EDISON, New Jersey – Marist’s men’s soccer team was picked eighth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preseason Poll as voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches. The 2015 preseason rankings were released Wednesday.

Defending champion Monmouth took the top spot with 111 points, Quinnipiac finished in second (95 points), and Iona and Rider tied for third with 87 points apiece. Fairfield (83 points), Siena (77 points) and Canisius (52 points) ended up in fifth, sixth, and seventh place, respectively, before Marist College took eighth with 44 points. Rounding out the bottom three were Manhattan (39 points), Saint Peter’s (26 points) and Niagara (25 points).  

The Red Foxes open the 2015 campaign at Saint Joseph’s with a 5 p.m. match Aug. 28. Marist then begins a four-game home stand hosting UNH at 5 p.m. August 30. MAAC play begins Sept. 26 when Marist heads to Rider for a 1 p.m. contest.

Preseason Coaches' Poll

1.	Monmouth	111
2.	Quinnipiac	95
T3.	Iona	87
T3.	Rider	87
5.	Fairfield	83
6.	Siena	77
7.	Canisius	52
8.	Marist	44
9.	Manhattan	39
10.	Saint Peter's	26
11.	Niagara	25

Preseason All-MAAC Team

Dave Nigro	Forward	Monmouth
Florian Valot	Forward	Rider
Alexander Tejera	Forward	Siena
James Doig	Midfield	Quinnipiac
Christian Flath	Midfield	Rider
Luke Fairlamb	Midfield	Saint Peter's
Thomas Teupen	Back	Canisius
Angus Hastings	Back	Fairfield
Jordan Scarlett	Back	Iona
Abraham Bartoah	Back	Manhattan
Derek Luke	Back	Monmouth
Tobias Esche	Back	Quinnipiac
Sonimi Halladay	Back	Rider
Danilo Markovic	Back	Siena
Eric Klenofsky	Goalkeeper	Monmouth

Preseason Player of the Year

Erick Klenofsky

Monmouth