Karli Sottung doesn’t care that she and her Navy women’s soccer teammates were the preseason choice to win the Patriot League. But since the Mids were the pick in a poll by league coaches and sports information contacts, the senior team captain has no problem embracing the role of favorite.
“I dont even know a lot about who makes the call,’’ Sottung said about the preseason poll. “To us, it’s just, whatever; you want to put us number one? We’re going to play like we’re number one, so let’s go.’’
Sottung, a senior midfielder from Westfield, New Jersey, is one of 18 letterwinners and six starters back from last year’s team that won the league’s regular-season title before falling to Bucknell in the tournament championship, 1-0.