ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday, the Missouri Valley Conference announced its preseason poll along with preseason all-conference team, which was voted on by the league coaches earlier this month.
 
University of Evansville senior Jesse Sharp was the school’s representative on the 13-man all-conference team.  The forward from Evansville, Ind. led the Aces with 15 points on the strength of four goals and a team-high seven assists.
 
Last season, the Aces began the year 4-2, but won just once following a September 18 win over Memphis.  Evansville is hoping to start fast this season and keep that going through league play.  In the poll of the league’s coaches, UE was picked to finish sixth out of seven institutions.
 
Preseason play begins on Wednesday as the Aces will play host to the University of Indianapolis.  The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. inside Arad McCutchan Stadium.
 
Below is the preseason poll as well as a list of preseason all-conference players:
 
2012 MVC Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1.      Creighton (4) – 46
2.      Missouri State (3) – 38
3.      Bradley – 34
4.      SIUE – 27
5.      Drake – 21
6.      Evansville – 18
7.      Central Arkansas – 12
 
2012 MVC Men’s Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
Brian Billings, Bradley, Jr., GK
Bruno Castro, Creighton, Jr., M/F
Garrett Crall, Drake, Jr., D
Jose Gomez, Creighton, Sr., M/F
Jochen Graf, Bradley, Sr., F
Benny Jeffery, SIUE, Sr, M
Eric Miller, Creighton, So., M/D
Ethan Miller, Central Arkansas, Sr., M/F
Matt Polster, SIUE, So., M
Andrew Ribeiro, Creighton, Sr., M/F
Jesse Sharp, Evansville, Sr., F
Matt Taphorn, Central Arkansas, So., D
Andrew Turner, Missouri State, So., D