49ers women picked second in A-10 soccer

The Charlotte 49ers women's soccer team has been picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 in a preseason vote by the league's coaches.

The 49ers, who have won three of the last four A-10 regular-season championships, were picked behind only Dayton in the poll.

Charlotte, which has a 23-game unbeaten streak in the conference, returns nine starters from last season's team which finished 16-3-2 and was 9-0-2 in the league (Charlotte lost to Dayton in the tournament championship game). The 49ers open their season Aug. 29 at N.C. State; the home opener is Sept. 3 against Arizona State.

Atlantic 10 women's soccer preseason poll:

1. Dayton (16-1-6 last season)
2. Charlotte (16-3-2)
3. Fordham (9-12-1)
4. Saint Louis (8-9-4)
5. Richmond (8-10-2)
6. La Salle (10-8-2)
7. St. Bonaventure (10-11)
8. Rhode Island (6-12-1)
9. Duquesne (7-11)
10. George Washington (7-8-4)
11. Massachusetts (6-11-2)
12. Saint Joseph's (7-9-3)
13. Temple (7-11-1)
14. Xavier (3-15-1)