HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – In a preseason poll of nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) women's soccer coaches, Calvin University was predicted to defend the regular-season title for the fourth-consecutive season after receiving seven first-place votes and a total of nine points.

Trine University and Hope College tied-for-second with eighteen points each.  The Thunder snagged the final two first-place votes.  Adrian College and Albion College tied-for-fourth with 35 points each to round out the top five.  Kalamazoo College totaled 40 points for sixth place, followed by The University of Olivet in seventh place with 54 points.  Saint Mary's College (56 points) and Alma College (59 points) finished the poll in eighth and ninth place, respectively.

On the road to competing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Knights won the regular-season title with a 7-0-1 record (16-0-1 overall) and earned the MIAA Tournament crown.  The Calvin roster will be headlined by 2022 MIAA Most Valuable Player Lucy Iverson.  The sophomore defender was named an All-American by D3soccer.com at the conclusion of her inaugural season.  The Knights will also return the following 2022 First Team All-MIAA honorees:  junior goalie Kalex Dodge, senior forward and three-time honoree Sophie Mueller, senior midfielder and two-time honoree Kaitlyn Van Laare, and senior defender and three-time honoree Rory Pruis.  All four players were selected to the All-Region VIII Team by United Soccer Coaches (USC) last year.  Fifth-year senior midfielder Anna Reimink and junior midfielder Lindsey Houtsma will also come back after earning a spot on the 2022 All-MIAA Second Team.

Trine ended the 2022 campaign with a 5-1-2 mark in league play and an overall record of 11-4-3.  Returning for the Thunder are 2022 First Team All-MIAA honorees Sophie Aschemeier and Teresa Ashbrook, both in their senior seasons.  Goalkeeper Aschemeier concluded the year second in the conference with three goals against, a 0.38 goals-against average, a save percentage of .906, five wins, and four shutouts.  Ashbrook, a forward for Trine, finished top seven in the league with four goals and nine points.  Both two-time All-MIAA honorees received All-Region recognition by the USC last season.  Senior defender Olivia Argentieri and senior midfielder Olivia Butterworth will also both return after earning Second Team All-MIAA honors.  Butterworth is a two-time All-MIAA selection.

Hope concluded 2022 with a conference record of 5-2-1 and an overall record of 10-5-2.  Defender Jenna Mustapha and forward Natalie Hammer will return for their senior seasons with the Flying Dutch after receiving First Team All-MIAA accolades last Fall.  Mustapha, a three-time All-MIAA honoree, assisted Hope in holding its opponents to just three goals throughout the regular season.  Hammer, a two-time All-MIAA selection, led the league with six goals and finished second with twelve points.  Both players were named to the USC All-Region VIII Team.  Senior forward Madison Holloway and sophomore defender Olivia Dieppa will also compete for Hope after receiving 2022 Second Team All-MIAA recognition.

After earning a 4-2-2 record against MIAA competition last year (8-6-5 overall), Nathan Kronewetter will be at the helm of the Bulldogs program in his first year as head coach.

Albion also welcomes a new head coach this year.  Ron Rainey will lead the Brits after they concluded 2022 with a 4-3-1 mark in league play and an overall record of 7-5-5.  Albion's roster will feature senior midfielder Quinn Natschke who earned Second Team All-MIAA honors last season.

The Hornets finished the 2022 campaign with a 3-4-1 record in conference contests and an overall record of 6-7-3.  The Kalamazoo squad will look to senior forward Holly Bowling who earned a spot on the 2022 All-MIAA Second Team.

Olivet concluded the 2022 regular season with a record of 1-7 and went 3-10-1 overall.  The Belles finished 2022 with a 0-8 record against conference competition (0-13-3 overall), while Alma made a 3-5 mark in league play (4-7-2 overall).

The 2023 women's soccer season gets underway Friday, Sept. 1.  League play begins on Tuesday, September 26, with Hope hosting Adrian at 5:00 p.m., Kalamazoo hosting Alma at 7:00 p.m., Calvin hosting Olivet at 7:00 p.m., and Trine hosting Saint Mary's at 7:15 p.m.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own programs.