CHICAGO – With the 2026 women's soccer season beginning tomorrow, the Missouri Valley Conference has released its 2026 Preseason Poll, as well as the 2026 Preseason Team. For the upcoming season, the UIC women's soccer team has been ranked third.
Senior
Emmy Higgins has been named to the 2026 Preseason Team and represents the Flames' lone selection.
Higgins, a crucial player on the pitch for the Flames, finished her junior year starting in all 22 matches while recording 1998 minutes, the most on the team. She played a full 90 minutes in 16 matches. She closed out her third year with one goal and two assists. Higgins was named MVC Women's Soccer Player of the Week once and earned Third-Team All-Conference honors.
MVC Preseason Poll
- Drake (7) 96
- Illinois State (2) 83
- UIC 77
- Murray State (1) 69
- Southern Illinois 59
- Indiana State 58
- Belmont 36
- Evansville 28
- Valparaiso 28
- UNI 16
UP NEXT
The Flames get their 2026 campaign underway tomorrow when they hit the road for their season opener in Athens, Ohio. UIC will take on the Ohio Bobcats in a 3:00 PM CT contest. Live stats will be available on
UICFlames.com.
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UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (
@UIC_WSOC and
@UICFlames) and Instagram (
@uic_wsoc and
@uicflames).
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