Western Kentucky's Allison Leone, Nicole Roseland and Chandler Backes have each earned a spot on the Preseason All-Conference USA women's soccer team, while WKU has been picked fifth in the preseason coaches’ poll as announced by the conference office Monday.
The individual honors are the first preseason honors for each player, and WKU’s three selections are tied alongside Charlotte for the league high. All three Lady Toppers also earned postseason all-conference honors in 2016, as Roseland was named to the First Team, Leone to the Second Team and Backes to both the Third Team and All-Freshman Team.
WKU’s fifth-place position in the C-USA preseason coaches’ poll is its highest since joining the conference prior to the 2014 season.