Rock Hill, SC - The South Atlantic Conference has released the Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, Preseason All-Conference, and Players to Watch for the 2025 season, with Lincoln Memorial landing fifth in the preseason poll and one player earning a spot in the all-conference team. 

Senior Ronan O'Mahony Blondel was named First Team Preseason All-Conference for the midfield position. Last season, O'Mahony Blondel appeared in 15 matches and started 13, and tallied three goals and one assist for a total of seven points, in which two of his goals were game-winning goals. He was also named SAC Third Team All-Conference last season. 

Senior forward Gian-Carlo Kama and Junior defender David McDougall were identified as players to watch for the 2025 season. Kama started nine matches for the Railsplitters and tallied two goals and one assist for 5 points. McDougall was part of the back line that contributed to five shut outs last season, and he also scored one goal as a defender. 

The Railsplitters were voted fifth in the preseason coaches' poll, with Lenoir-Rhyne earning the first place vote. LMU will begin the 2025 regular season on the road as they face the Universirty of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN on September 4th at 6:30 pm. 

The full Coaches' Poll, Preseason All-Conference Teams, and Players to Watch can be found below.

SAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll

Rank      School (1^st place votes)         Points
1             Lenoir-Rhyne (2)                    84
2             Wingate (3)                            82
3             Coker (3)                                80
4             Mars Hill (1)                            71
5             Lincoln Memorial                 62
6             Anderson                                57
7             Emory & Henry                       53
8             Catawba                                 52
9             Carson-Newman                    36
10           Tusculum                                16
11           Newberry                                12
 
Preseason All-Conference Men's Soccer

First Team
F – Adrian Faus, Mars Hill
F – Bautista Vecchi-Ramello, Catawba
F – Emmanuel Arkoh, Anderson
F – Ben Dukes, Carson-Newman

MF – Marcelo Lopes, Emory & Henry
MF – Juan Lepervanche, Anderson
MF – Mitchell Honcoop, Carson-Newman
MF – Ronan O'Mahony, Lincoln Memorial

D – Ben Harvey, Mars Hill
D – Guillermo Garcia, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Marc Vila, Anderson
D – David Grifell, Lenoir-Rhyne

GK – Nikolaj Bertelsen, Emory & Henry

Players to Watch

Carson-Newman
Dan Coles, D, Jr.

Catawba
Tomas Kelly, M, Sr.
Vito Venaría, M, R-Jr.

Coker
Myles Jackson, D, Sr. 
Rodrigo Tostado, F, Sr.
Tyler Schwartz, MF, So. 

Emory & Henry
Noah Serwy, Fr., F

Lincoln Memorial
Gian-Carlo Kama, F, Sr.
David McDougall, D, Jr.

Lenoir-Rhyne
Arnau Olle, MF, Jr.

Mars Hill
Diego Fernandez, F, Jr.
Gabriel Cavalcanti, MF, Fr.

Newberry
Josh Momodu, D, Sr.
Seraphin Guetan, F/M, Jr.
Brayden Martinez, D, Sr.

Tusculum
Clarenns Sainrimat, MF, So.
Filippo Canaletich, Fr., F
Hugo Le Floch, MF, Fr.

Wingate
Camilo Salazar, MF, So.
Jude Enwhistle, F, Fr.
Luka Srzic, GK, Fr.