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Rokos named Preseason All-Big Sky Conference
8/5/2026 12:56:00 PM | Soccer
Montana senior Lucie Rokos, the lone returning starter from the Grizzly soccer team that won its third consecutive Big Sky Conference regular-season championship in 2025, has been voted to the 2026 Preseason All-Big Sky team the league office announced on Wednesday.
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Rokos was one of 13 players to be named to the team, one of four defenders.
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Rokos is Montana's only returning starter and one of five returning letter-winners for the Grizzlies, who went 11-4-5 last season, 5-1-2 in league to win their third consecutive outright regular-season championship, a league first.
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Montana hosted the Big Sky tournament and advanced past Idaho and Weber State in shootouts to make the program's seventh NCAA tournament appearance.
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Rokos redshirted in 2023, made three starts in 2024 and played in all 20 matches last season, getting 14 starts and averaging more than 55 minutes per match.
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She started 14 of the season's final 15 matches, with Montana losing only two of those 15 matches, 2-1 at Northern Arizona and 2-0 at Washington in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Rokos, an outside back, was part of a back line that allowed 13 goals last season and recorded 12 shutouts. The Grizzlies ranked ninth nationally in shutout percentage (.600), 13th in goals-against average (0.64).
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Rokos also was one of Montana's nine goal-scorers last season. Her goal in the 88th minute was the game-winner in the Grizzlies' 2-1 home victory over Nevada and sparked a five-match winning streak.
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One of those five wins was a 4-0 home victory over Gonzaga. Rokos collected her first collegiate assist on Chloe Seelhoff's game-winner in the 18th minute.
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Montana plays its lone exhibition match on Friday night, facing the Mount Royal Cougars in Columbia Falls at 8 p.m. as part of the 2026 Glacier Park College Soccer Showcase.
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The Grizzlies open the regular season with a home match against Bucknell on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m. at South Campus Stadium.
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Rokos was one of 13 players to be named to the team, one of four defenders.
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Rokos is Montana's only returning starter and one of five returning letter-winners for the Grizzlies, who went 11-4-5 last season, 5-1-2 in league to win their third consecutive outright regular-season championship, a league first.
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Montana hosted the Big Sky tournament and advanced past Idaho and Weber State in shootouts to make the program's seventh NCAA tournament appearance.
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Rokos redshirted in 2023, made three starts in 2024 and played in all 20 matches last season, getting 14 starts and averaging more than 55 minutes per match.
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She started 14 of the season's final 15 matches, with Montana losing only two of those 15 matches, 2-1 at Northern Arizona and 2-0 at Washington in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Rokos, an outside back, was part of a back line that allowed 13 goals last season and recorded 12 shutouts. The Grizzlies ranked ninth nationally in shutout percentage (.600), 13th in goals-against average (0.64).
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Rokos also was one of Montana's nine goal-scorers last season. Her goal in the 88th minute was the game-winner in the Grizzlies' 2-1 home victory over Nevada and sparked a five-match winning streak.
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One of those five wins was a 4-0 home victory over Gonzaga. Rokos collected her first collegiate assist on Chloe Seelhoff's game-winner in the 18th minute.
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Montana plays its lone exhibition match on Friday night, facing the Mount Royal Cougars in Columbia Falls at 8 p.m. as part of the 2026 Glacier Park College Soccer Showcase.
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The Grizzlies open the regular season with a home match against Bucknell on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m. at South Campus Stadium.
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