Washington State Soccer Picked Second in WCC Coaches Poll Ahead of 2024 Campaign

Joe Londergan | Aug 11, 2024

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In addition to landing two players on the West Coast Conference's preseason all-league team, the Washington State Cougars soccer program was picked to finish second on in the WCC in 2024.

The league released the annual preseason coaches poll this week, with the Cougars receiving two of the 11 fist-place votes. Santa Clara, who find themselves ranked #22 in the nation by the United Soccer Coaches poll.

The full rankings are below.

2024 WCC Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll

Place	Team	First Place	Points
1	#22 Santa Clara	9	98
2	Washington State	2	97
3	Pepperdine		86
4	Portland		68
5	Gonzaga		52
	Saint Mary's		52
7	San Francisco		49
8	Oregon State		38
	Pacific		38
10	LMU		23
11	San Diego		14

Washington State finished with a 9-6-4 record in 2023, their final season in the Pac-12 Conference. Todd Shulenberger enters his tenth season at the helm of the Cougar program. He is two wins away from reaching the 100-win mark as WSU's head coach.

The Cougars officially kick off the 2024 schedule on August 15 at Big Ten foe Purdue.

Published Aug 11, 2024

JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.