Women’s Soccer tabbed eighth in AMCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
LATROBE, Pa. --- The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced Carlow University women’s soccer ranked eighth in the 2025 Coaches’ Preseason Poll Aug. 25.
LATROBE, Pa. --- The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced Carlow University women's soccer ranked eighth in the 2025 Coaches' Preseason Poll Aug. 25.
The Celtics ended the 2024 campaign 3-14-1 overall and 2-6 in conference action, finishing seventh in the regular season standings.
Eighth year Head Coach Allen Duda selected graduate forward Jenna McGuinness (North Huntington, Pa./Norwin HS/Seton Hill Univ.) as the player to watch this season.
Last year, McGuinness was an AMCC Third Team All-Conference selection who led the team and ranked eighth in the conference with seven goals. She was a USCAA First Team All-American and was named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® team.
The league selected Penn State Behrend first in the preseason poll after the team earned back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. Pitt Greensburg ranked second, and Penn State Altoona rounded out the top three in the preseason poll.
The AMCC tabbed Pitt-Greensburg sophomore midfielder/forward Riley Gesinski as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and Penn State Behrend senior goalkeeper Riley Morningstar as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Hear more from Duda, McGuiness and junior midfielder Arley Wilson (Connellsville, Pa./Connellsville Area HS) in the season preview with Carlow Sports Network's Sean Meyers below.