ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. - On Thursday, August 24th the annual CCAA Preseason Coaches poll was released with Sonoma State picked to finish 6th out of the 12 member institutions. The Seawolves have begun to turn things around as a program over the past two seasons after making the conference tournament in 2021 and 2022.
Last season, head coach
Marcus Ziemer got his squad to the tournament semifinals for the first time since 2016 after a thrilling upset over 13th ranked Cal Poly Pomona. SSU would defeat the Broncos 7-6 in an epic penalty shootout with second year goalkeeper Reiner ter Riet making the final save. He would finish with a season best 12 saves in regulation and go on to lead the conference with 94 saves that season.
Also returning for the Seawolves include dynamic wingers
Jvon Cunningham,
Michael Gray and
Patrick Neill who combined for six goals in 2022. SSU will also return two-time All-CCAA midfielder
Sean Rohane who scored two goals and played over 1300 minutes last season. Ziemer and company will be seeking the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016.
Sonoma State will kick off their 2023 non-conference schedule at home against Western Washington on Thursday, August 31st. The team's full 2023 schedule can be found
HERE and the complete preseason coaches poll can be found below:
| 2023 CCAA MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL |
| Cal Poly Pomona (5) |
136 |
| Cal State LA (4) |
130 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills (2) |
123 |
| Cal State Monterey Bay |
99 |
| Chico State |
84 |
| Sonoma State |
77 |
| Cal State San Bernardino (1) |
73 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
60 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt |
55 |
| San Francisco State |
40 |
| Stanislaus State |
33 |
| Cal State East Bay |
26 |
Live stats and ticket links can be found at sonomaseawolves.com and the game can also be streamed live on the CCAA Network. Be sure to follow your Seawolves on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get all the latest SSU athletics updates and information. Sonoma State athletics also has launched a new fan app in partnership with From Now On. Download the free app today in both the Apple and Google Play stores by searching Sonoma State Seawolves in the app store. @SonomaSeawolves | #NomaNation
