WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM CLIMBS IN NATIONAL RANKING

Fighting Scots Jump into the 14th Spot

EDINBORO, PA - The Edinboro University women's soccer team has jumped eleven spots in the NCAA Division II national rankings. The Fighting Scots stand in the 14th position, after occupying the 25 slot in last week's poll.

Coach Gary Kagiavas' team has gone 8-0-1 in its last nine matches to move to 10-3-1 for the year. That represents the best start in the school's history, also tying the school record for wins in a season. The Fighting Scots are 7-1-1 in PSAC play and have secured a spot in conference playoffs.

Northern Kentucky is the top-ranked team in the country with a perfect 14-0-0 mark, followed by Franklin Pierce (13-0-0), Christian Brothers (14-0-0), Regis (9-0-0) and Univ. of California, San Diego (11-1-0).

In addition to ranking 14th nationally, Edinboro is second in the Northeast Region. Lock Haven is first with a 12-2-0 record, with Bloomsburg (9-2-1), in third place. Indiana(Pa.) (10-2-1) Adelphi (9-2-1) round out the top five squads in the region.

NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL RANKINGS

 1.  Northern Kentucky          14-0-0
 2.  Franklin Pierce            13-0-0
 3.  Christian Brothers          9-0-0
 3.  Regis                      14-0-0
 5.  California, San Diego      12-1-0
 6.  Truman State               12-1-1
 7.  Ashland                    11-0-1
 8.  Lock Haven                 12-2-1
 9.  Belmont Abby               12-2-0
10.  Longwood                   10-0-1
11.  West Florida               12-1-0
12.  Incarnate Word             12-1-0
13.  Cal State Poly Pomona      10-2-2
14.  EDINBORO                   10-3-1
15.  Winona St                  12-3-1
16.  Barton (NC)                 8-1-1
17.  Cal State-Dominguez Hills  11-2-1
18.  Wisconsin-Parkside         12-1-0
19.  Barry (FL)                 11-3-0
20.  Longwood                   11-1-1
21.  Bloomsburg                  9-2-1
22.  West Texas A&M              9-3-0
23.  Bryant                      9-5-0
24.  Northern Colorado          12-4-0
25.  Southern Connecticut       11-3-1

~ Fighting Scots ~

[tribullet.gif] Edinboro Athletic Press Release Index

Created on ... October 14, 2001