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The Lycoming College men's soccer team was selected to finish fourth in the first Landmark Conference preseason men's soccer coaches' poll.
Catholic, ranked 16th in the United Soccer Coaches' preseason poll, is the unanimous favorite after earning nine first-place votes. The Cardinals finished 7-0-0 in the Landmark Conference in 2022 before being upset by Scranton in the conference semifinals.
The Royals, who won the league title, finished second in the poll with 66 points. Elizabethtown (62), Lycoming (61) and Drew (52) round out the top half of the league, while Goucher (36), Moravian (33), Juniata (24), Wilkes (22) and Susquehanna (13) make up the bottom half of the poll.
With 10 starters returning from a team that went 10-4-7 overall and reached the MAC Freedom Championship game, the Warriors will be paced by 2022 MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Year, senior Brayden Wise, a second-team all-region selection, senior Kenny Clapp, a third-team all-region honoree and senior midfielders Dylan Sloan and Joe Bamfo, both of whom are two-time all-conference picks.
The Warriors kick off 2023 on Friday night when they host Mount St. Mary at 7 p.m.