GNAC Release
HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College men's soccer team was voted to finish 8th in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Poll conducted by the league's 13 head coaches.
NEC sits near the middle of the conference with their eighth-place selection with 78 points. The team has their eyes set on returning to the postseason after narrowly missing the playoffs last season; The 'Grims won a first round matchup against Lasell in 2023 in the team's first season in the GNAC.
The University of Saint Joseph (CT) sits atop the preseason poll, garnering eight of the 13 first-place votes after their GNAC Championship win from a year ago. Emmanuel College came in second with three first-place votes while Saint Joseph's College of Maine topped one ballot to round out the top three.
Albertus Magnus, Rivier, Norwich, Regis were voted four through seven, respectively, placing them directly in front of NEC. Coming in just behind the 'Grims was the Dean Bulldogs in ninth and the Lasell Lasers in tenth.
NEC opens their season with five non-conference games before GNAC play opens against Regis College on Saturday, September 13th in a matchup of two teams that are predicted to be in the thick of the playoff chase.
- University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (8)- 163
- Emmanuel (3) - 144
- Saint Joseph's (Maine) (1) - 141
- Albertus Magnus (1) - 140
- Rivier - 111
- Norwich - 107
- Regis- 89
- New England College - 78
- Dean - 53
- Lasell - 52
- Colby-Sawyer - 50
- Elms - 34
- Mitchell - 21
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