Women's Soccer picked to finish fourth in OAC Coaches Preseason Poll
By Tim Glon
| 2024 Women's Soccer OAC Coaches Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team was picked to finish fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference in 2024 in a poll conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 63 points and one first-place vote in the poll.
John Carroll was selected as the favorite with 76 points and four first-place votes.
Capital (3 first place votes) and Otterbein (2 first place votes) were picked to finish tied for second with 67 points.
ONU finished the 2023 season at 10-9-1 overall and posted a 7-2-0 mark in the OAC to finish third in the regular season standings. The Polar Bears then reached the finals of OAC Tournament championship.
Northern begins its season Sept. 1 with a home match against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) at 3:30 p.m. under second-year head coach Ben Tierney.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | John Carroll (4) | 76 |
| 2. | Capital (3) | 67 |
| Otterbein (2) | 67 | |
| 4. | Ohio Northern (1) | 63 |
| 5. | Baldwin Wallace | 52 |
| 6. | Wilmington | 37 |
| 7. | Mount Union | 31 |
| 8. | Marietta | 28 |
| 9. | Heidelberg | 20 |
| 10. | Muskingum | 9 |