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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northern Kentucky and Oakland shared the highest spot within the 2024 Below Armour Horizon League Preseason Ballot as chosen by the league head coaches.
Northern Kentucky acquired 5 first-place votes and completed with 75 factors, whereas Oakland earned 4 first-place votes and in addition acquired 75 factors.
Northern Kentucky, coming off the primary convention championship and NCAA Division I match berth at school historical past, returns its complete core for the 2024 marketing campaign, headlined by 2023 Horizon League Coach of the Yr Kathryn Gleason. The squad returns all of its award winners from a season in the past, which incorporates convention Defensive Participant of the Yr and All-Horizon First Group choice Maddie Lacer, first group choices Lauryn Hicks and Ella LeMonier and All-Freshman group honorees Jena Rhoads and Brielle DiMemmo.
After reaching the Horizon League Championship sport in 2023, Oakland is primed to make one other run on the title and can open its 2024 season with a visit to Charleston, S.C., to take part within the Cougar Traditional.
Robert Morris positioned third within the preseason ballot adopted by Youngstown State, Inexperienced Bay, IUPUI, Cleveland State, Purdue Fort Wayne and Detroit Mercy.
Place. Group (First Place Votes) – Factors
T1. Northern Kentucky (5) – 75
T1. Oakland (4) – 75
3. RMU – 64
4. Youngtown State – 48
5. Inexperienced Bay – 43
6. IUPUI – 37
7. Cleveland State – 32
8. Purdue Fort Wayne – 21
9. Detroit Mercy – 10
Returning 2023 Horizon All-League Alternatives
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State (All-League First Group)
Becky Hurosky, Cleveland State (All-League First Group)
Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State (All-League Second Group)
Alison Donaugh, Detroit Mercy (All-Freshman Group)
Jenna Holt, Detroit Mercy (All-Freshman Group)
Paige Hanson, Inexperienced Bay (Freshman of the Yr, All-League First Group and All-Freshman Group)
Madison Bryant, IUPUI (All-League Second Group)
Kendal Calvert, IUPUI (All-League Second Group)
Kayla Freiberg, IUPUI (All-League Second Group)
Kennedy Cowan, IUPUI (All-Freshman Group)
Maddie Lacer, Northern Kentucky (Defensive Participant of the Yr and All-League First Group)
Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky (All-League First Group)
Ella LeMonier, Northern Kentucky (All-League First Group)
Jena Rhoads, Northern Kentucky (All-League Second Group and All-Freshman Group)
Brielle DiMemmo, Northern Kentucky (All-Freshman Group)
Sydney Campbell, Oakland (Pitcher of the Yr and All-League First Group)
Maci Brown, Oakland (All-League First Group)
Reese Ruhlman, Oakland (All-League First Group)
Jen Krizka, Oakland (All-League Second Group)
Tori Countryman, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-League Second Group and All-Freshman Group)
Bailey Manos, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-League Second Group)
Grace Hollopeter, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-Freshman Group)
Alanah Jones, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-Freshman Group)
Sara Fessler, Youngstown State (All-League First Group)
Sophie Howell, Youngstown State (All-League Second Group)
Elyssa Imler, Youngstown State (All-League Second Group)
Returning 2023 Valeo Horizon League All-Tutorial Group Alternatives
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State
Jenna Watts, Cleveland State (Honorable Point out)
Samantha Saloun, Inexperienced Bay
Kendal Calvert, IUPUI
Alicia Flores, Northern Kentucky
Ella LeMonier, Northern Kentucky
Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Brooke Wintlend, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jane Garver, RMU
Anna Resnik, RMU
Julia Ehrman, RMU (Honorable Point out)
Jillian Jakse, Youngstown State
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