NEW HAVEN, Conn. (August 19, 2025) - The CACC Preseason rolls on Tuesday afternoon as the league released another Preseason Coaches Poll. This afternoon, the CACC unveiled their Women's Soccer preseason rankings with Georgian Court picked to finish in fifth place as voted on by the league's coaches.

In the poll, Georgian Court garnered 81 points. They sit behind defending league champions Jefferson who top the poll, Caldwell, Bridgeport and Wilmington. Dominican makes up the rest of the top half of the poll. Jefferson earned eight first-place votes while Caldwell was awarded three and Bridgeport one. 

The CACC features 12 teams in women's soccer. The Lions will play each of their 11 conference opponents once. GCU also has five nonconference games on the schedule starting with three straight on the road. The season begins Saturday, Sept. 5 at Pace. They then play at Southern Connecticut Sept. 8 and at East Stroudsburg Sept. 17. Once conference play begins, their two remaining nonconference games are Sept. 27 at Molloy and Oct. 11 vs. Staten Island. The Lions actually open up the year with four straight on the road. Their first home game is Sept. 24 against Jefferson. 

In 2024, the Lions had a successful season going 12-6-2 overall and 8-3 in the CACC to finish fourth in the league standings. They defeated Bridgeport in the CACC quarterfinals in overtime before the season ended in the CACC semifinal round. It was the second straight season GCU made it to the CACC Tournament semifinals.

Following the season, the Lions put three on the All-CACC Team. Sophomore Chelsea Lavezzo is the only one from that group who returns. She was the league's Rookie of the Year in addition to making the First Team and also claimed Regional Player of the Year honors and All-American honors after scoring 17 goals and 36 points. 

This year the top-eight teams advance to the CACC Tournament beginning November 8 with the quarterfinals and November 11 with the semifinals held on campus sites. The CACC Tournament Championship game will emanate from LaMoy Field in Waterbury, Conn. home of Post University Saturday, November 15. 

2025 CACC Preseason Coaches Poll

1.	Jefferson (8)	117 pts.
2.	Caldwell (3)	102
3.	Bridgeport (1)	91
4.	Wilmington	90
5.	Georgian Court	81
6.	Dominican	77
7.	Holy Family	66
8.	Chestnut Hill	56
9.	Goldey-Beacom	40
10.	Felician	32
11.	Post	27
12.	Lincoln	13