The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ team was voted first in the Big West Preseason Coaches¡¯ Poll, positioning the Rainbow Wahine as early favorites heading into the 2026 season.
The team totaled 45 points and received five first-place votes in the poll with Long Beach State earning a close second with 44 points and two first-place votes. Daisy Logtens, Ema Vernoux and Agatha Weston were also named to the Big West Preseason Coaches Team.
Logtens earned her second consecutive preseason selection following a standout 2025 campaign. She received ACWPC All-America Third Team and All-Big West First Team honors after recording 209 saves and 35 steals, earning Big West Championship MVP honors during a dominant postseason run.
Vernoux, the reigning Big West Freshman of the Year, led the Rainbow Wahine with 78 goals and 98 points in 2025 while earning All-America honorable mention recognition. Weston returns after redshirting last season and previously earned All-Freshman Team honors in 2024.
Led by second-year head coach James Robinson, the defending Big West champions open the 2026 season on January 17, at the Fresno State Polopalooza in Fresno, California.
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