Green Bay Narrowly Edges Oakland as 2025 #HLMSOC Favorite

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Green Bay Narrowly Edges Oakland as 2025 #HLMSOC Favorite

INDIANAPOLIS – Green Bay has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2025 Horizon League men’s soccer title, according to the annual coaches’ poll released Tuesday.

The Phoenix received four first-place votes and 87 points to finish just ahead of Oakland, which collected three first-place nods and 86 points. Robert Morris earned one first-place vote and totaled 78 points to land third, while Cleveland State was fourth with 59. Purdue Fort Wayne (57) and Milwaukee (55) rounded out the top six.

Wright State claimed a first-place tally as well, finishing seventh with 38 points. IU Indianapolis (33), Detroit Mercy (32), and Northern Kentucky (25) completed the poll.

2025 Under Armour #HLMSOC Preseason Poll

Place. Team (First Place Votes) – Points

1. Green Bay (4) - 87

2. Oakland (3) - 86

3. RMU (1) - 78

4. Cleveland State - 59

5. Purdue Fort Wayne (1) - 57

6. Milwaukee - 55

7. Wright State (1) - 38

8. IU Indianapolis - 33

9. Detroit Mercy - 32

10. Northern Kentucky - 25

Returning 2024 #HLMSOC All-League Selections

Matteo Correia, Cleveland State (Freshman of the Year/ All-League Second Team)

Tom Mertz, Cleveland State (All-League Third Team)

Jace Foster, Oakland (Sportsmanship Award/ All-League First Team)

Zachary Townsend, Oakland (All-League First Team)

Abdul Al-Rashed, Oakland (All-League Second Team)

So Nishikawa, Green Bay (Defensive Player of the Year/ All-League First Team)

Chris Album, Green Bay (All-League First Team)

Tommy Coughlin, Green Bay (All-League Second Team)

Andrew Hollenbach, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-League Second Time)

Shane Anderson, Purdue Fort Wayne (All-League Third Time)

Joshua Lane, RMU (All-League Second Team)

Fabian Overkamp, RMU (All-League Second Team)

Anass Hadran, RMU (All-League Third Team)

Drew Pierson, Detroit Mercy (All-League Second Team)

Guershom Sylvain, Detroit Mercy (All-League Third Team)

Returning 2024 Valeo #HLMSOC All-Academic Team Selections

Drew Pierson, Detroit Mercy

Gijs Velings, IU Indianapolis

Jago Thompson-Roberts, IU Indianapolis

Brady Horn, IU Indianapolis

Zachary Townsend, Oakland

Shane Anderson, Purdue Fort Wayne

Fabian Overkamp, RMU

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