13	UT Permian Basin		78

 
 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Annie Severide, F, Jr., DBU
 
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rachel Allen, D, Jr., DBU
 
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Reagan Heelan, GK, Jr., West Texas A&M
 
 
Offensive Players to Watch

Name	School	Class	Pos.	Major	Hometown
Katelin Heise	Angelo State	Sr.	MF	Ex. Science	Lubbock ,Texas
Michelle Gonzalez	DBU	Sr.	MF	Kinesiology	Garland Texas
Abby Ditzler	Eastern New Mexico	So.	F	Forensic Science	Keller, Texas
Graycen Rasmussen	Lubbock Christian	So.	MF	Physical Therapy	Joshua, Texas
Lexi Beck	Midwestern State	Jr.	MF	Management	Fort Worth, Texas
Kyla Lovelace	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	F	Interdis. Studies	Mustang, Okla.
KATIE GAY	St. Edward's	Sr.	F	Envir. Sci & Policy	Plano, Texas
Juni Ejere	St. Mary's	Sr.	F	Business	Weatherford, Texas
Krysan St. Louis	Texas A&M International	Sr.	F	Business Admin.	Vieux-fort, Saint Lucia
Bri Luna	Texas Woman's	So.	MF	Business	Arlington, Texas
Tatiana Leggiero	UT Permian Basin	Jr.	MF	Engineering	Scotia, N.Y.
Sydnee Garner	UT Tyler	Sr.	MF	Tech-Industrial	Midlothian, Texas

 
Defensive Players to Watch

Name	School	Class	Major	Hometown
Harper Saxon	Angelo State	Sr.	Exercise Science	Bluff Dale, Texas
Rachel Allen	DBU	Jr.	Management	Waxahachie, Texas
Sierra Villanueva	Eastern New Mexico	Jr.	Social Work	Aztec, N.M.
Kenley Blevins	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	Psychology	Lubbock, Texas
Janae Sanchez	Midwestern State	Sr.	Applied Art & Sci.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Brooklyn Fink	Oklahoma Christian	Sr.	Accounting	Moore, Okla.
MADDI DAVIS	St. Edward's	Sr.	Digital Media Mngmt.	Spring, Texas
Jackie Miller	St. Mary's	Sr.	Business Admin.	El Paso, Texas
Marta Forne	Texas A&M International	Sr.	Business Admin.	Pineda de Mar, Spain
Alyssa Valdez	Texas Woman's	Jr.	Business Admin.	Dallas, Texas
Hayley Sawyer	UT Permian Basin	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Midland, Texas
Brooklyn Robinson	UT Tyler	Sr.	Accounting	Spring, Texas
Alexsis Villarreal	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Business	Mansfield, Texas

 
Goalkeepers to Watch

Name	School	Class	Major	Hometown
Samantha Jeffries	Eastern New Mexico	Sr.	Filmmaking	Albuquerque, N.M.
Reagan Carter	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	Grad. Counseling	Mineral Wells, Texas
Lexi Jackson	Midwestern State	Jr.	Education	Lubbock ,Texas
Ashlee Jackson	Oklahoma Christian	Sr.	Interior Architecture	Mustang, Okla.
Rebecca Difronzo	St. Mary's	Jr.	Business	Bari, Italy
Fabiana Solano	Texas A&M International	Sr.	Kinesiology	San Jose, Costa Rica
Amanda Farris	Texas Woman's	Jr.	Marketing	Bryan, Texas
Daniella Wilken	UT Tyler	Jr.	Psychology	Herning, Denmark
Reagan Heelan	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Civil Engineering	Kearney, Neb.