Richardson, TX - Five-time Lone Star Conference champion DBU is predicted to win the LSC women's soccer championship according to the 2025 preseason poll, it was announced on Wednesday (Aug. 27). DBU's Parker Coe claimed preseason player of the year honors along with St. Edward's Annie Rocha and Texas Woman's Amanda Farris.

The preseason poll and preseason players of the year are voted on by LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members.

DBU totaled 650 points and collected 29 of the possible 45 first-place votes. Head coach Marcus Wood's Patriots were 14-2-5 overall and 10-1-2 in league play last season. The Patriots appeared in a sixth straight LSC tournament title match and reached the second round of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship. DBU finished the 2024 season ranked in the top 15 in the country.

Defending LSC regular season and tournament champion Angelo State is the pick as conference runner-up with 634 points and 13 first-place votes. The Rambelles went 14-2-5 overall and 9-0-3 in league play last year on their way to a fifth regular season title and third tournament crown. ASU advanced all the way to the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals.

TWU is picked to finish third with 556 points and garnered one first-place vote. The Pioneers finished 12-4-3 overall and 7-2-3 in 2024. Midwestern State, who advanced to the NCAA tournament last season, is picked fourth with 511 points. St. Mary's is fifth with 468 points, followed by SEU (435 points), Lubbock Christian (392 points) and Oklahoma Christian (358 points) to round out what would be the potential eight qualifiers for the LSC tournament.

UT Tyler is picked ninth with 347 points and West Texas A&M completes the top 10 with 284 points. Texas A&M International is 11th with 244 points, followed by new league member UT Dallas (168 points), UT Permian Basin (146 points), Eastern New Mexico (124 points) and Sul Ross State (83 points). TAMIU and SRSU each picked up a first-place vote.
39 players – 14 offensive, 13 defensive and 12 goalkeepers, including Rocha, Coe and Farris – were selected for the LSC Women's Soccer Preseason Players to Watch list. The student-athletes were nominated by their member institution.

Notes:

• The LSC women's soccer season begins as early as Sept. 4. To see the league schedule, click here. 
• The LSC women's soccer tournament will be held Nov. 7 (first round), Nov. 10 (quarterfinals), Nov. 13 (semifinals) and Nov. 16 (final). The first round and quarterfinal matches are played at the site of the higher seed. The semifinals and final rounds are hosted by the No. 1 seed.
• LSC soccer matches can be viewed live on FloCollege.

 

 
2025 LSC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL, AWARDS, PLAYERS TO WATCH
Preseason Poll

Rank	School	1st	Total
1	DBU	29	650
2	Angelo State	13	634
3	Texas Woman's	1	556
4	Midwestern State		511
5	St. Mary's		468
6	St. Edward's		435
7	Lubbock Christian		392
8	Oklahoma Christian		358
9	UT Tyler		347
10	West Texas A&M		284
11	Texas A&M International	1	244
12	UT Dallas		168
13	UT Permian Basin		146
14	Eastern New Mexico		124
15	Sul Ross State	1	83

 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Annie Rocha, F, So., St. Edward's
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Parker Coe, D, Sr., DBU
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Amanda Farris, GK, Gr., Texas Woman's
 
Players to Watch
 
Offensive:

Name	Team	Pos.	Class	Major	Hometown
Madison Bourzikas	Angelo State	F	So.	Interdisciplinary Studies	Burleson, Texas
McKenna Vela	DBU	F	Jr.	Finance	Weatherford, Texas
Gaia Chies	ENMU	F	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Revise Lago, Italy
Ella Spiller	LCU	F	So.	Marketing & Comm.	Midlothian, Texas
Nyxalee Munoz	MSU	MF	Sr.	Kinesiology	Odessa, Texas
Zoe Ross	OC	MF/F	Sr.	Nursing	Moore, Okla.
Annie Rocha	SEU	F	So.	Computer Science	Buda, Texas
Elena Kossler	StMU	F	Jr.	Inter. & Global Studies	Otztal-Bahnhof, Austria
Riley Stallings	Sul Ross State	F	Jr.	Homeland Security	Bennet, N.C.
Giselle Gutierrez	Texas Woman's	F	Jr.	Accounting	Plano, Texas
Chelsea Vilca	UTD	F	Sr.	Healthcare Studies	Hickory Creek, Texas
Cassandra Ramirez	UTPB	F	Jr.	Biology	Odessa, Texas
Natalie Jones	UTT	F	Sr.	Wellness	Kansas City, Mo.
Avery Putnam	West Texas A&M	F	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering	Austin, Texas

 

Defensive:

Name	Team	Pos.	Class	Major	Hometown
Harper Saxon	Angelo State	D	Sr.	Exercise Science	Bluff Dale, Texas
Parker Coe	DBU	D	Sr.	Education	Carrollton, Texas
Cristina Boluda Piqueras	ENMU	D	Sr.	Communications	Valencia, Spain
Emma Best	LCU	D	Jr.	Exercise Science	Midlothian, Texas
Sloane Sullivan	MSU	D	So.	Business & Finance	Keller, Texas
Jaycie Diggs	OC	D	So.	Nursing	Moore, Okla.
Marie Hannedouche	SEU	D	Gr.	MBA	Labourse, France
Sarah Anuskewicz	Sul Ross State	D	So.	Business Admin.	Midland, Texas
Erica Brelove	Texas Woman's	D	Jr.	Computer Science	Mansfield, Texas
Kaley Robinson	UTD	D	Sr.	Psychology	Argyle, Texas
Natalia Salas	UTPB	MF	Sr.	Management	San Jose, Costa Rica
Katelyn Walerczyk	UTT	D	Sr.	Information Technology	McKinney, Texas
Sydney Martin	West Texas A&M	D	Sr.	Psychology	Grapevine, Texas

 
 
Goalkeepers:

Name	Team	Class	Major	Hometown
Melyna Martinez	Angelo State	Sr.	Management	San Antonio, Texas
Mikaela Gracia	DBU	Sr.	MBA in Management	Mansfield, Texas
Rosie Willmott Joyce	ENMU	So.	Physical Education	Reding, England
Emma Wright	LCU	Jr.	Sport Management	Longview, Texas
Lauren Short	MSU	Fr.	Pre-Veterinary Med.	Frisco, Texas
Breanna Wooten	OC	Jr.	Sports Management	Wylie, Texas
Daria Schlumbohm	SEU	Jr.	Academic Exploration	Bremen, Germany
Emily Finlinson	Sul Ross State	Jr.	Nursing	Eagle Mountain, Utah
Amanda Farris	Texas Woman's	Gr.	Marketing	Bryan, Texas
Valeria Delgado	UTPB	Jr.	Marketing	San Jose, Costa Rica
Emily Clark	UTT	Sr.	Marketing	Bullard, Texas
Nadia Reyna	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Health Science	San Antonio, Texas