The 2022 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Golf Preseason Coaches Poll was recently released and the Foresters were fourth in the rankings.
Voting is done by the SLIAC head women's golf coaches. Each coach votes for the other nine schools in the league in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (nine points for first, eight for second, etc.). Coaches may not vote for their own teams.
Grinnell College was atop the poll with 81 points and received nine first place votes. The other went to Illinois College, which was second with 73. Spalding University finished third with 61 points, one more than the Foresters.
Lake Forest's top returners are sophomores Emma Ackland and Lucy Rayburn, who placed 20th and 21st at last year's SLIAC Championship Tournament. The Foresters finished fourth at the event as a team.
Sean O'Malley's sixth season as head coach began with with a dual match against Elmhurst University last Saturday. His team will compete in six other tournaments before traveling to Jacksonville, Illinois, for the SLIAC Championships October 8-10. The Foresters are also scheduled to play in four events in the spring, including the Forester Invitational on April 15.
| PLACE | TEAM (First Place Votes) | POINTS |
| 1 | Grinnell College (9) | 81 |
| 2 | Illinois College (1) | 73 |
| 3 | Spalding University | 61 |
| 4 | Lake Forest College | 60 |
| 5 | Fontbonne University | 45 |
| 6 | Blackburn College | 34 |
| 7 | Monmouth College | 33 |
| 8 | Knox College | 26 |
| 9 | Westminster College | 23 |
| 10 | Eureka College | 14 |
Complete St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Release