The Midwest Conference released the 2012 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll on Wednesday. Lake Forest College was ranked fifth out of 11 teams.
| 2012 Midwest Conference Coaches Poll | ||
| Place | Team (1st Place Votes) | Points |
| 1 | St. Norbert College (9) | 98 |
| 2 | Carroll University (1) | 88 |
| 3 | Grinnell College (1) | 85 |
| 4 | Lawrence University | 66 |
| 5 | Lake Forest College | 64 |
| 6 | Ripon College | 56 |
| 7 | Monmouth College | 53 |
| 8 | Cornell College | 33 |
| 9 | Illinois College | 29 |
| 10 | Knox College | 21 |
| 11 | Beloit College | 12 |
(from MWC release) Lake Forest aims to get back into the MWC Tournament after falling short in 2011 and will play for its first MWC Championship since the 2004 season under the tutelage of T.R. Bell. Bell welcomes back his top five goal scorers from a year ago, including Courtenay Raymond, who tallied six goals and four assists. Megan O'Connor netted five goals and was responsible for three game winning scores (fourth in MWC) while Hailey Schleibinger and Emily Keast both netted three goals. Second Team All-MWC forward Lisa Sorensen rounds out the front line scoring after recording six points (two goals, two assists) a year ago. Bri Schleibinger will be between the pipes again this year after posting a 1.65 goals against average and a .773 save percentage (third in MWC).
