Wabash College received a total of 69 points to earn fourth place in the 2019 North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer coaches preseason poll.
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The Little Giants finished 12-4-3 overall in 2018 with a 5-2-2 NCAC record to tie with Denison for third place in the final league standings. Wabash earned its third consecutive NCAC Tournament berth and fourth trip overall before losing in the semifinals to top-seeded Kenyon College.
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Kenyon enters the 2019 season as the coaches' pick to win the conference regular season title. The Lords received nine of the ten first-place votes for a total of 99 points. Two-time national champion Ohio Wesleyan received one first-place votes and a total of 91 points in the poll to claim second place. Denison finished third in the voting with 71 points. Wooster picked up 58 points for fifth place, followed by DePauw in sixth place with 57 points. Allegheny and Oberlin tied for seventh place with 32 points apiece. Wittenberg (25 points) and Hiram (16 points) complete the 2019 coaches' preseason poll.
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Wabash begins the 2019 season on Friday, August 30, at Franklin College before opening the home portion of the schedule against Earlham College on Wednesday, September 4, at 5 p.m. at Fischer Field.
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