The Flyers are coming off an undefeated spring season in which their defense only allowed one goal and the offense went off for 13 scores. Charlotte is picked second in the A-10 coaches' poll. Saint Louis is picked third, followed by Fordham, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Richmond, La Salle, Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Joseph's, Massachusetts, Temple and Xavier.
The six-team A-10 Women's Soccer Championship will be held Nov. 5-8 at Transamerica Field on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The Flyers open the 2009 season with an exhibition match against Louisville at Baujan Field this Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. ET.
The University of Dayton men's soccer team, ranked No. 18 in College Soccer News' Preseason Top 30 poll, was picked to win the Atlantic 10 Men's Championship in a preseason poll released last week. 2009 Predicted Order Of Finish (2008 A-10/Overall record in parentheses) 1. Dayton (8-2-1/15-6-1) 2. Charlotte (11-0-0/18-4-1) 3. Saint Louis (6-4-1/11-6-4) 4. Fordham (8-2-1/12-6-2) 5. Rhode Island (3-8-0/7-12-1) 6. St. Bonaventure (6-4-1/11-8-1) 7. Richmond (4-7-0/10-9-1) 8. La Salle (5-4-2/9-8-3) 9. Duquesne (5-4-2/7-7-4) 10. George Washington (4-7-0/8-11-0) 11. Saint Joseph 's (3-4-4/8-7-4) 12. Massachusetts (3-7-1/6-9-3) 13. Temple (2-6-3/5-10-4) 14. Xavier (0-9-2/1-16-2)